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
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
On November 27, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan announced the submission of an arrest warrant application about the 2016-2017 violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, which led to the mass displacement of the Rohingya population into Bangladesh. Khan’s office has been investigating these atrocities, and the prosecutorContinue Reading
Myanmar marks four years of a bloody civil war on Saturday with anti-regime forces holding the upper hand on battlefields across the country amid growing hopes that the junta led by Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing will buckle and be defeated, perhaps by the end of the year. But inContinue Reading
