USAID team fired while in Myanmar earthquake zone, ex-official says
Three U.S. aid workers were laid off while in Myanmar helping the rescue and recovery from the country's massive earthquake, ...
In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, US rescuers are notable by their absence
Notably absent from the aftermath of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in the poor Southeast Asian nation Myanmar: the uniquely ...
Number of deaths from Myanmar earthquake rises - as US aid workers 'laid off' after arriving to help
A further 4,850 people are injured and 220 missing - while rescuers have saved 653 survivors trapped under the debris, ...
'We are not government of the world': US on absence in Myanmar earthquake aid
US secretary of state Marco Rubio defended the limited US response to Myanmar's devastating earthquake, citing the ...
Myanmar’s military government announces temporary ceasefire to aid quake efforts
Myanmar’s ruling military government has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against armed opposition groups to aid ...
Head of Myanmar’s military government visits Thailand in rare trip abroad
The head of Myanmar’s military government arrived in Thailand in a rare international trip as his country recovers from a ...
UN urges relief efforts in Myanmar as earthquake death toll rises
The confirmed death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,354, as U.N. agencies and foreign aid donors continued to ramp up their emergency relief efforts.
Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid
Myanmar's ostracised junta chief met the leaders of India and Thailand during a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, and 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 ...
Myanmar hospitals overwhelmed as military government says more than 2,000 killed in quake
At least three hospitals in the country are out of service, according to the World Health Organisation, three days after a ...
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 ...
How Myanmar’s Junta—and Ongoing Civil War—Complicates the Nation’s Earthquake Recovery
Here’s what to know about the challenges from the natural disaster—compounded by ongoing civil war—and where the country ...