Al JazeeraBurma Close sidebarAl JazeeraThe government pardoned 6,948 inmates, bringing the total number of prisoners recently released to 16,499. Myanmar has announced a second pardon for nearly 7,000 prisoners nationwide in wake of the new
Reuters UKadded this to World NewsBurma Myanmar pardons nearly 7,000 prisoners in second amnesty this monthReuters - Shoon NaingYANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar began releasing prisoners on Friday after the president announced he would pardon nearly 7,000 people in addition to thousands released earlier this month. President Win Myint
High Timesadded this to High TimesBurma American Arrested For Growing 20 Acres of Cannabis in Myanmarhightimes.com - A.J. Herrington An American and two others have been arrested by police after a raid of a 20-acre cannabis plantation in Myanmar, according to a report in The New …
Burma Myanmar to lift ban on sending domestic workers to Singaporestraitstimes.com - www.straitstimes.com YANGON - The Myanmar government has lifted a ban on sending the country's domestic helpers to work in Singapore, nearly five years after it imposed …
Belindaadded this to Exploring SingaporeBurmaBentleys and BMW convertibles roll up to the "Venetian Casino" in Mongla on the Myanmar-China border, a melting pot of sex,channelnewsasia.com - CNA MONGLA, Myanmar: Bentleys and BMW convertibles roll up to the "Venetian Casino" in Mongla on the Myanmar-China border, a melting pot of sex, drugs …
PatchBurma Thai, Lao, Myanmar & Cambodian New Year: Jack London Sq., OaklandPatch - Susan C. Schena Farmhouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine Oakland, 336 Water St., Oakland, California 94607 "Come join us for the Songkran festival. The Thai, Lao, Myanmar and …
Audioburstadded this to Audioburst World NewsSenegal Listen: News in Brief 25 April 2019Audioburst - UN News "This is the news in brief from the United Nations on world malaria day marked on Thursday, the World Health Organization or WHO launched a …
UNHCR Future of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh ‘hangs in the balance’ – UNHCR chiefun.org - news.un.org At the end of a joint visit to the country, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock, head of UN migration agency (IOM) António Vitorino, and UN …
HHatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The WorldXinjiang UN Chief Should Press Chinese Leader on Xinjiang: Daily Briefhrw.org UN chief should press Chinese leader on Xinjiang; detained migrants at risk in Tripoli clashes; surge in arrests for critical speech in Myanmar; the …
The Women's Gameadded this to The Women's GameNepal Young Matildas double digits over Nepalthewomensgame.com - Angela Bacic The Young Matildas have opened their second stage of AFC U19 Women's Championship qualification with an 11-1 win.
News (China) Initiative key to China’s diplomatic strategyglobaltimes.cn - By Cao Siqi Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Toshihiro Nikai, Japanese prime minister's special envoy and secretary general of the Liberal Democratic …
Global Citizenadded this to CitizenshipRohingya This Rescue Dog Is Shining a Light on the Rohingya Refugee Crisisglobalcitizen.org - Joe McCarthy Why Global Citizens Should CareCox’s Bazar in Bangladesh holds the world’s largest refugee camp, housing more than 870,000 Rohingya who fled genocide …
Play buttonMalaria News in Brief - 25 April 2019 - malaria, aid in Sahel and press freedom in MyanmarUnited Nations News on soundcloud.com
United Nations Thursday’s Daily Brief: Malaria Day, women in tech, updates on Mozambique, the Sahel, Myanmar, Israel and Syriaun.org - news.un.org ‘Zero malaria starts with me’ UN health agency urges grassroots responsibility on World Day After more than a decade of steady advances in fighting …
Burma Myanmar: Surge in Arrests for Critical Speechhrw.org - www.hrw.org (New York) – Myanmar’s authorities have in recent weeks engaged in a series of arrests of peaceful critics of the army and government, Human Rights …
China Pakistan Should Heed Alarm Bells Over ‘Bride’ Traffickinghrw.org - Human Rights Watch Expand Pakistani women carry wood to be used as fuel for cooking and heating, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Anjum …
