KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The Malaysian Special Search and Rescue Team (SMART) has so far managed to remove eight earthquake victims in Myanmar's Sagaing district, entering the fifth day of a search-and-rescue (SAR) operation in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has recovered six bodies and found one survivor from the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar’s Sagaing region since Monday (March 31).

ISTANBUL, April 2 — Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend a regional summit in Thailand as Myanmar battles the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing Thai PBS today.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — 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, this afternoon.

YANGON, April 2 — Myanmar's government will allocate 500 billion kyats (RM1.06 billion) for earthquake relief and rehabilitation efforts, said State Administration Council (SAC) chairman Min Aung Hlaing.

YANGON, April 2 — United Nations (UN) officials have voiced concerns about a potential health crisis in Myanmar after Friday's (March 28) powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake, which resulted in thousands of deaths, injuries, and missing persons, the Emirates News Agency reported.

NAYPYIDAW, April 1 — A major rebel alliance in Myanmar has declared a unilateral ceasefire in its conflict with the ruling military to support an international humanitarian response to last week's devastating earthquake.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — 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.

YANGON, April 1 — The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing, said the country's State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) is focusing its efforts on locating victims trapped in places of worship affected by the earthquake disaster in Myanmar’s Sagaing district.

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.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he contacted Senior General Min Aung Hlaing yesterday to convey his condolences on behalf of Malaysia following the earthquake that struck Myanmar.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Malaysia has pledged an initial sum of RM10 million in humanitarian aid to support the people of Myanmar who are affected by Friday’s devastating earthquake, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

SUBANG, March 30 — Fifty members of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) left for Naypyidaw, Myanmar, this morning on a humanitarian mission and to participate in the search and rescue (SAR) operations for earthquake victims.

By Sofia Nasir KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The state government is prepared to channel aid to the humanitarian and disaster management effort after an earthquake in Myanmar. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said Selangor has its Emergency Response Team (Pantas), established under local...