A massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 1,650 people in Myanmar and Thailand, leaving the region reeling as rescuers pick through vast piles of rubble to find missing people.

How the junta and dictator Min Aung Hlaing are leveraging the earthquake recovery period to legitimize brutal military rule.

BANGKOK — Chinese rescuers have freed six people from the rubble of an earthquake in Myanmar, including a child and a pregnant woman, Chinese state media reported Monday, placing Beijing at the ...

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A destructive earthquake impacted countless people in Thailand and Myanmar on March 28, 2025. The 7.7-magnitude quake resulted in catastrophic structural damage and fatalities across both countries.

Myanmar has been locked in civil war with multiple armed opposition groups since a 2021 coup. (File) An armed resistance movement against Myanmar's military-run government criticised the junta on ...

Myanmar’s rebels declared a ceasefire in quake-hit areas to allow for aid to reach victims of the disaster as the death toll from the massive temblor rose to about 1,700. The guerrilla People ...

The death toll continues to rise after a deadly earthquake rattled most of Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, with certain areas sustaining the heaviest damages in each country. Along with flattened ...

More than 2,000 people have died in Myanmar following Friday's powerful earthquake, the country's military leadership says, as it declares a week of national mourning The UN has made an urgent ...

The stench of decaying dead bodies permeated the air in Mandalay-- Myanmar's second-largest city-- on Sunday as rescuers worked frantically to clear rubble in the hope of finding people still ...

A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ...