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Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake
Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency ...
Myanmar’s military leader is in Thailand for talks on earthquake relief
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the leader of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, have ...
Opinion
The Irrawaddy1dOpinion
Central Myanmar’s People’s Defense Forces Stake a Growing Claim
Grown out of a ragtag alliance of Bamar opponents to the 2021 coup, today’s PDFs are increasingly a military and political force to reckon with.
Nikkei Asia4d
The Four Horsemen of Myanmar's 'apocalypse'
"Child, this is [the] apocalypse," said a voice note, received within the first hours of Myanmar's devastating recent earthquake. It shook me to the core. It came from a veteran humanitarian whose ...
PBS6d
Myanmar frees nearly 4,900 prisoners, including at least 22 political detainees
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to nearly 4,900 prisoners to mark the country’s traditional new year, state-run media reported Thursday, and an ...
Oregonian6d
YouTuber tried to contact reclusive island tribe with a Diet Coke. Now, he’s stuck in jail in India
A 24-year-old American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean with hopes of establishing contact with a reclusive tribe was further detained in custody ...
Indiatimes2d
Myanmar earthquake triggered 20ft land shift in rare ‘supershear’ event
Dehradun: Following the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake near Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28, scientists have confirmed that it caused an extraordinary geological event — there was a horizontal ...
Malaysiakini5d
'Myanmar junta, opposition agree to extend ceasefire for humanitarian aid'
Leaders of the Myanmar junta and the country’s National Unity Government (NUG) have agreed to an extended ceasefire for the continuation of humanitarian aid after a devastating quake there ...
Global Times3d
China dispatches health team to quake-hit Myanmar
A Chinese health team consisting of 50 members departed for Myanmar on Saturday to assist with post-disaster epidemic prevention following a 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the country in March.
The Star3d
Myanmar's post-earthquake recovery requires sustained support, says ICRC official
YANGON (Xinhua): As the response to Myanmar's 7.9-magnitude earthquake transitions from emergency relief to long-term recovery, there is an urgent need for sustained support in rebuilding housing ...
WIVB-TV4d
Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake
In this photo provided by Myanmar Military True News Information Team on April 18, 2025, Myanmar military chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, third from left, inspects construction site for ...
The Print on MSN2d
How Myanmar military created 135 ‘national races’. It was numerology, not reality
Golden Land Ablaze by Bertil Lintner offers a sharp, insightful account of Myanmar’s political unrest, ethnic conflict, and ...