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Making money out of a disaster: Fake news and the Myanmar quake
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation | By Lin Taylor
Profiteers have flooded social media with fake news and bogus videos since a powerful earthquake devastated Myanmar last month
New junta rules curb aid to Mandalay quake victims
Source: Frontier Myanmar | By Frontier
Attempts by the regime to more tightly control assistance to people affected by the recent earthquake have had a chilling effect on volunteer aid efforts in Myanmar’s second largest city
Provision of emergency relief kit to schools affected by the earthquake in Myanmar
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan | Press Release
The Government of Japan has decided to provide emergency relief kits, including water tanks and emergency evacuation tents, to people at monastic schools in the Mandalay region
Firm Owned by Myanmar Junta Boss’s Son Reportedly Tipped for Quake Reconstruction
Source: The Irrawaddy
A construction company owned by Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing’s son is among those that will rebuild Naypyitaw
Airstrikes Surpassed 160 After Mandalay-Sagaing Earthquake
Source: ISP-Myanmar | Mapping
Following the Mandalay-Sagaing Earthquake, the State Administration Council (SAC) has launched at least 160 aerial strikes, while 47 percent of these attacks occurred after the SAC announced a temporary ceasefire.
CNF: ZRA must be held accountable for the burning of entire Nakzang village in Tonzang
Source: Khonumthung News Group | By Editor
On 3 April, the ZRA launched an attack on the joint forces of the Chinland Council in Tonzang Township. According to local residents, more than 80 houses in Nakzang village were burned down as the ZRA retreated following intense fighting.
Earthquake survivors face communicable disease living outdoors in Mandalay and Sagaing regions
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
“We have children ranging from five months to five years old who are suffering from high fevers, diarrhea, and vomiting,” an aid worker in Sagaing Township told DVB
Big-Hearted Teacher Brings More Than Education
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
She noticed that the children were receiving no education because there was no school in the village. She also realised that most of the adults in the village could not read either.
Lashio’s Quiet Exit: Inside the MNDAA Withdrawal
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | Interview: Sai Khwan Murng
SHAN reporter Sai Khwan Murng spoke with a resident of Lashio, who requested anonymity for security reasons, to understand the situation on the ground.
Earthquake Destroyed 50,000 Houses in Central Myanmar: Junta
Source: The Irrawaddy
But official figures only represent damage in junta-controlled areas and leave out areas held by anti-regime groups.
Thailand seeks Myanmar’s aid on toxic river
Source: Bangkok Post | By Apinya Wipatayotin
Surasee Kittimonthon, the ONWR secretary-general, said authorities were advising the suspension of water use due to the hazardous levels of pollutants in the waterway.
Myanmar quake tests global aid
Source: Bangkok Post | By Than Tha Aung
As of yesterday, the death toll alone reportedly exceeds 3,500, with thousands of injuries. Two weeks after the devastating tremor, the crisis still deepens by the hour.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visits US-run mobile hospital, inspects earthquake-damaged sites in Nay Pyi Taw
Source: Eleven Media Group
The Prime Minister toured the facility, interacted with patients, and expressed gratitude to the US government and the American people for their timely assistance
Myanmar Junta Orders Ministries to Reopen in Quake-Smashed Naypyitaw
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung KAVI
Home Affairs Minister Lieutenant-General Tun Tun Naung told a meeting of the Disaster Management Center on Monday that all regime offices must be open and operational by the end of April.
Down and out: Junta offers scant help to homeless civil servants
Source: Frontier Myanmar | By Frontier
Myanmar’s earthquake has left the regime’s already shaky administration reeling, with thousands of its staff in the capital now living in temporary shelters and complaining of limited assistance from their masters.
Indonesia’s Baznas sends 10,000 sarongs to quake-hit Myanmar Muslims
Source: ANTARA
Indonesia’s National Alms Agency (Baznas) has provided 10,000 sarongs—a traditional garment commonly worn by Muslims in Southeast Asia
Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Kill Over 30
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta airstrikes on civilians in Sagaing Region and Chin State on Wednesday reportedly killed over 30 people.
Scots donate £1.5m in a week for Myanmar earthquake relief efforts
Source: The Inverness Courier | By PA News
A disaster emergency organisation says it is “incredibly grateful” to the Scottish public for raising more than £1.5 million to help people in Myanmar affected by the recent earthquake.
China to Provide Myanmar with an Additional RMB 1 Billion in Emergency Humanitarian Aid
Source: Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Myanmar
At the request of the Myanmar government, China has decided to provide Myanmar with an additional RMB 1 billion in emergency humanitarian aid.
Korean-Funded UNFPA Project Reaches 80,000 Rohingya Girls and Women to Combat Child Marriage
Source: United Nations Population Fund | Press Release
Six months after its launch, the partnership between the Republic of Korea and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has made significant progress in protecting and empowering Rohingya adolescents, youth, and women.
Myanmar’s junta is using the quake tragedy for propaganda
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By Benedict Rogers for UCA News
Few crises illustrate the difference between authoritarian regimes and democracies better than the way they respond to natural disasters.
ASEAN should start engagement with Myanmar for peaceful, inclusive resolution – PM Anwar
Source: Bernama
At least starting with humanitarian engagement with both parties accede to some of the concerns that we have expressed according to the broad parameters of the five point consensus,” he said
ASEAN must act as Myanmar’s junta weaponizes quake disaster
Source: Asia Times | By Samady OU
Regional bloc cannot stand by idly as military regime exploits the disaster to consolidate its authoritarian control
In Myanmar, monks and nuns pay a heavy price
Source: Radio Free Asia | By RFA Burmese
Thirty-nine were killed when the 117-year-old Ma Soe Yein Monastery collapsed. Twelve buildings on site crumbled.
Myanmar Junta Kicks Off Poll Countdown Amid Quake Devastation
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung KAVI
On Tuesday, the junta’s Union Election Commission (UEC) reaffirmed its plan to hold the poll in December and January, calling on those wishing to set up political parties to submit their applications by May 9 to leave time for registration and campaigning.