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Stanbic Bank bumped its yearly gift to Zimbabwe's Cancer Association from 20,000 bucks to 25,000, marking twelve straight years of backing the nonprofit. Tariro Memo from the bank's marketing team said the extra cash aims to help patients deal with expensive treatments and sketchy access to...

Caledonia Mining says Zimbabwe's incoming gold royalty changes will tank profits at its Blanket Mine operation and mess with returns from the Bilboes project that could pump out five tonnes yearly. The Jersey-based miner warned that the new three-tier system starting next year hits harder when...

Zimbabwe's Mutapa Investment Fund dropped 100 million dollars into state-owned companies during a nine-month stretch, and Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says over half of these government enterprises turned profitable. The fund manages more than 20 billion dollars worth of assets across mining...

OpenAI caught heat after ChatGPT started pushing Peloton to a paying subscriber who was talking about something completely different, and the guy paid 200 bucks monthly for the Pro Plan. Yuchen Jin from Hyperbolic posted screenshots showing the chatbot randomly suggesting fitness apps during an...

Myanmar's top Buddhist monk, Sitagu Sayadaw, showed up at the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya for the opening of some big scripture recitation event. The famous religious figure blessed the crowd and talked about keeping Buddhist teachings alive while standing at the spot where Buddha supposedly reached...

Myanmar's military chief rolled up to the national botanical gardens in PyinOoLwin and told officials he wants the whole city turned into a legit flower hub that exports blooms internationally. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing checked progress on the upcoming flower festival, and he pushed for...

Myanmar's top military guy checked out veteran housing construction in PyinOoLwin and told builders to get apartments done on schedule with proper earthquake resistance. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing walked through the complex with navy and air force chiefs, talked to retired soldiers living...

Myanmar's foreign affairs minister showed up to a party at a Yangon hotel celebrating Laos hitting 50 years as a country and 70 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations. U Than Swe rolled through the Pan Pacific Hotel reception, where Laos ambassador Bounphieng Chanthavong and his wife...

Myanmar's investment minister sat down with Russia's honorary consul to the country and some investment fund people to talk about their hotel and tourism deals. Dr Wah Wah Maung met Sergey Shatirov, who reps Myanmar in the Moscow area and works with the Roscongress Foundation, along with his...

The garment workers' group in Myanmar set up a mechanics course with JUKI trainers at their training center in Yangon, charging 100,000 kyat for factory techs who want to learn machine repair. The five-day program covers sewing equipment like single-needle rigs, double-needle setups, four-thread...

Heritage crews in Bagan hit some ancient pagodas with chemicals to kill off trees and plants that were wrecking the structures, then sealed everything up with grout. The Bagan Heritage Trust teamed up with the Department of Archaeology and National Museum to handle spots like Myinkaba...

Myanmar's deputy minister for religious affairs and culture wrapped up a China trip after hitting up some heritage alliance meetings in Chongqing. Daw Nu Mra Zan and her crew showed up for the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Asia gatherings, where she talked about Myanmar's temple restoration...

A bomb wrecked part of the train tracks between Bagan and Kyaukpadaung in Mandalay Region, forcing officials to shut down service between the two stations while crews fixed the damage. Workers got the line running again that same afternoon after regional authorities and security checked out the...

Myanmar authorities keep hitting telecom scam operations in Shwe Kokko and KK Park near Myawady, tearing down sketchy buildings where online fraud gangs ran their schemes. The crackdown demolished five more structures in KK Park Section 3, bringing the total to 288 buildings flattened out of 635...

The military's floating clinic stopped at a monastery in Betut Village, Labutta Township, and treated over 500 people from the area. The Shwe Puzun hospital boat and support vessel Saku brought medical staff who set up shop at the local temple. Doctors saw patients with all kinds of health...

The lottery people at Aung Bar Lay just bumped their top prize to 200 million kyat for the next draw because nobody grabbed the 100 million pot last time. Players can snag tickets through the app, USSD codes, text messages, web browser, or mobile payment stuff, and buying three tickets gets you...

Yangon's YBS 85 bus line got stretched out to hit Yadana Hninsi Housing instead of stopping at Thakayta roundabout, which gives commuters another way to reach the housing area from Hlinethaya without relying only on the 83 route. Trans Link runs the service and parks buses overnight at both ends...

A Myanmar flick called Thabin The Mya Hninsi: The Beginning just snagged the Outstanding Film Award at some international festival over in Yunnan after representing the country at the event. Director Min Set Thit handled the script and production under Sein Htay Film Production, and the cast...

KBZMS General Insurance threw a seminar with InterRisk Asia at a Yangon hotel, where Myanmar and Japanese businesses talked about earthquake prep and keeping operations running after disasters. CEO U Lu Mon Aung said families and companies need better risk assessment programs and stronger...

A village head in Masvingo became the center of wild speculation after lightning supposedly freed his clamped car, but the guy says everyone needs to chill because he had zero clue what went down. The 36-year-old dude parked at Tsungai Complex and came back to find people hyping him up like he...