A villager collects water from a water storage tank aided by Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund at Aung Thar Village in Lewe township, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Dec. 27, 2024. A ceremony to mark the ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Civil servants, even police officers, are risking their jobs to protest the military takeover in Myanmar, and one of the more dramatic examples of crossing that line also ...

Only 30% of Myanmar’s population is connected to the electricity grid while candles and batteries offer dim light, limited lifespans and eat up a large fraction of daily income for many rural ...

While foreign investors with big plans pour into Myanmar after decades of military rule, microfinanciers are looking to fund the dreams of farmers in the grindingly poor countryside. A reformist ...

YANGON (Xinhua): A Smart Village project is being implemented in 88 villages in Myanmar's regions and states to reduce the development gap between urban and rural areas, Zar Ni Minn, director of the ...

Hpa-An, Kayin State, Myanmar - Three years ago Ahnaw* collapsed on the floor of her house in a small rural village in eastern Myanmar. When she came to, she realised she was bleeding heavily from what ...