Myanmar’s Indawgyi Lake villagers form network vs illegal logging

Mar 23,2020
In a tea shop at Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (ILWS), information about illegal logging activities gets passed around. A verified tip-off from a concerned individual could often lead to the detection of areas with log piles.
World Meteorological Day
Mar 23

By Kyaw Lwin Oo (Moe Zala)

 

Chin Stateenjoys much-needed infrastructural development
Mar 22
A SMALLmountain airport is being built in  Loilenpi  Town,  Chin  State  and  the  airport project is almost 45 per cent  completed  while  the  land  reclamation task has been about 70 per cent finished, according to a source from the local govern-ment. Construction of the small airport project was approved in July 2017. A feasibility study for the small airport was started in January  2018  and  construction  work began in May 2019.
Myanmar’s last generation of tattooed headhunters
Mar 22
Ngon Pok remembers his father and grandfather returning triumphantly to his tribal village in Myanmar’s far north with a human head – and the agony of the tattoo he was given to celebrate their victory.
No need to be panicky
Mar 22

By Khin Maung Myint

 

The challenges and opportunities of e-Govt reform
Mar 21

ADB Announces $6.5 Billion Initial Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar 20
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 18 March announced a $6.5 billion initial package to address the immediate needs of its developing member countries ............