When the bamboo curtain rose to open much of Southeast Asia in the 1970s, Burma remained in the thick of military oppression. A trip to Myanmar then consisted of a tightly-regulated 7 day whistle-stop ...

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A Taipei emergency team waited in vain for two days without being allowed to enter the country, devastated by an earthquake. The perverse interweaving of political issues and rescue operations for ...

Deadly quake hits Myanmar: Rescuers are desperately searching ... burying her legs in rubble and debris, she said. “The door couldn’t open as a fence had collapsed onto it.

A powerful, deadly earthquake struck at the heart of civil war-ravaged Myanmar on Friday ... she said. “The door couldn’t open as a fence had collapsed onto it. I shouted out for help and ...

After US President Donald Trump signalled a potential U-turn on his tariff war with China, Beijing said its door was "wide open" for trade talks with Washington, but won't proceed with it under ...

The Open University, said: "This earthquake has only just happened, and information about damage and casualties - especially from Myanmar - is still emerging. "However, as with any event like this ...

BANGKOK: For years, Myanmar’s army chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has been treated like a pariah on the global stage. Gen Min Aung Hlaing has made few overseas trips, other than to ...

The toll from Myanmar’s earthquake continued to rise on Sunday, as foreign rescue teams and aid rushed into the impoverished country, where hospitals were overwhelmed and some communities ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. BANGKOK — Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating earthquake rose to more than 1,600.