Is it safe to travel to Thailand and is Bangkok airport open? Latest advice after Myanmar earthquake
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar at midday local time on 28 March, sending violent tremors across Thailand and as far as China.
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5.1 magnitude aftershock hits near Mandalay in Myanmar
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday morning in the latest string of aftershocks, but there have been no immediate reports of further damage.
Myanmar resistance announces partial ceasefire to facilitate rescue efforts
Myanmar's main resistance movement to the country's military junta has announced a unilateral partial ceasefire in order to aid rescue efforts after a 7.7 earthquake struck the country on Friday.
Hundreds feared dead after powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar
A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar’s city of Mandalay around midday Friday local time, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries. More than 140 people were killed, with authorities warning the death toll will likely increase dramatically.
Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing commits to hold elections by year's end
Myanmar's military chief has used a speech at the annual Armed Forces Day to reaffirm plans to hold a general election by the end of the year and call on opposition groups fighting the army to join in party politics and the electoral process.
Four years ago Myanmar's military staged a coup and sparked a civil war
The political situation remains tense with no negotiation space in sight between the military government and the major opposition groups fighting against it.
Sweden seizes and boards ship suspected of cable damage in Baltic Sea
Sweden’s coast guard boarded and seized the ship they allege damaged the underwater fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden in the Baltic Sea, in yet another incident sparking fresh fears of sabotage.