Six coalminers were killed and six trapped when a pipe carrying oxygen into a tunnel exploded, collapsing the mine.
Day: November 29, 2017
Resolving northern stalemate is key to peace in Burma
Insofar as the Union government’s agenda for ethnic reconciliation is concerned, there is little doubt that the north, where the most powerful rebel armies operate, holds the key to a…
Pope calls for peace, reconciliation in Yangon public mass
Pope Francis called on the people of Burma on Wednesday to embrace peace and reconciliation as their country emerges from nearly five decades of military rule still riven by ethnic…
Bangladesh to turn island into temporary home for 100,000 Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh approved a $280 million project on Tuesday to develop an isolated and flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to temporarily house 100,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in neighbouring…