Under the rule of equally superstitious military strongman Than Shwe, authorities in 2007 instructed farmers in an area north of the commercial capital Yangon to plant sunflowers, The Irrawaddy ...

The junta, however, has greater control over urban areas - including the cities of Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon. The National Unity Government (NUG), which represents the ousted civilian ...

Myanmar's military leadership declared a week of national mourning on Monday with flags to fly at half-mast until April 6 “in sympathy for the loss of life and damages” from a massive quake ...

For emergencies, individuals may contact the Philippine Embassy in Yangon via hotline +959985210991 or through its official Facebook Messenger. For those in Thailand, the embassy can be reached ...

A 106-member Vietnamese rescue delegation from the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security arrived in Yangon airport in Myanmar on Saturday afternoon to assist with earthquake ...

And the World Health Organization dispatched nearly 3 tons of supplies from its emergency stockpile in Yangon, Myanmar, for delivery to hospitals in Mandalay and Naypyidaw, agency spokesperson ...

Indian Navy ships Satpura and Savitri, from the Eastern Naval Command, have sailed for Yangon on Saturday, as part of the Indian Navy's immediate response towards Humanitarian Assistance and ...

World Vision Yangon-based operations director Edward Zan told the Australian heat and a lack of water were the biggest immediate threats to affected communities across a broad quake zone.

Other Indian supplies were flown into Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, which has been the hub of other foreign relief efforts. On Sunday, a convoy of 17 Chinese cargo trucks carrying critical ...

They arrived in Yangon at about 4pm on Saturday and travelled to Naypyidaw on a domestic flight. The earthquake which struck near the central Myanmar city of Mandalay was followed minutes later by ...

Other Indian supplies were flown into Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, which has been the hub of other foreign relief efforts. On Sunday, a convoy of 17 Chinese cargo trucks carrying critical ...