Reuters Andrew R.C. Marshall and Min Zayar Oo HPAKANT, Myanmar (Reuters) – Tin Tun picked all night through teetering heaps of rubble to find the palm-sized lump of jade he now holds in his hand. He hopes it will make him a fortune. It’s happened before....
By UPI Special Reports WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) — The U.S. State Department said it was sending a law enforcement envoy to Myanmar to review national security and human rights issues with national leaders. Myanmar’s general elections in 2010 ended a long...
Report from UN High Commissioner for Refugees This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Violent clashes between displaced Muslims and security forces in Myanmar’s Rakhine state last...
Report from UN Children’s Fund, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Myanmar YANGON, 7 August 2013 – The United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNICEF welcomed the release today of a further 68 children and young people from the Myanmar armed forces, or...
By Anna Jefferys A series of reports exploring the likely changes in the aid world over the next decade. HIGHLIGHTS * Calls for UN to be more anticipatory, strategic, innovative * Test public-private partnerships * Less bureaucracy, more leadership (...
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR The new mataf bridge around the Holy Kaaba opens for pilgrims this week. Only disabled and elderly pilgrims will be allowed to use the circular bridge that can hold 7,000 wheelchair-borne pilgrims per hour.“Since the bridge would be set...
