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Published on May 17, 2025

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hits Myanmar

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck near Kyaukse in Myanmar on Saturday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). A working seismograph is shown in a display about earthquakes. (Reuters) The tremor were felt at 15:54 UTC, …

Source: Hindustan Times - Indeterminate
Published on May 17, 2025

7 Myanmar nationals detained in Champhai

Source: The Times of India - Center-right
Published on May 17, 2025

Myanmar Workers Arrested in Bangkok and Chiang Mai Restaurants

BANGKOK — Immigration authorities have apprehended seven Myanmar nationals working illegally at food establishments—five in Bangkok and two in Chiang Mai. Officers from Immigration Division 1 conducting the May 17 inspection noted Chinese signage in the …

Source: Khaosod English - Center-left
Published on May 17, 2025

58 Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Target Civilians in Two Weeks

Myanmar’s regime has continued its airstrikes on mostly civilian targets like schools, hospitals and religious sites. The Irrawaddy has recorded around 58 airstrikes on civilian targets in resistance-held territory since May 2, despite its quake truce, …

Source: The Irrawaddy - Left-wing
Published on May 17, 2025

Why Northeast-Kolkata link via Myanmar — not Bangladesh — is significant

Amid a downturn in India’s relationship with Bangladesh, the long-delayed Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) linking Mizoram to Kolkata via Myanmar has grown in importance.The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has now …

Source: The Indian Express - Center-left
Published on May 17, 2025

Rebels in the jungle: photo report from civil war-torn Myanmar

Myanmar refugee camp. During the war, government forces burned villages to discourage people from supporting the rebels. The civil war is causing unimaginable suffering for the people, with government air strikes causing large numbers of civilian …

Source: Eurasia Magazine - Indeterminate
Published on May 17, 2025

6 mild quakes recorded in Myanmar, northern Thailand

The Department’s Earthquake Observation Division reported that two of the quakes occurred in Thailand. The first quake struck at 0:45 a.m. of Saturday in Banlao Subdistrict, Sung Men District, Phrae Province, with a magnitude of 1.5 and a depth of 5 …

Source: The Nation Thailand - Indeterminate
Published on May 17, 2025

Scientists gobsmacked by never-seen footage of earth rupturing during Myanmar quake

When you watch the video below, don't get distracted by the cracking concrete or the metal gate rocking back and forth. Keep your eyes focused on the right side of the screen, where you will see an astonishing sight — one that earthquake scientists say …

Source: CBC/Radio-Canada - Public Broadcaster
Published on May 17, 2025

Myanmar deports 85 foreign nationals involved in online scams and cybercrime

Myanmar authorities have deported 85 foreign nationals—78 Ethiopians and 7 Liberians—who were found to be involved in online gambling, cyber fraud, and other criminal activities within the country on May 16. The deportation was carried out through the No. …

Source: Eleven Myanmar - Neutral
Published on May 17, 2025

Myanmar police seize over 9.7 mln stimulant tablets

YANGON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized more than 9.7 million stimulant tablets and several kg of synthetic drugs in central Myanmar, state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police carried …

Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda