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How Myanmar’s Junta—and Ongoing Civil War—Complicates the Nation’s Earthquake Recovery
Here’s what to know about the challenges from the natural disaster—compounded by ongoing civil war—and where the country ...
The Economist10d
Myanmar’s junta takes advantage of a devastating earthquake
S ince March 28th, when a powerful earthquake shook Myanmar’s central heartlands, the country’s brutal junta has tried to ...
Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid
Myanmar's ostracised junta chief met the leaders of India and Thailand during a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, and the ...
How will the Myanmar earthquake affect the nation's military junta?
Ruling Myanmar since seizing power from the country's democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in 2021, the junta has ...
The Manila Times on MSN9d
Protest as quake-hit Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summit
Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, ...
Deadly Quake Gives Junta a Chance to Tighten Hold Over Myanmar
It was only hours after Myanmar was hit by its strongest earthquake in a century when the ruling military regime resumed ...
The Victoria Advocate11d
Myanmar junta declares quake ceasefire as survivors plead for aid
Myanmar's junta announced a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday as the death toll from a devastating earthquake rose and ...
Catastrophic Earthquakes Test Myanmar Junta’s Grip on Power
The military-led regime has been weakened by a yearslong civil war. Now millions are counting on it to allow emergency aid.
Niger’s junta frees dozens of former officials detained after 2023 coup, but not Bazoum
Niger’s military junta has freed dozens of former government officials and military officers detained after a coup in 2023 as part of what military authorities have described as efforts to reform the ...
UN calls on Myanmar junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and respect earthquake recovery ceasefire
UN calls on Myanmar junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and respect earthquake recovery ceasefire - Military criticised by UN ...