ASIA/MYANMAR - Humanitarian aid to the homeless becomes an opportunity for dialogue and prayer

Archdiocese of Mandalay Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - The homeless in Mandalay and Sagaing are exposed to heavy rain and strong winds. These weather events are making life difficult for the thousands of people camping on the streets. According to rescue teams …

Myanmar quake: SMART team returns home

PETALING JAYA: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) returned home following their mission to assist earthquake victims in Myanmar. The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) confirmed that the team had returned on Monday ( …

Death toll from Myanmar's earthquake reaches 3,564

BREAKING NEWS: Japan to send defense force plane to quake-hit Myanmar: minister

Rain complicates recovery efforts in Myanmar

YANGON: Rain is compounding misery and presenting new hurdles for relief efforts on Sunday in Myanmar, where state media reported the death toll from a devastating earthquake has risen to nearly 3,500 people. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on March 28, …

Japan defense force plane to carry medicines to quake-hit Myanmar

Japan will dispatch a Self-Defense Forces airplane carrying medicines and medical equipment to Myanmar, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Monday, as part of relief efforts to the Southeast Asian country following a massive earthquake last month. A C-130 …

Myanmar Communication Cuts Adding to Post-Quake Misery and Uncertainty

Antonio Graceffo Ek, a 25-year-old Burmese national currently living in Chiang Mai has been trying to reach friends in Mandalay through social media and by using DTAC’s free international call service, but many remain unreachable. She also noted severe …

Malaysia and its concerns about the Myanmar crisis

Mizzima Mr. Wong Chen is a member of a parliamentary committee on Malaysian foreign affairs. The following is a recent interview with him conducted by Mizzima Managing Editor Sein Win on Myanmar affairs. Mizzima: I want to start with the ASEAN’s five-point …

Myanmar: Welcome to the Jungle

Insight Myanmar “I have to work to save another life. I have to forget the past! That’s what revolution taught me: You have to accept death, and keep moving to save the rest,” Hector tells the Insight Myanmar Podcast, encapsulating the resilience and …

​Missing in Action: Myanmar’s military fails to help their country’s quake victims

Mizzima Commentary The Myanmar military’s inadequate response to the devastating earthquake that struck on March 28, has drawn sharp criticism both at home and abroad. The earthquake, registering a magnitude of 7.7, resulted in at least 3,100 confirmed …