Americans Being Warned of Deadly Fake Medication
Americans are being warned to beware of potentially deadly fake prescription pills that are laced with the powerful opioid fentanyl and the highly addictive stimulant methamphetamine. The counterfeit tablets are linked to a wave of drug overdoses killi…
German, American Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Wednesday awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to two scientists for their work – independently – in developing a new way of building molecules, a process with applications throughout industry.Speaking in Stoc…
Baptist Group in Myanmar’s Chin State Condemns Army Killing of Local Pastor
A Baptist group in western Myanmar’s Chin state has condemned the killing of a local pastor by government troops during a clash between Myanmar’s military and local defense forces over the weekend in a conflict that has seen thousands driven from their…
Afghan Girls Boarding School Temporarily Relocates to Rwanda
With Afghanistan in the hands of the Taliban, which had banned young women from formal education, the country’s only girls boarding school is temporarily relocating to Rwanda for a “study abroad” session.Shabana Basij-Rasikh, the co-founding president …
Myanmar Ethnic Regions Keep Schools Open Amid National Closures for Pandemic
Schools in ethnic army-controlled areas near Myanmar’s borders with Thailand and China have been operating regularly throughout 2020, even as most schools have been closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which is surging in the Southeast Asia…
Learning lessons from COVID-19 in Myanmar
School closures in Myanmar resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have affected millions of students. The UN is working with the country’s authorities to ensure that the education system is made more resilient, and children’s schooling is protected as m…
Guidelines for Caregiver-Led Education
Instructions to caregivers Due to COVID19, all learning facilities are closed until the end of the month. While the learning centers are closed, it is important that the students continue with learning using the education materials they have at home. Therefore, you as the caregivers can support your children in learning. General Caregiver Instructions: Practice […]
Education Sector in Cox’s Bazar – Multi-year Strategy
Preamble Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, education is currently disrupted for 1.5 billion students worldwide, which includes Bangladeshi and Rohingya students in Cox’s Bazar. All of the almost 6,000 learning facilities in the Rohingya camps are closed until at least 9 April 2020, in alignment with the Government of Bangladesh’s (GoB) decision to […]
Department of Meteorology and Hydrology: Flood Warning, Issued at 13:00 hrs M.S.T on 11-7-2020
According to the (12:30) hrs M.S.T observation today, the water level of Ayeyarwady River at Shwegu is observed as about (2½) feet below its danger level. It may exceed its danger level during the next (2) days. It is especially advised to the people who settle near the river banks and low lying areas at […]