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The U.S. Embassy in Myanmar, one of the world’s poorest countries, said Sunday in a post on X that the U.S. would provide up to $2 million in aid through Myanmar-based humanitarian assistance ...
In the wake of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that rocked Myanmar on March 28, Mytel has emerged as a cornerstone of recovery, ...
Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, aid bodies warn, complicating rescue efforts made difficult by a civil war as ...
Death toll from Myanmar’s devastating earthquake has surpassed 3,000, with hundreds more missing. This is as forecasts of unseasonal rain presented a new challenge for rescue and aid workers ...
A 26-year-old hotel staff member was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed hotel building in Myanmar’s Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday, five days after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country ...
With over 2,000 lives lost in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, India has launched Operation Brahma — a major relief mission involving naval ships, military aircraft, NDRF personnel, and ...
Myanmar’s military leader is expected to attend a regional meeting this week, despite the country still reeling from a devastating earthquake, while concerns mount that the junta may ...
Myanmar's ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war Wednesday to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people.
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will revert the system of voting in Myanmar from online to postal following a devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake. Chairman George Erwin ...
Volunteers are rescuing survivors of Friday’s devastating earthquake in Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw with few tools and little help from the Myanmar military. Twenty volunteers staggered out from the ...
NAY PYI TAW — The death toll from a major earthquake last week in Myanmar is at 2,719, the chief of the ruling junta said on Tuesday, with the figure expected to exceed 3,000. In a speech ...
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