The Irrawaddy1h
Live Updates: Death Tolls Rises; Election Plans Reaffirmed; 54 Junta’s Attacks Since Quake and more
The regime reported the earthquake death toll at 3,145 on Friday morning, including 2,053 in Mandalay Region, followed by ...
The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake
As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown ...
The Diplomat12h
Airstrikes Amid Earthquakes: Myanmar’s Double Disaster
The junta’s muddled and repressive response to the devastating March 28 earthquake show where its priorities really lie.
Myanmar military’s ‘ceasefire’ follows a pattern of ruling generals exploiting disasters to shore up control
Thousands were killed in 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Yet military generals were slow to agree to pause in civil war fighting, ...
Post-earthquake ceasefires in Myanmar offer rare opportunity for disaster diplomacy
Temporary ceasefires announced by warring groups in Myanmar in the wake of last week’s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake ...
Stars and Stripes1d
Head of Myanmar’s military government visits Thailand in rare overseas trip
BANGKOK — The head of Myanmar’s military government arrived in Thailand on Thursday for a regional summit, making a rare ...
The Brutal War Complicating Myanmar’s Quake Response
Last week’s violent earthquakes tore through a part of the country that had already borne the brunt of a brutal campaign by ...
WBAL-TV2d
Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire to ease quake relief as the death toll tops 3,000
Myanmar’s ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war to facilitate relief efforts ...
The Diplomat2d
In Earthquake’s Aftermath, Major Myanmar Rebel Alliance Announces ‘Humanitarian Pause’
A major alliance of ethnic armed groups in northern Myanmar has announced a unilateral one-month ceasefire to allow ...
Myanmar Military Declares Temporary Truce After Earthquake
It was unclear whether the cease-fire would be honored. It came a day after soldiers fired at a Chinese Red Cross aid convoy, ...