Earthquakes are devastating for those who have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods, but for military dictators clinging to ...

Civilian United Nations ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun says the regime cannot be trusted with the nuclear power plant that Russia has pledged to build in Naypyitaw.

“Min Aung Hlaing is leveraging the earthquake for regional engagement and electoral legitimacy,” said Kyaw Hsan Hlaing, a PhD student in political science at Cornell University. “The ...

“The Myanmar junta’s so-called ceasefire is a sham,” said Sai Arkar, Human Rights Associate at Fortify Rights. “Since April 2, the military junta has intensified its deadly airstrikes, including in ...

More than a month after two powerful earthquakes devastated Myanmar, the country is spiralling deeper into crisis as ...

In the aftermath of the huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, life-saving aid efforts led by the UN ...

Aftershocks continue to sow fear across Myanmar, where millions remain in desperate need of humanitarian aid a full month since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and injured ...

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