Confirmed COVID-19 cases mounting in Asia-Pacific as WHO warns worst is yet to come

Jul 1,2020
COVID-19continued to spread in Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday while the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the worst is yet to come in the pandemic as global cases and death tolls climbed. 
Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices
Jul 01
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
Jun 30
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 
Jun 30
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
Jun 29
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
Jun 29
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
Jun 28
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.