BANGKOK: Thailand’s Earthquake Surveillance Division under the Meteorological Department reported on May 5, 2025, a series of earthquakes occurring in Myanmar and Chiang Rai province, Thailand. The strongest quake was recorded at 6.33am (local time) with a magnitude of 4.8 at a depth of 10 kilometres. The epicentre was located at latitude 22.387°N and longitude 96.284°E,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and the Philippines share the stance that all humanitarian assistance to Myanmar must be delivered without discrimination or restrictions, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said this was agreed upon during a telephone conversation with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr on Friday (May 2). Anwar said during the conversation with the...
The dogs were working alongside their handlers during a 12-day long search and rescue mission in earthquake-stricken areas of Myanmar. On March 28, Myanmar was hit with a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, leaving more than 3,000 dead. Following the tragedy, countries including China, India, Thailand, and Singapore, sent search and rescue teams to aid local units in their disaster...
BANGKOK: On Monday (April 14), a series of earthquakes were reported in Thailand and Myanmar, with the strongest tremor measuring 5.3 magnitude. Earthquake Observation Division, Thai Department of Meteorology (TMD) reported that the epicentre of this quake was located in Myanmar, approximately 10 kilometres from the Thai border. Several smaller earthquakes were also recorded in Myanmar, ranging...
NAY PYI TAW (Myanmar): The Special Search and Rescue Team of Malaysia (SMART) to assist earthquake victims in Myanmar will end its operations and return home on Monday. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said that apart from the search and rescue (SAR) operation by SMART having ended, it needs to be stopped because no more survivors...
GEORGE TOWN: Blankets and folding beds worth RM460,000 from the Buddhist Tzu-Chi Merits Society Malaysia are on their way to the Myanmar Red Cross Society. The society's Penang commissioner Datuk Khoo Boo Leong said the items weighing 7.85 tonnes would be delivered using a military plane on Monday. "They comprise 690 pieces of blankets and 520 pieces of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) successfully rescued a survivor who had been trapped under rubble for 72 hours in Sagaing, Myanmar, on Wednesday (April 2) afternoon. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the male victim, believed to be in his 40s, was discovered at Worksite K10,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has recovered four bodies from the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar's Sagaing region. In a statement, the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) reported that two victims - a man and a woman - were retrieved on Monday (March 31), while the bodies of...
BANGKOK/YANGON (Bernama): A total of 4,895 individuals rescued from alleged job scam syndicates in Myanmar have been repatriated to their home countries, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Director-General of the Department of Information and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nikorndej Balankura, said that according to the information received on March 11...
BANGKOK (Reuters): Eleven pregnant women are among the more than 2,400 people stuck in limbo on after being pulled out of illicit scam compounds in Myanmar and are in urgent need of medical treatment in Thailand, a civil society group said on Friday. The 11 women are being kept in a camp with harsh living conditions,...
