BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun.

Myanmar’s traditional new year celebration, known as Thingyan, takes place over four-to-five days each April, marking the shift from the old year to the new, according to the lunisolar calendar. At ...

Mobile medical units and clean drinking water are among the greatest needs in central Myanmar days after Friday's massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake, according to an official from the International ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An East Tennessee man will fly thousands of miles away from home to deliver water purifiers to a region of the world reeling from devastating earthquakes that killed more than 2,700 ...

YANGON, Myanmar, April 21, 2025 (ENS) – Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent 7.7-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 3,700 people, the United ...

BANGKOK, April 1 (Reuters) - Aid groups in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and water after an earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, but said the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Water Mission, a Christian engineering nonprofit, is deploying a Disaster Response Assistance Team to Southeast Asia following the deadly magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mohamed Riyas, acting country director for Myanmar at the International Rescue Committee, about relief efforts... Mobile medical units, clean water needed in ...