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A fourth attempt by Myanmar’s authorities to sell by auction the home of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has failed ...
In Madya, Singu and Tabeikkyin — areas struck by both conflict and the quake — military restrictions have left survivors without support. "Only villagers are responding in those conflict areas," said ...
A court-appointed auctioneer emerged from the rusty gate of the sprawling two-storey pile on Yangon's leafy University Avenue ...
As of Tuesday, the death toll from the Myanmar earthquake has risen to 3,798, state-owned daily The Global New Light of ...
The decision to extend the ceasefire was announced by the office of the Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces on Tuesday. The extension is intended to support effective rescue operations and the ...
Myanmar authorities have seized 350,000 stimulant tablets in Yangon region, Xinhua reported, quoting the Central Committee ...
The humanitarian needs of hundreds of thousands of survivors remain desperately pressing a month after Myanmar’s deadly ...
As the country’s former capital until 20 years ago, Yangon still has a number of functioning ministerial buildings ...
One month since the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar, killing more than 3,800 people, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has reached over 10,133 people with healthcare, ...
The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new ...
Thousands of survivors shelter in makeshift caps amid a shortage of aid as junta bombardments of opposition strongholds continue despite a nominal truce.
Pope Francis’ visit was truly a historic event for the 700,000 Catholics in the Buddhist majority country. He was the first ...