JAKARTA, April 1 — Five countries from the Asean Military Ready Group on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief have swiftly deployed military aircraft to Myanmar following a powerful earthquake that struck the country on Friday (March 28).

BANGKOK, April 1 — 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 country’s civil war could prevent help reaching those in need.

SEMINOLE, April 1 — The Texas Health Department said on Friday that the number of measles cases in the state rose 20 per cent since its last report three days ago, as experts warn they expect the outbreak to further spread in coming weeks.

BEIJING, April 1 — China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to jointly respond to United States tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said yesterday, an assertion that Seoul called “somewhat exaggerated”.

STOCKHOLM, March 31— Sweden announced a new military aid package to Ukraine worth 16 billion krona (RM7 billion) on Monday, the biggest package to date from the Nordic country, saying it wanted to help Kyiv strengthen its position in talks on ending the war.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Rescue workers, sniffer dogs, paramedics, and millions of dollars in aid began arriving in Myanmar after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the war-torn country.

MANDALAY, March 31 — Myanmar's State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing announced a week-long mourning period today, following a 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday (March 28), Xinhua reported.

JAKARTA, March 31 — Muslims in Indonesia celebrated Hari Raya Aidilfitri with family and friends today in a joyous atmosphere filled with hope under the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto.

BANGKOK, March 31 — Several high-rise buildings in Bangkok were evacuated today after what appeared to be aftershocks, three days after a deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Myanmar, the German News Agency (dpa) reported.

BANGKOK, March 31 — Rescuers freed a woman from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar, officials said today, a glimmer of hope three days after a massive earthquake that killed around 2,000 as searchers in Myanmar and Thailand raced against time to find more survivors.

BANGKOK, March 30 — The toll from Myanmar’s earthquake continued to rise today as foreign rescue teams and aid rushed into the impoverished country, where hospitals were overwhelmed and some communities scrambled to mount rescue efforts with limited resources.

SEOUL, March 30 — South Korea, China and Japan held their first economic dialogue in five years today, seeking to facilitate regional trade as the three Asian export powers brace from United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

JAKARTA, March 29 — Muslims in Indonesia will celebrate Eid on Monday (March 31), said Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar tonight.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Myanmar was hit by a 5.1-magnitude aftershock today, a day after powerful earthquakes devastated several neighbouring nations, leaving over a thousand dead.

ISTANBUL, March 28 — Hundreds of thousands of Turks protested in Istanbul on Saturday against the jailing of Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's main rival, sustaining the largest demonstrations Turkiye has seen in more than a decade.

BANGKOK, March 29 — In the hours after a massive earthquake flattened buildings in Myanmar's Mandalay on Friday, survivors scrambled through the debris using their bare hands in desperate attempts to save those still trapped.

WASHINGTON, March 29 — United States (US) President Donald Trump's administration is taking steps to formally dissolve the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and eliminate its remaining positions, Xinhua reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Asean foreign ministers have extended their deepest sympathies and condolences to the people of Myanmar and Thailand following the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar yesterday.

MANDALAY, March 29 — Rescue efforts have intensified in Myanmar despite severe disruptions to transportation and communication networks following a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country yesterday afternoon, Xinhua reported.

BANGKOK, March 29 — Foreign rescue teams began flying into Myanmar on Saturday to aid the search for survivors from an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation crippling critical infrastructure amid a grinding civil war.