The worst natural disaster in living memory, however, was Cyclone Nargis in 2008, which left at least 140,000 dead. On that occasion, the military junta resisted international assistance, likely ...

In the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Nargis of 2008, which killed upward of 100,000 people across southern Myanmar, the junta of the time pressed ahead with a constitutional referendum.

In between the two, Cyclone Nargis devastated the Ayeyarwady Delta in 2008, killing nearly 200,000 people and inflicting $4 billion in damages. Asean facilitated the establishment of the ...

The country has long been vulnerable to natural disasters, with Cyclone Nargis in 2008 exposing the military junta’s failure to deliver timely relief—resulting in over 138,000 deaths and 1.5 ...

This source also indicated that HBO will continue its partnership with the Four Seasons, noting that the production team has a specific resort "in mind" for each potential location. Direct ...

Just hours after the quake, the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some quake-hit cities and issued a plea for international aid — a move that represents a stark contrast to the aftermath ...

the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in the hardest-hit cities and issued a plea for international aid — a move that represents a stark contrast to the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis that ...

Previously, the military government refused and even blocked foreign aid for similar natural disasters, particularly after Cyclone Mocha in 2023 and Cyclone Nargis in 2008, the latter of which killed ...

n March 28, Myanmar was struck by a catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake, the strongest ever recorded in the country. Entire communities across central Myanmar were leveled. More than 3,000 lives ...