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Thai-Chinese company denies ignoring safety after quake caused block to collapse

The collapse sparked questions about the enforcement of construction safety and the state-run Chinese contractor, China Railway No. 10 Engineering Group, leading to the arrest Saturday of its Chinese executive in Thailand.

Euronews

Monday briefing: How Trump’s cuts to USAID are already harming the world’s worst off

In today’s newsletter: The US aid agency has been a lifeline for developing nations since the 1960s – its destruction is already having huge consequences around the world

The Guardian - UK

Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar's deadly earthquake

Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers recovering bodies and clearing debris are contending with regular aftershocks and lack of resources, humanitarian services say

The Independent UK

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Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war?

Aftershocks of Myanmar’s devastating earthquake add new dimension to country’s four-year-long civil war.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar junta releases almost 4,900 prisoners in traditional near year amnesty

Myanmar has been under military rule since February 2021, when its army ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government.

Euronews

Myanmar's military leader is in Thailand for talks on earthquake relief

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the leader of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, have visited the Thai capital for diplomatic talks widely assumed to focus on efforts to restore peace in war-torn Myanmar

The Independent UK

Myanmar frees almost 5,000 prisoners in new year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi

Thousands released in holiday amnesty as Myanmar reels from civil war and a devastating earthquake

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Putin’s play for an Indonesian airbase was always likely to fail – but Russia has wider ambitions

Russia remains a key arms supplier in South-east Asia, and Trump’s unstable leadership is providing more opportunities to make inroads

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar frees around 4,900 prisoners to mark traditional new year

The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new year, but it wasn’t immediately clear how many were political detainees locked up for opposing army rule

The Independent UK

Thailand’s fragile democracy takes another hit with arrest of US academic

Despite the challenges faced by local democratic activists, Thailand has often been an oasis of relative liberalism compared with neighbouring countries such as Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.

The Conversation

People detained in Myanmar after release from scam compounds attempt an escape

A group of more than 270 some men and women, who were rescued from forced labor in scam compounds months earlier but remain in detention in Myanmar, attempted a mass escape Sunday from a guarded facility out of fear that they may end up being sent back to the places…

The Independent UK

M5.9 earthquake strikes Myanmar, felt in northern Thailand

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake was detected Sunday morning northeast of Myanmar

Bangkok Post

Myanmar Quake Victims Mark New Year Camped In Ruins

Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor.

International Business Times

Southeast Asia water festival begins, but earthquake recovery blunts Myanmar's celebrations

Several Southeast Asian countries are kicking off their annual water festival holiday, an occasion for merrymaking during what is usually the hottest time of the year

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The Independent UK

Myanmar hit by fresh earthquake during hundreds of aftershocks

The death toll from the original quake was 3,649, with 5,018 injured

International Business Times

Myanmar Marks New Year Festival Mourning Quake Losses

Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor.

The Independent UK

The UN decries ongoing combat in Myanmar as earthquake relief faces big challenges

Human rights experts for the United Nations are expressing urgent concern about ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s civil war, despite ceasefires called by major parties to facilitate relief efforts after the country’s devastating March 28 earthquake

The Guardian - US

Trump ICC sanctions order challenged in US court by human rights advocates

Exclusive: Lawsuit says ‘unconstitutional’ order violates right to share information with court’s chief prosecutor

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The Independent UK

UN calls on Myanmar junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and respect earthquake recovery ceasefire

Military criticised by UN for launching more than 120 attacks since announcing truce and blocking aid

Al Jazeera

UN slams Myanmar’s ruling military for breaching truce amid quake recovery

Army carried out some 120 attacks after earthquake, with more than half of them after declaration of ceasefire, UN says.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar’s military drafts thousands in first year of conscription drive

Forced conscription has failed to change the course of Myanmar’s grinding civil war, and many are refusing to serve.

The National (Scotland)

Scots donate £1.5 million in a week for Myanmar earthquake relief efforts

A DISASTER emergency organisation says it is “incredibly grateful” to the Scottish public for raising more than £1.5 million to help people in…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Myleene Klass: This is why I'm asking for your help for Myanmar

Today marks two weeks since the devastating earthquake hit Myanmar, causing unbelievably catastrophic devastation and death.

Dynamite News

Myanmar Earthquake: Indian engineers team assessing quake-affected sites

An Orthopaedic surgeon from the Indian Army Medical team is assisting in the treatment of 70 patients at a Nay Pyi Taw Hospital. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

UN special envoy Julie Bishop makes first trip to war-torn Myanmar after big quake

The U.N.’s special envoy for Myanmar, Australia’s Julie Bishop, has met with the military-run nation’s foreign minister during her first visit since her appointment last year, Her mission comes in the wake of the massive earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, and in the larger context of the country’s…

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