SINGAPORE – A National University of Singapore researcher has become the first winner of the inaugural Global Climate Research Prize for his innovative work in using flood waters to reduce water ...

A little more than a year ago, the government's military was on the back foot in Myanmar 's bloody civil war, pushed out of great swaths of the country's north by an alliance of seasoned militias, and ...

BANGKOK – Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing appears to be orchestrating a transition to a nominally civilian government, with analysts saying he is likely to hand over the military’s top post ...

Civil and infrastructure engineers are well placed to help communities recover from disasters as well as protecting them before they happen. Carlos Molina Hutt of the University of British Columbia, ...

Towards the end of 2025, large-scale bridges will be completed one after another around Mawlamyine. The Ataran Bridge and the Gyaing-Zathabyin Bridge, handled by IHI, are positioned as the final ...

Since the earthquake struck, the ICRC, in partnership with the Myanmar Red Cross Society and local civil society organizations, has been working constantly to provide much needed support and ...

Earthquakes are among the deadliest of natural global threats to society, responsible for the majority of disaster-related deaths and financial losses in the past decades. According to a recent ...

Soldiers from the Federal Wings, a drone unit made up of various Myanmar resistance factions, ready an attack drone for deployment in Myawaddy district, Kayin (Karen) State, Myanmar, December 28, 2024 ...

Azad is among a growing number of international combatants in conflict that has claimed thousands of lives Sarah Newey Global Health Security Correspondent, in Bangkok Sarah Newey is a Global Health ...

An offensive launched a year ago Sunday has seen opponents of the military seize much of the 480-kilometre-long (300-mile) route that connects second city Mandalay to China, Myanmar's biggest trade ...

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