Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Nianshan Zhang as Director General for its Southeast Asia Department. Mr. Zhang will lead ADB’s strategic agenda in Southeast Asia, advancing the bank’s delivery of its sovereign, nonsovereign, an…

Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Winfried Wicklein as Director General for its Sectors Department 2. In this role, Mr. Wicklein will lead operations across the agriculture, food, nature, rural development, water, urban developmen…

Yangon: The Myanmar junta will release more than 6,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day, the state media reported on Sunday. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has granted amnesty to 6,134 imprisoned Myanmar nationals, the National Defence and Security Cou…

Yangon: Hundreds of prisoners were released in Myanmar after the country’s junta declared annual pardons in celebration of its independence day, marking a stark contrast to the ongoing conflict and political unrest in the region. The amnesty follows c…