Ensure gender equality in digital transformation
Digital technologies have the power to accelerate progress across all sectors of society, yet this potential remains out of reach for many. Of the 2.6 billion people still unconnected, the…
Poverty Alleviation
If you managed to view the last White House meeting between Ukrainian Zelensky and Trump/Vance, you would probably notice how Zelensky had to put up with Trump and Vance bullying…
Grassroots Actions and National Solutions for a Safer Future
Myanmar is facing a dire public health crisis, with one of the shortest life expectancies among the ten ASEAN nations. This alarming situation stems from a combination of unsafe food…
Build safety families to be free from traffic dangers
The UN General Assembly mandated the WHO and UN regional commissions to organize periodic UN Global Road Safety Weeks as platforms for global, regional, and especially national and local activities…
Keep them out
By Kyaw Myint Tun The great minds at the EU announced the extension of the sanctions for another year. Wonderful!!! Let’s hope that in the future, they don’t do the…
Choose the best way not to disturb the rights of others
More than 80 per cent of the population in developed countries regularly uses the internet. At the same time, the number of internet users is rising rapidly. In this regard,…
The Second World War: Lessons to be Remembered
World War II ended eighty years ago, but we still hear its echo in ongoing major conflicts around the globe provoked by those who claim exceptionalism and superiority, not unlike…
Less-thirsty rice offers hope in drought-stricken Chile
Innovative planting techniques have reduced water consumption by half compared to traditional flooded fields. A COLD, dry part of Chile might not sound like the best place to grow rice,…
Israel says troops to remain indefinitely in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
Israel’s defence minister said on Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, remarks that could further complicate talks with Hamas…
Trump joins tariff talks with Japan as US chases deals in trade wars he started
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the country after its tariffs rattled the…