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Dr. Cynthia Maung Wins UNDP’s N-Peace Award

Dr. Cynthia Maung given UNDP’s N-peace award

Dr. Cynthia Maung, who runs the Mae Tao Clinic near the Myanmar-Thailand border, is among the winners of this year’s N-Peace Awards, organised by the UNDP. The award recognises those working in the Asia-Pacific region to bring peace to communities,

Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …
Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
February 26, 2021
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …
Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …