Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun. The holiday is an …
Magnitude 5.5 quake hits central Myanmar in major aftershock since March 28
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck on Sunday morning near Meiktila, a small city in central Myanmar, according to the US Geological Survey.
Central Myanmar shaken by new quake in one of the biggest aftershocks since March 28 temblor
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake has struck in central Myanmar in one of the biggest aftershocks since a massive 7.7 magnitude on March 28 in the same part of the country.
The UN decries ongoing combat in Myanmar as earthquake relief faces big challenges
Human rights experts for the United Nations are expressing urgent concern about ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s civil war, despite ceasefires called by major parties to facilitate relief …
Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000 as devastation comes slowly into focus
Four days after a massive earthquake toppled buildings across Myanmar, isolated stories were still emerging Monday of people being pulled alive from the rubble. The confirmed death toll has …
Financial Assistance of USD 01 Million for the Disaster-Affected People of Myanmar
The Government of Sri Lanka has extended financial assistance amounting to USD 01 Million to provide relief to the people of Myanmar affected by the recent earthquake. The relevant cheque was …
Earthquake Destroyed 50,000 Houses in Central Myanmar: Junta
New official figures give a sense of the scale of the devastation in Naypyitaw, Mandalay, Sagaing, Bago, and Shan State, but they only paint a partial picture.
Earthquake and war ravaged their families in Myanmar. But they’re too scared to leave Trump’s America to visit home
When a 7.7 magnitude earthquake destroyed her family’s home in Myanmar, US-based international student Hope Pann felt helpless.
Myanmar’s military drafts thousands in first year of conscription drive
Aung, a high school English teacher, figured it was high time to leave Myanmar the day the military generals who took over the country stepped up enforcement of a long-dormant conscription law they had dredged up.
ASEAN SHOULD START ENGAGEMENT WITH MYANMAR FOR PEACEFUL, INCLUSIVE RESOLUTION – PM ANWAR
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he was thankful that most of the member countries of ASEAN, of which Malaysia is the Chair, have come together to offer assistance to Myanmar after the …