Insurgent army executes 5 civilians in northern Myanmar
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. An insurgent army in northern Myanmar publicly executed five convicted criminals, including a Chinese citizen, residents told...
Category : Myanmar
In Myanmar, monks and nuns pay a heavy price
SAGAING, Myanmar — One of the oldest monasteries in Mandalay was flattened after central Myanmar’s devastating 7.7 earthquake Thirty-nine were killed when the 117-year-old Ma...
Volunteer groups pause quake aid in Myanmar citing junta restrictions
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Junta restrictions on aid activities following central Myanmar’s devastating 7.7 earthquake have driven some to postpone aid...
Insurgent groups seize two major towns in Myanmar’s northwest: sources
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. A rebel army and allied forces near Myanmar’s northwestern border with India have seized towns that were...
Myanmar junta says international groups must be ‘approved’ for quake aid
Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. International aid groups who want to provide assistance to earthquake-hit areas of Myanmar must gain prior approval...
Myanmar quake death toll tops 3,000 as junta hampers aid efforts
Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. The death toll from the devastating Myanmar earthquake rose past 3,000 on Thursday, according to the country’s...
Myanmar junta admits its troops fired on Chinese convoy sent for quake aid
Read coverage of this topic in Burmese. Junta soldiers opened fire at a Chinese convoy of passenger vehicles carrying emergency supplies in northern Myanmar, the...
VIDEOS: ‘We’re trapped in here!’ Scenes of rescues from the Myanmar quake
Digging with their bare hands, rescuers in Myanmar have pulled several trapped people to safety in the days following a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake, videos circulating...
Myanmar’s junta continues airstrikes, hampering search for earthquake survivors
BANGKOK – Junta airstrikes continued to hamper rescue workers and aid agencies trying to help the survivors of last week’s massive Myanmar earthquake. Adding to...
Myanmar quake death toll rises above 2,000, military junta says
The death toll from Myanmar’s magnitude 7.7 earthquake rose to 2,056 people, the country’s military junta announced Monday on state-run TV, as rescue workers searched...
