Three parallel regional processes are trying to deal with the Myanmar crisis. They risk undermining each other.
UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar’s military
Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it staged a coup in February 2021, a UN expert said on Wednesday in a new report that calls out Russia and China for aiding the junta’s deadly campaign to crush its opposition.
Myanmar communities work to repair storm damage
Residents in Myanmar are working to repair the damage left by Cyclone Mocha, after the storm tore through coastal areas Sunday. Some two dozen deaths were reported by local media but many people are still missing.
Cyclone Mocha: ‘At least a hundred’ feared dead as rains lash Myanmar, Bangladesh, India
Death toll from cyclone Mocha, the deadliest storm to strike Myanmar, has risen up to “at least a hundred” as its impact is felt across Bangladesh and northeast India as well. Although the exact death toll is yet to be known,
Cyclone Mocha Leaves Thousands Homeless in Bangladesh and Myanmar
There was less damage than predicted, but the Rohingya refugee camps on the coast of Bangladesh, where most live in simple shanties, were hit particularly hard.
5 killed after cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar
Mocha made landfall near Sittwe in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State on Sunday, with winds of up to 130 mph (about 209 kph), and caused loss of property in nearly 500 wards and villages in the country.
US imports of ‘blood teak’ from Myanmar continue despite sanctions
The harvesting of the luxury wood contributes to deforestation and profits from its sale support the country’s military regime
Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while suppressing protests …
Myanmar residents flee floodwaters in powerful cyclone’s aftermath
Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 metres deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications. Six deaths were reported,
Cyclone Mocha slams Myanmar and Bangladesh, but few deaths reported thanks to mass-evacuations
Hundreds of thousands of people in vulnerable, low-lying areas of Myanmar and Bangladesh were evacuated ahead of the storm, likely saving many lives.