Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news for the Myanmar earthquake for Saturday, March 29. For the latest news, read our story for Sunday, March. 30. The death toll from a catastrophic ...

Critics say the country’s often-incompetent military government has delayed and restricted the arrival and distribution of crucial aid. By Verena Hölzl Seven days after an earthquake devastated Turkey ...

Motorists ride past a damaged building after a strong earthquake struck Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025. Story A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia on Friday, March 28, causing ...

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar of Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country’s military junta to make a rare plea for international assistance. The ...

In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of regime change. By Hannah Beech The dust from the devastating earthquake on ...

A Burmese American woman was eager to bring her siblings over to the U.S. from Myanmar amid a more than 15-year wait for visas. She’d been hoping to reunite with them since the 1990s, during military ...

Just four months ago, Timor-Leste formally became a member of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN). This week, the tiny country took an unprecedented step: its judicial authorities ...

BANGKOK — Chinese rescuers have freed six people from the rubble of an earthquake in Myanmar, including a child and a pregnant woman, Chinese state media reported Monday, placing Beijing at the ...

A court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their roles in a billion-dollar family-run criminal empire built on online scam and gambling operations in a remote border region of Myanmar, and ...

Myanmar’s generals have begun staging their long-promised national elections — the first since they seized power in 2021. Their aim is not to restore democracy, but to entrench military rule through ...

The junta has accused Dili of violating articles of the ASEAN Charter that “underscore the importance of upholding respect for sovereignty and non-interference.” A delegation from the Chin Human ...