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'Freedom day' in England as virus ramps up in Asia
AFP, Published on 19/07/2021
» LONDON - England lifted most pandemic restrictions Monday despite surging infections and dire warnings from experts, as the Delta variant sweeps parts of Europe and Asia, where new cases are threatening to scupper the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
Myanmar's civil servant strikes start to bite
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» YANGON - Public hospitals are deserted. Government offices left dark. And the trains don't leave the stations.
Japan rescuers seek survivors after Typhoon Hagibis kills 35
AFP, Published on 14/10/2019
» TOKYO: Tens of thousands of rescue workers were searching Monday for survivors of powerful Typhoon Hagibis, two days after the storm slammed into Japan, killing at least 35 people.
Resilient and resourceful, Rohingya diaspora carve out new lives
AFP, Published on 23/08/2018
» BRADFORD (UNITED KINGDOM) - Driven from Myanmar over decades, Rohingya Muslims have been labelled the most persecuted people on earth. But resilience and ingenuity have led members of the stateless community to carve out new lives -- everywhere from refugee camps in Bangladesh to the hospitals of Europe.
AirAsia trains crew to spot human traffickers
Published on 16/08/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - AirAsia, the biggest budget carrier in Asia, is training thousands of its staff to fight human trafficking, becoming one of the first airlines in the continent to crack down on the global crime.
Train around Yangon: Old, slow, and beats traffic
New York Times, Published on 13/06/2017
» YANGON, Myanmar -- To ride Yangon’s charmingly decrepit Circle Line train is to ride through history.
Sexual harassment, scourge of Myanmar women
Myanmar Times, Published on 30/05/2017
» Yadanar was aboard a crowded bus on the way to the hospital where she was doing her internship, when she felt someone touch the lower part of her back.
Myanmar lifts import restrictions on 267 items
Myanmar Times, Published on 17/08/2016
» YANGON - The Ministry of Commerce has published a list of 267 items that can be imported from September without a licence, in the new government’s first step toward liberalising permit requirements.
Myanmar trains controversial 'election police' in Rangoon
AFP, Published on 27/10/2015
» YANGON - In a makeshift classroom in downtown Rangoon, rows of uniformed men listened to lessons on election security Monday as they prepared to join Myanmar's controversial 40,000-strong special polling day police force.
Yangon-Mandalay railway upgrade to halve travel time
Published on 19/10/2015
» All aboard! Railway chiefs say that upgrades now being carried out could double the speed of the Yangon-Mandalay service.