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Nikkei Asia4d
The Four Horsemen of Myanmar's 'apocalypse'
Su Myat Thwe is a visiting scientist at the Global South Studies Center at the University of Cologne in Germany, and an affiliated researcher at the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn ...
NDTV25d
"Blink Of An Eye": Survivor Recounts Bangkok Skyscraper Collapse Horror
The tower was being built to house government offices when the quake struck, and construction worker Khin Aung told AFP how the building collapsed just after his brother had entered to start his ...
Sydney Morning Herald25d
Even as the earthquake death toll rose in Myanmar, the junta’s bombs kept falling
Sean Turnell, a Sydney academic who served as an economic adviser to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, said bombing in ... now more than 350 people dead.” Khin Moe, 53, who arrived in Australia ...
The New York Times26d
An Earthquake and Its Aftermath
The 7.7-magnitude quake caused widespread damage in Myanmar, a country already in chaos because of civil war. It was also felt in neighboring countries, including Thailand. In Photos and Videos ...
The Straits Times25d
‘Blink of an eye’: Survivor tells of Bangkok skyscraper collapse horror
The tower was being built to house government offices when the quake struck, and construction worker Khin Aung told AFP how the building collapsed just after his brother had entered to start his ...
Reuters24d
Myanmar military still bombing towns despite earthquake crisis, rebels say
when the military seized power from the elected government of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Shortly after Friday's devastating earthquake, military jets launched airstrikes and ...
The New York Times25d
Myanmar Quake Death Toll Climbs as Some Aid Starts to Arrive
Myanmar’s military government said the death toll had reached 1,644, though that number is expected to rise significantly. A rescue team searching for people in the rubble of an apartment ...
The Conversation25d
Thousands are feared dead in Myanmar’s quake. Trump’s USAID cuts will cause even more unnecessary deaths
In February that year, however, the military again grabbed power after ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in a coup. This sent the country spiralling towards civil war ...
National Post25d
Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,600 as more bodies recovered from the rubble
Earthquake struck midday Friday followed by several aftershocks including one measuring a strong 6.4 magnitude You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...
KQED15d
In Bay Area Visit, Son of Myanmar’s Ousted Leader Calls for Aid After Earthquake
His mother, Aung San Suu Kyi, was arrested in February 2021 after the military ... “were sleeping out in the soccer fields at night and afraid to go back home.” Khin Thiri Nandar Soe of Pinole, one of ...
NBC New York25d
Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire
In 2021, the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking what has since turned into significant armed resistance. Government forces have lost control of much of ...