Those living overseas have urged international donors not to send aid via the junta, saying the military will weaponise relief efforts to increase exploitation.

At least three hospitals in the country are out of service, according to the World Health Organisation, three days after a powerful earthquake hit the country.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kim Aris, son of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, about her imprisonment and why he's advocating for her release.

But I feel guilty because our people need us the most now. I feel helpless."Ko Naing is one of the millions of Myanmar's diaspora anxiously watching from afar as their country struggles following its biggest earthquake in a century.

Since 2021, the ruling military junta has severely restricted the internet and cut access to social media, digitally isolating the country.

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,

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But a rushed ceasefire born of necessity does not equate to a lasting solution. As such, the shifting geopolitics of Russia, the U.S. and China may impact Myanmar’s civil war – but it will do little to encourage democracy in the country, nor put it on a path to lasting peace.

Myanmar faces devastation from earthquake aftermath amid political turmoil, financial aid cuts, and humanitarian crisis, requiring international assistance.