Myanmar News News Myanmar » Events: Timeline of major political events in Myanmar
As Myanmar announces November 8 as the date for a historic general election, set to be the first contested by Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition in a quarter of a century, here is a chronology of key ...
News Myanmar » Events: What the Myanmar earthquake taught us: Why sonic boom quakes are no longer science fiction
When Myanmar was rocked by a powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake in March 2025, scientists noticed something unusual. The ground shook harder and faster than expected, and data showed the rupture moved ...
News Myanmar » Events: Myanmar events ‘bear hallmarks of genocide’: UN expert
A top UN rights expert warned Monday that the crackdown on Myanmar’s Rohingya minority bears “the hallmarks of genocide” and insisted the government should be held accountable. Nearly 700,000 Rohingya ...
News Myanmar » Events: Myanmar's deadliest earthquake results in 500 km rupture and signs of a rare supershear break
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Satellite data show Myanmar's 2025 quake ripped 500 kilometers along the Sagaing Fault with shallow slip and supershear signs.
News Myanmar » Events: Myanmar’s Shadow Government Foreign Minister Talks Resilience, Military Rule and Need for International Aid
Zin Mar Aung, Myanmar’s shadow minister of foreign affairs, discussed life under military rule and Myanmar’s quest for democracy in a Jan. 29 roundtable discussion. A military junta has ruled Myanmar ...
News Myanmar » Events: Reconstruction of record-breaking Myanmar earthquake confirms supershear event
The magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar on 28 March 2025 caused widespread damage and over 3,800 fatalities, and also resulted in strong shaking and a building collapse in Bangkok, more than 1,000 km ...