Two months after the Myanmar earthquake and Naypyidaw states over $800 million USD in damages

At a donation ceremony for earthquake relief held in Naypyidaw on Thursday, regime leader Min Aung Hlaing told the audience that a total of 3,739 have been killed, 5,104 have been injured, and 68 are still missing since March 28.   “Our country Myanmar has …

Myanmar holds forum on post-earthquake economic recovery

YANGON, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has kicked off a forum on post-earthquake economic recovery in Nay Pyi Taw, following the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake, the state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Saturday. The event, titled "Rebuilding …

Transitional justice in Myanmar event held in Thailand

Three key topics including the impacts on the economy; discussed on the first day of Myanmar’s...

On the first day of the forum, three main topics were discussed, including the impacts on the economy. Chairman of the State Administration Council and Prime Minister, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, delivered a keynote address at the opening ceremony of …

Forum on Rebuilding Myanmar: Post-Earthquake Economic Recovery kicks off

The Myanmar Narrative Think Tank and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) jointly organized the Forum on Rebuilding Myanmar: Post-Earthquake Economic Recovery under the supervision of the Ministry of Information and …

Many survivors of Myanmar's devastating quake in March still live in leaky tents

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A stunning loss leaves Myanmar’s Man Utd fans feeling dismayed—and more than a little conflicted

Manchester United fans in Myanmar are expressing shock and disappointment after their favourite football team suffered an unexpected defeat on Wednesday to a far less experienced rival in Malaysia. To make matters even more emotionally complicated, the …

Myanmar junta’s capital reconstruction funded by Wa army, Mongla armed group as well as cronies

Investigations have revealed that the United Wa State Army and the Mongla-based National Democratic Alliance Army agreed to help cover the costs of rebuilding civil service housing in Myanmar’s capital after the devastating earthquake that struck the …

Myanmar quake survivors still living in leaky tents

"Myanmar continues to face significant humanitarian challenges, driven by recurrent disasters, persistent conflict, and grave protection risks, with an estimated 3.5 million people displaced across the country," the UN says.

China calls the shots in Myanmar’s civil war

China has always taken a keen interest in what happens in Myanmar. After the Communists won China’s civil war in 1949, tens of thousands of defeated Nationalists, or Kuomintang, took refuge in the Shan Hills, launching incursions into Communist Yunnan …