World Bank Indirectly Backs Harmful SE Asian Projects
World Bank investments in commercial financial institutions are indirectly allowing land-grabs, evictions and pollution in Southeast Asia, a watchdog group ...
Tag: Myanmar
Why Is GPRTU Allowing Drivers To Act With Impunity?
By: Obed Attah Yeboah The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) was formed to ensure the efficient management of ...
Ghana Armed Forces Extends 2017 Recruitment Exercise
The Ghana Armed Forces says it intends to reopen its 2017 recruitment exercise to enable additional candidates apply for enlistment. ...
Myanmar Must Allow Rohingya To Leave Camps
Myanmar should close bleak camps where tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims have been trapped for nearly five years, ...
Dozens Killed In Fresh Clashes On Myanmar’s China Border
Raging battles on Myanmar's border with China have claimed dozens more lives, military and official sources said Wednesday, as the ...
How About Nat? Devotees Dance For Myanmar Party Spirit
The medium spins around in a frenzy of red and gold while glugging from a bottle of whisky, part of ...
Myanmar May Be Trying To ‘expel’ All Rohingya
Myanmar may be seeking to "expel" all ethnic Rohingya from its territory, a UN rights expert said Monday, pushing for ...
Appointment Scandal Hits Flagstaff House
There appears to be a powerful clique operating inside the three months old government of Nana Akufo-Addo, which is announcing ...
Thai Soap Angers Family of Myanmar’s Last King
The family of Myanmar's last king hit out on Sunday at a Thai soap opera inspired by the palace intrigue ...
Akufo-Addo Serves Food To Soldiers At Burma Camp
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was at his humble best when he served food to soldiers at the end-of-year get-together ...
Hate Speech Myanmar Monk Banned From Sermons By Buddhist Council
A Myanmar monk infamous for his bilious anti-Muslim tirades has been banned from giving sermons for a year by the ...
Nana Raises Soldiers ‘ Allawa’
In fulfillment of one of the several promises he made during the 2016 electioneering campaign, President Akufo-Addo has increased the ...
I Am A Man of My Word
President Nana Akufo Addo has assured Ghanaians that he’ll fulfill all his campaign promises before he exits power. According to ...
Myanmar Wizardry Flourishes
From spells to win back an errant lover to help communing with the spirits, Myanmar's mediums, soothsayers and wizards dabbling ...
More Than 60 Years of Tensions Between the Two Koreas
Tensions have remained high in the more than 60 years since North and South Korea fought a fierce war from ...
Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Return To Myanmar Over Island Plan
Thousands of Rohingya who took refuge in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar have returned home because of a Bangladeshi ...
Clashes Empty Out Myanmar Town On China Border
Civilians abandoned a battle-scared town along Myanmar's border with China on Wednesday, saying they feared an imminent army crackdown in ...
China Calls For Ceasefire As Thousands Flee Myanmar Border Town
Thousands were fleeing a Myanmar town bordering China on Tuesday after at least 30 people were killed in fighting between ...
900m In Asia Had To Pay Bribes In Last Year
More than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public ...
Myanmar Army Accuses Rebels of Deadly Kokang Attack
At least six police officers were killed Monday in a surprise pre-dawn raid by ethnic minority rebels on a town ...