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In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of regime change.
From The New York Times
The earthquake, the world’s most powerful since the ruinous tremors that hit Turkey and Syria in 2023, was felt as far away as Bangkok and elsewhere in Thailand, where at least 21 people died.
From The Financial Times
At least 1,700 people are now confirmed dead in Myanmar after what was the largest earthquake to hit the war-ravaged country in more than a century, authorities say.
From CNN

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A Question in Quake-Wracked Myanmar: Does This Augur the End of the Junta?
In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of regime change.
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Myanmar’s ruling generals have form in exploiting natural catastrophes to gain military advantage. When the country was hit by Typhoon Yagi in 2024 and Cyclone Mocha in 2023, which brought deadly floods and winds,
The multiple tragedies of Myanmar
But Myanmar took the full force — and is far less well equipped to deal with the aftermath. The state’s capacity has been further eroded since the military toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.
Signs of life detected in quake-struck Bangkok skyscraper; death toll tops 2,000
Signs of life were detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok on Monday as efforts intensified to find people trapped three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that killed at least 2,
AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damage
Just after sunrise on Saturday, a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southeast
Golden rescue window closing three days after quake kills more than 1,700 in Myanmar and Thailand. Here’s what we know
Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than three days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, toppling buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok and sending tremors through nearby Chinese provinces.
Survivors still being found from Burma earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
Burma was hit by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday, killing more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war. Thailand also sustained damage.
Malaysian rescuers in Myanmar’s quake epicentre hampered by aftershocks, landmines
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Catastrophic Earthquakes Test Myanmar Junta’s Grip on Power
The military-led regime has been weakened by a yearslong civil war. Now millions are counting on it to allow emergency aid.
All leaders due to attend BIMSTEC summit, Myanmar junta chief unclear, Thailand says
All leaders of member countries of the BIMSTEC grouping are still scheduled to join this week's summit in Bangkok, although the attendance of Myanmar's junta leader remains unclear after an earthquake in that country,
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Myanmar junta continues air strikes after devastating earthquake
The BBC has been sent several images of damaged buildings in Naung Lin Village, Shan state, where Myanmar's junta fighters reportedly dropped bombs on Friday evening Myanmar's military junta has ...
Myanmar Earthquake: Junta Shuts Out Foreign Media As Death Toll Climbs, Sparking Cover-Up Fears
Myanmar's military junta has imposed a media blackout, barring foreign journalists from accessing earthquake-hit areas following the 7.7-magnitude quake that struck central Myanmar on March 28. The restriction has raised concerns about transparency in the regime’s response as the official death toll climbs to 1,
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Myanmar’s military junta makes rare plea for help after powerful earthquake kills scores with toll expected to rise
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar of Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country’s military junta to make a rare plea for international assistance.
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Myanmar’s battered junta embraces drone warfare
I n four years of civil war, Myanmar’s ruling junta has suffered a slew of humiliating military reversals. But this year it notched up a rare success. In the eastern state of Shan its battered forces managed to recapture a handful of enemy camps located near Tawung Hkam,
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Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,700, as junta lets in foreign rescuers
The death toll in Myanmar climbed to 1,644, the military government said on Saturday, according to BBC Burmese news service. In neighboring Thailand, where the quake rattled buildings and brought down a skyscraper under construction in the capital Bangkok,
Despite Myanmar earthquake devastation, junta continues to bomb rebel towns
Richard Horsey, the senior Myanmar adviser at Crisis Group, said some anti-junta forces have halted their offensives, but fighting continues elsewhere. "The regime also continues
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