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Ghana National Fire Service crews prevented catastrophic damage at Fharkieh Plastic and Packaging Company Limited after battling intense flames that engulfed the Weija Junction facility. Eight engines from stations across Accra converged on the scene alongside municipal water tankers, deploying...

Four taskforce members wounded during anti-galamsey operations have left the hospital after making complete recoveries, according to National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat spokesman Paa Kwesi Schandorf. The personnel sustained injuries when their vehicle crashed while returning from...

Ghanaian authorities have detained a 26-year-old Nigerian fugitive wanted for allegedly kidnapping and killing a federal road safety officer and her child in Ogun State. Victor Benjamin Fejemirokum was apprehended at Akyem Wenchi following intelligence work by the Eastern South Regional Police...

Ghana's new ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Yao Kumah, submitted his credentials to Secretary General António Guterres at the headquarters in New York. The diplomat delivered messages from President John Dramani Mahama while emphasizing his nation's dedication to multilateral...

Three businessmen face fraud charges at an Accra Circuit Court after allegedly swindling a scrap dealer out of 250,000 cedis through a fake excavator sale. Eugene Ofosu approached victim Imoro Alhassan with claims that his associate Richard Adomako possessed five excavators available as scrap...

Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive Vincent Antwi Agyei has urged stakeholders to strengthen support for adolescent development while encouraging young people to stay committed to their education. Speaking at the inaugural Adolescent Conference on Well-being and Ending Child Labour at Sunyani...

Yangon vendors have resumed weekend operations at a specialty market dedicated to agricultural products cultivated through sustainable methods, according to representatives from Myanmar's fruit and vegetable trade association. The revived initiative operates at Myaypadethakyun in Bahan Township...

Myanmar Railways inaugurated battery-powered electric trains with climate-controlled cabins linking the capital to Mandalay, with Transport Minister U Mya Tun Oo presiding over dual launch ceremonies at both terminals. The five-car consists accommodates 238 travelers and operates reciprocal...

Myanmar's annual jade auction moved through its sixth session at the Maniyadana Jade Hall in Nay Pyi Taw, with merchants completing transactions on 716 lots from the initial groupings via open tender procedures. Officials processed bids for an additional 900 specimens while buyers examined...

Myanmar's human rights commission participated in the 22nd Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum held in Jakarta, with Chairperson U Paw Lwin Sein leading a three-member delegation that addressed digital age challenges and corporate accountability standards. The chairperson...

Myanmar's home affairs leader, Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung, headed a diplomatic contingent to Hanoi for regional discussions on combating forced labor exploitation and cross-border criminal networks. The visit centered on the sixth gathering of Mekong basin nations working under the COMMIT framework to...

Myanmar's information chief, U Maung Maung Ohn, traveled to Pindaya township in Shan State to inaugurate a literacy initiative at a secondary school within the Danu Self-Administered Zone. The minister emphasized government priorities to expand educational access and cultivate reading culture...

Myanmar's government has detained more than 220 foreign nationals connected to cyber fraud operations during raids on the Shwe Kokko complex, bringing the total arrested since mid-November to 1,590 individuals from various countries. Authorities confiscated nearly 3,000 computers, over 21,000...

U Soe Htet, who leads the New Chinland Congress under the alias Salai Melu, has urged constituents to back his organization in upcoming parliamentary contests restricted to Chin State constituencies. The political group emerged through consultations with regional intellectuals, activists, and...

U Ba Shein, chairman of the Rakhine Nationalities Party, has called on voters across the state to support his organization's candidates in the upcoming multiparty general election. The party received official approval from the Union Election Commission after applying for registration earlier...

Zimbabwe Building Contractors Association leader Tinashe Manzungu declared that digital transformation has become essential for survival as the nation's construction industry faces regulatory shifts and technological advances. Speaking at the organization's newly established training academy in...

A multibillion-dollar technology hub planned for Marondera faces collapse as municipal authorities continue distributing residential plots on property that national land officials confirmed belongs to investor John Fadzisayi Jani. The war veteran entrepreneur accuses local government...

More than 4,000 households face displacement at Spitzkop Farm in Zvimba following a protracted property conflict with Vevhu Resources, which allegedly collected 3.6 million dollars from residents for a housing development between 2008 and 2019. The Uchena Land Commission determined the developer...

A Bindura court has detained Johannes Mhlanga on cannabis possession allegations after farm security personnel discovered him wandering through Wethington agricultural property. Magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura ordered the 45-year-old held pending further proceedings. Security officers searching...

Authorities in Bindura are holding Giveus Bhangini after he allegedly attacked a mine worker with an axe during an early morning theft at Stories mine in Mazowe. Regional magistrate Elisha Singano remanded the suspect on attempted murder charges following the incident that left Munyaradzi Kenani...