Daniel Alarconadded this to An Interconnected WorldDrought Southeast Asia Should Brace for More ‘Extreme’ Drought, Study SaysVICE - Mustika HapsoroCambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam are particularly at risk. Over the past 30 years, droughts have affected over 66 million people in the Southeast Asian region and according to recent reports, it's going
24MATINS UKadded this to NewsBurma Grassed up : Facebook leads Myanmar police to weed-growing Americans24matins.uk - 24matins.uk with AFP Myanmar police have arrested one American and two locals after photos on Facebook led them to a huge plantation of towering marijuana plants near …
The Mercury Newsadded this to Eat and DrinkSan Francisco Bay Area First Look: Inside Walnut Creek's spacious Burma UniqueThe Mercury News - Jessica Yadegaran CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device Walnut Creek’s first Burmese restaurant opened quietly last week inside …
Electricity Lighting up the world!unesco.org - en.unesco.org Cristóbal Céspedes Lorenzo and his young associate, Francisco Manzanares Cagua, carry freshly-picked coconuts across the river to Copala, Mexico, …
The TelegraphJapan Not welcome: Japan refuses more than 99 percent of refugee applicationsThe Telegraph - ByIt has been a decade since Liliane last saw her little girl. She fled Africa in fear for her life, leaving behind everything she knew and loved in the hope of a fresh start in Japan. Today, she scrapes
The Guardianadded this to World NewsBurma Myanmar landslide: more than 50 jade miners feared dead in 'mudlake'The Guardian - Hannah Ellis-PetersenAt least 54 jade miners in Myanmar are feared to have died after they were engulfed by a landslide “mud lake” as they slept. In one of the worst disasters to hit Myanmar’s notoriously treacherous jade
News18.comadded this to News18 Latest NewsBurma 'ULFA-I Awarded Death Sentence to Three of its Cadres for Trying to Flee Camp, Surrender'news18.com - Biju Kumar Deka The militants were trying to cross the international border to surrender before the security forces when they were captured by a local commander in …
FOX Businessadded this to MarketsBeijing Massive security in Beijing ahead of Belt and Road meetingFOX Business - Associated PressSecurity is tight and traffic snarled in the Chinese capital as world leaders gather for a conference on Beijing's sweeping "Belt-and-Road" infrastructure initiative. The meeting starting Thursday brings
ReliefWebadded this to ReliefWebFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBangladesh Bangladesh: Building a Better Future for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladeshreliefweb.int - International Crisis Group Source: International Crisis GroupCountry: Bangladesh, Myanmar Bangladesh is hosting nearly a million Rohingya refugees who have little hope of going …
Reutersadded this to World NewsRohingya Rohingya should move to island to avoid landslides: Bangladesh ministerReuters - By Serajul QuadirDHAKA (Reuters) - Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are at risk from landslides in the coming monsoon season and should be relocated to a remote island, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday, move
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBurma US renews call on Myanmar to free reportersasiatimes.com - www.asiatimes.com Washington on Wednesday renewed its call on Myanmar to free two Reuters reporters imprisoned after reporting on the Rohingya crisis, expressing …
Human Rights Cyclone Survivors Forced To Trade Sex For Food: Daily Briefhrw.org - www.hrw.org Survivors of Mozambique's devastating cyclone are being sexually exploited in return for aid; fears that religious hatred will be stirred again after …
HHatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The WorldVladimir Putin Putin arrives in Beijingtass.com BEIJING, April 25. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China to take part in the One Belt One Road international forum on April …
forgvenadded this to False Teachers, Doctrines & CultsMandalay Pope appoints new Archbishop in Mandalay, Myanmarvaticannews.va Pope Francis on Thursday made an appointment in the Church of Myanmar. He appointed Fr. Marco Tin Win as the Archbishop of Mandalay. The 59-year old …
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