Despite 80 percent of the urban area being reduced to rubble, Sagaing Township has received far less support than other parts ...

A rescue worker tells our colleagues at BBC Burmese that eight children and three teachers from Myat Soeung High School in the city of Sagaing, Myanmar are still trapped in the rubble. Since the ...

The survivors were rescued from a collapsed school building in the northern Sagaing region, from which a body was also recovered, Myanmar's fire service said. Hundreds of people remain missing ...

As we have been reporting, more than 1,600 people in Myanmar are confirmed dead. The search for those still buried under the rubble continues, including dozens of infants at a pre-school in the ...

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A rare call for outside help Myanmar’s military junta seized power in a 2021 coup after a brief 10-year experiment with democracy. Before that, Myanmar’s generals ruled for decades. And ...

Myanmar was hit by a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday, with tremors felt across Thailand and in nearby Chinese provinces. It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Myanmar in over a ...

An international school teacher in the Thai capital of Bangkok has told of the confusion felt by his classroom when they had to evacuate following the earthquake in neighbouring Myanmar.

Gary Beattie, 61, from Carlisle, said five teachers from his school are still unaccounted for after the Sky Villa Condominium building collapsed in Mandalay, Myanmar's second city. Mr Beattie said ...

Stefan Dercon, an economics professor at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, said that another issue may be transferring funds into Myanmar, whether through sanctioned ...

On Sunday, March 16th, 2025, the RI Dhamma School marked a historic milestone by hosting its first-ever assembly. The event, attended by devoted parents, showcased the talents and wisdom of the ...