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.

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 — 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.

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 as Asean chair convened the Special Emergency Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting today in response to the powerful earthquake that rocked Myanmar and Thailand.

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.

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...

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.

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.

BANGKOK, March 29 — The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has declared six severely damaged condominiums uninhabitable following a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and caused tremors in the Thai capital yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia today, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some areas.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ordered that post-flood recovery efforts be expedited, especially to help clean affected families’ homes ahead of Aidilfitri.

KUCHING, March 23 — The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) has no plan to request additional allocation for flood relief assistance in affected states for now.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — An efficient forecasting system and swift response to weather changes are crucial in reducing disaster risks, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

JAKARTA, March 22 — An eruption of Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano spewed ash clouds more than eight kilometres high, authorities said as they raised the alert status to the highest level, and an Australian airline cancelled some flights into Bali yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — A total of 1,190 victims from 367 families are accommodated at 10 relief centres (PPS) across six districts in Sabah following the floods, as at 8pm today.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SEPANG, March 18 — The RM9.03 million Sungai Parit Tampoi flood mitigation project in Dengkil here is underway, overseen by the Sepang Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS). Sepang District Officer Khairi Azali Ibrahim said the Sepang JPS is also stabilising and...