5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Mandalay in Myanmar
The USGS says a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday, the latest in a string of aftershocks following Friday’s devastating temblor ...
The Irrawaddy10d
Myanmar Junta’s Lottery Intensifies Conscription in Mandalay
Desperation mounts as junta conscription campaign deepens in Mandalay, with armed personnel and militias overseeing the ...
Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire as earthquake deaths pass 3,000
The surprise announcement by the unelected government said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion ...
The Diplomat3d
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.
Al Jazeera English6d
Devastating Myanmar earthquake seen as omen of military regime’s demise
Mandalay, Myanmar – Two years ago ... good fortune to Ne Win brought economic hardship to millions in then-Burma, who lost out when their hard-earned old notes were demonetised and made mostly ...
The Durango Herald7d
Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried
In Myanmar, which is also known as Burma, rescue efforts so far are focused on Mandalay and Naypyitaw, which are thought to have been the hardest hit, but many other areas were also impacted and ...
New York Post6d
Death toll from powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar rises past 1,700
In Mandalay, 270 monks were taking a religious ... “Even if one life is saved, it is worth all the effort,” he said. Myanmar, also known as Burma, sits on the Sagaing Fault, a major north ...
KTLA7d
Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) — The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of ...