Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices

Urgent, accelerated action needed to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other practices that harm women and girls, according to new UNFPA report
The global soybean market and Myanmar’s market requirements
MYANMAR people sometime confuse soybeans with horse grams, but they are very different. Still, some products confuse the two in their descriptions of ingredients, especially when some cooking ---
Grim 10 million mark sounds global wake-up call for stronger pandemic cooperation 
ACROSS the globe, the coronavirus pandemic continues burning like an unquenchable wildfire as the World Health Organization (WHO)'s data showed on Monday that the global COVID-19 caseload surpassed 10 million. 
Japan local gov'ts financially aiding virus-hit art, culture sector
MUNICIPALITIES across Japan have been offering a range of novel financial aid schemes to help those engaged in cultural and artistic activities ride out the coronavirus pandemic. 
Global virus infections top 10 million
GLOBAL infections from the novel coronavirus have surpassed 10 million as the rate of new cases surges, according to an AFP tally on Sunday. 
Covid 19 Period “Cash for Work” Scheme in Rural Areas
Recently there appeared an Article in the Global New Light of Myanmar regarding the Covid 19 Period “Cash for Work” scheme for people in the rural areas.
Bringing back Ngahpein in Inle Lake from extinction
IN efforts to conserve Inle carp or locally called Nga Hpein (Cyprinus intha), a Cyprinid fish commonly found in Inle Lake and an endemic species in Myanmar, a government-hatchery in Nyaungshwe produces over 700,000 fingerlings of the species yearly.