Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will meet with the head of Myanmar’s military junta in Bangkok this week, to push for the extension of a ceasefire and discuss earthquake relief efforts. During a monthly meeting of the Finance Ministry yesterday, Anwar announced that he would meet Senior Gen. Min AungContinue Reading
Myanmar’s military junta has confirmed its plans to hold an election in December, as the country struggles to come to grips with the significant damage from last month’s powerful earthquake. In a notice published in the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar yesterday, the Union Election Commission (UEC) reaffirmed itsContinue Reading
Extreme weather is complicating efforts to provide relief for hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the March 28 earthquake in Myanmar, as the death toll from the disaster exceeded 3,600. As the week began, efforts to find survivors among the rubble of collapsed buildings had been supplanted by activitiesContinue Reading
On March 28, Myanmar was devastated by a catastrophic 7.7 magnitude earthquake so severe that significant tremors were felt in Bangkok, Thailand, more than 1,000 kilometers from the quake’s epicenter. This shock comes in the midst of an ongoing civil war, and as parts of the country are still recoveringContinue Reading
On March 28, what is being called a once-in-a-century earthquake struck central Myanmar, devastating huge swathes of the war-torn country. The cities of Mandalay and Sagaing, along with the administrative capital Naypyidaw and villages in the famed Inle Lake region in Shan State have seen widespread and catastrophic death andContinue Reading
Myanmar’s military junta yesterday declared a unilateral ceasefire in the country’s civil war in order to facilitate rescue efforts after last week’s devastating earthquake, as the death toll for the disaster climbed past 3,000. According to an army statement reported by the state broadcaster MRTV, the truce will run untilContinue Reading
The death toll from last week’s earthquake in Myanmar has now topped 2,000, with the United Nations health agency warning that the disaster has overwhelmed the country’s poorly equipped healthcare system. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, causing widespread destruction in Mandalay, Naypyidaw, Sagaing, Magwe, and Bago regions, alongContinue Reading
Myanmar has been hit by several powerful aftershocks in the aftermath of Friday’s devastating earthquake, hindering desperate rescue efforts and causing panic among those who survived the initial quake. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake has wreaked destruction throughout central Myanmar, hitting Mandalay, Naypyidaw, and Sagaing regions, including parts of the countryContinue Reading
