The Straits Times6d
Quake in Myanmar should force the junta’s hand
Myanmar’s generals have a choice to make ... of 17 years ago when they refused to allow international help after Cyclone Nargis tore through the country, leaving 140,000 dead, or facilitate ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore2d
Commentary: Myanmar military’s ‘ceasefire’ follows a pattern of generals exploiting disasters
Myanmar’s ruling junta has tried this tactic before. In 2008, a week after the deadly Cyclone Nargis killed more than 100,000 people in Myanmar, the military proceeded to hold a constitutional ...
The Taipei Times4d
The quake in Myanmar should force the junta’s hand
Myanmar’s generals have a choice to make following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on Friday last week. They can repeat the mistakes of 17 years ago when they refused to allow in international help after ...
The Diplomat6d
Death Toll from Myanmar Earthquake Tops 1,700 as Aftershocks Hit
The country’s civil war has hampered relief efforts, while junta controls have made it hard to gauge the quake’s impact in ...
Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
Friday's earthquake was the second most powerful in Myanmar's recorded history after a magnitude 8 quake east of Mandalay in ...
The Diplomat4d
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 ...
The Independent5d
After the earthquake, Myanmar must now be saved from its ruthless military dictators
As the powerful aftershocks from the Myanmar earthquake were being felt around the country, the junta’s air force was in ... In 2008, when Cyclone Nargis killed 140,000 people, the junta ...
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 ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation5d
In a moment to show leadership, Myanmar's junta chief drops bombs and shuts out journalists
But it's the actions of Min Aung Hlaing's air ... into Myanmar, opposition groups there are urging international aid donors to be careful with how they distribute aid. "During cyclone Nargis ...
Jurist5d
Rights groups urge Myanmar junta to facilitate relief efforts after aid request
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International called on the military junta of Myanmar to facilitate relief efforts ... In the aftermath of both the Cyclone Nargis in 2008 and Cyclone Mocha in ...
What to know about Myanmar's natural disasters and civil war complicating relief efforts
The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma ...