Roy L. Prosterman, 89, Dies; Worked to Secure Land for the Rural Poor
Seeing land rights as the key to lifting up the impoverished, he pushed authoritarian governments as well as emerging ...
An airstrike in Myanmar kills nearly 30 people, an opposition group says
An opposition group in military-ruled Myanmar says an airstrike on a central village under the control of resistance forces ...
Activist groups urge UN probe of its Myanmar envoy after report alleges ties to Chinese companies
Activist groups are urging the United Nations to investigate its special envoy to Myanmar over possible conflicts of interest, after a report claimed her consulting company has ties to Chinese mining ...
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International Women’s Day 2025
On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...
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Healthy seagrass, healthy planet
In May 2022, the General Assembly adopted A/RES/76/265 proclaiming 1 March as World Seagrass Day. The resolution highlights the urgent need to raise awareness at all levels and to promote and ...
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Eight Takeaways From Myanmar Junta Chief’s Meeting With Putin
The two sides reached deals to cooperate on nuclear and space technology, among many others, and the junta boss backed Russia ...
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Myanmar organizes fair to mark Farmers' Day
The fair will run until March 2. Farmers' Day, also known as Peasants' Day in Myanmar, falls on March 2. YANGON, March 1 (Xinhua) -- An agricultural and livestock fair to mark Farmers' Day kicked off ...
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Xu Bochun said he was duped by a fake job offer in 2023 which led to him spending the ‘darkest’ three months of his life in a scam centre
Chinese gig worker Xu Bochun says he was lured to Myanmar in 2023 by a job offer that turned out to be fake. He ended up being sold to a scam centre in Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang Self ...
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‘People are sold every day’: first-hand account of life inside a Myanmar scam centre
Chinese gig worker Xu Bochun says he was lured to Myanmar in 2023 by a job offer that turned out to be fake. He ended up being sold to a scam centre in Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang Self ...
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Myanmar Peasants Day
Farmers walk through a field as Myanmar celebrates the national holiday Peasants' Day annually on March 2 to show the country ...
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Myanmar organizes fair to mark Farmers' Day
YANGON, March 1 (Xinhua) -- An agricultural and livestock fair to mark Farmers' Day kicked off in the commercial city of Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday, the state-run television channel Myanmar Radio ...