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03 December 2023
South Korea calls for over 160,000 foreign workers including Myanmar nationals
Sand-mining at Ngapali beach. The “mass theft” of sand is destroying the beach, says the Alliance against Sand-mining at Ngapali and Myanmar Beaches. Photo: Supplied
Development
02 April 2015
Beach lovers petition President to stop sand-...
President U Thein Sein is being asked to order a halt to sand-mining at Ngapali beach in...
A girl in Myanmar is fed a meal after her mother received training in nutrition and hygiene from World Vision. Photo: World Vision 
Development
30 March 2015
WFP needs US$35m to cover food assistance in...
The World Food Programme in Myanmar is short of US$35 million [K35 billion] for the...
Development
30 March 2015
Practical help for Kayin farm development project
PlaNet Finance, the lead implementing agency for the EU-funded project 'Supporting...
A Karen health worker gives a medical check up to a Karen pregnant woman at Paw Bu La Hta clinic in Kow Poe Kee village, Kayan State, Myanmar on April 3, 2008. Photo: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA
Development
27 March 2015
UN help with health care
Ms Grete Faremo, United Nations Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS,...
The partnership between ICIMOD and Myanmar works to protect mountain ecosystems. Madwe mountain, Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar. Photo: Shein/Panoramio
Development
27 March 2015
Partnership stresses protecting mountain...
Minister of Environmental Conservation and Forestry U Win Tun said Myanmar is helping to...
Woodside is now the largest oil and gas player in the Rakhine Basin. Photos: Woodside Energy
Development
21 March 2015
Woodside signs oil and gas offshore agreement
Woodside has signed production sharing contracts for offshore blocks AD-2, AD-5, A-4 and...
Myanmar children in Kayah State. Photo: Ye Min/Mizzima
Development
20 March 2015
Japan gives $19.5m to four UN agencies
Four United Nations agencies have welcomed a grant of US$19.5 million from the Japanese...
Children have lunch inside a monastery in Bago Division, Myanmar, February 19, 2014. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
Development
14 March 2015
‘Zero Hunger Challenge’ drive lauded
The World Food Programme has welcomed the Myanmar’s adoption of the Zero Hunger Challenge...
The current Myawaddy bridge. Photo: Nudsikan Kaewjai/Panoramio
Development
14 March 2015
Second Thai bridge to link Myawaddy
The Thai Transport Ministry will seek 3.9 billion baht [K130 billion] to fund a second...
Forest in Yedashe Township, Taungoo District, Myanmar. Photo: Myanmar REDD+ Programme
Development
12 March 2015
Myanmar government puts forests at risk
A new report reveals that the Myanmar government has allocated at least 5.2 million acres...
The Wealth Report waxes lyrical about the opportunities Yangon presents for investment and growth, along with a handful of other up-and-coming cities around the world. Photo: Mizzima
Development
11 March 2015
Yangon a city with a ‘bright future’: Wealth...
Yangon is on the list of the world’s top cities that may soon become global financial...
The UNFPA partnership seeks to help improve the Myanmar health system. Inside a Yangon Hospital. Photo: Mizzima
Development
06 March 2015
UNFPA partnership seeks to strengthen Myanmar’s...
The Three Millennium Development Goal Fund will partner with the with United Nations...

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