Asean Observer

Myanmar’s junta has destroyed the country’s economy, education, health, and social protection systems and led it to the brink of collapse, the United Nations said Thursday in a report detailing a litany of rights violations by the military that could a…

Armed kidnappers in Nigeria have released 28 of the more than 120 students who were abducted at the beginning of July from the Bethel Baptist High School in the northern town of Damishi.Church officials returned those children to their parents at the …

Armed kidnappers have taken 140 students from their boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, local officials announced Monday. Attackers opened fire on the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna state early Monday, abducting most of the 165 pupils boardi…

The University of Hawaii is due to receive up to $210 million in federal funding over five years to lead a research institute aimed at better conserving and managing coastal and marine resources in the Hawaiian Islands and U.S.-affiliated Pacific islan…

PHNOM PENH, Apr 8 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), are working together, to ensure the continuation of learning for indigenous ethnic minority…

It’s 3:30 a.m. It’s almost time for class. I take a moment to stare into my pitch-black room. I always set my alarm 30 minutes before class…

World Bank Group VP & Special Envoy (2012-2015)²Ricardo Lagos — President of Chile (2000-2006); Member of the Elders¹4Zlatko Lagumdzija — Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001- 2002); Foreign Affairs Minister (2012-2015)¹³Yves Leterme — Pri…

A third source of income is social protection, including pensions. The majority of older Thais (85%) benefit from a social pension scheme (Old Age Allowance – OAA)…

Students in Indonesia will get back studying at schools located in low-risk areas under tight health protocols after the closure of education facilities for months due to…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) established a new office in Singapore on Thursday, to deepen efforts to collaborate on some of the most pressing development challenges facing Asia and the Pacific. According to a press release from Singapore’s Ministry…