BANGKOK: Myanmar’s junta has kept up a deadly military campaign, including airstrikes and artillery assaults, despite announcing a ceasefire after a major earthquake killed thousands in March, according to the United Nations and data from a crisis monitor. The Mar 28 quake, the worst natural disaster to hit the impoverishedContinue Reading
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta on Tuesday (Apr 22) prolonged a ceasefire declared after last month’s devastating earthquake to Apr 30, after aid groups and international mediators called for an extension to ease relief efforts. The junta – which seized power in a 2021 coup sparking a many-sided civil war – said it wouldContinue Reading
ELECTION PUSH On the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok, Min Aung Hlaing met with the prime ministers of Nepal, India and Thailand. The BIMSTEC, or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, grouping also includes Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. The junta leader’s discussionsContinue Reading
SLOW ACCESS TO WORST-HIT ZONES On Saturday, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) deployed its Operation Lionheart contingent to Myanmar. The 80-member team comprises rescuers from the elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART), operationally ready National Servicemen, full-time National Servicemen medical doctors, paramedics, search specialists with four canines, hazardousContinue Reading
