Malaysia PM Anwar urges Myanmar junta to honour quake truce

Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar's deadly earthquake

BANGKOK (AP) — Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers recovering bodies and clearing debris are contending with regular aftershocks and lack of resources, h

Anwar extends Good Friday, Easter greetings to Christians nationwide

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday extended his greetings on Good Friday and Easter Sunday to all Christians. Read full story

Malaysia PM Anwar urges Myanmar junta to honour quake truce

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra organised a dinner meeting with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing at a Bangkok hotel on the evening of April 17 under tight security.

Malaysia's Anwar seeks to use Myanmar quake to extend ceasefire

BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is attempting to use Myanmar's devastating earthquake to forge a breakthrough in the co

Myanmar parties ready to extend quake truce — Malaysia PM

Myanmar's military rulers and representatives of the country's opposition seem ready to extend a ceasefire, Malaysia's prime minister says. Fighting in the strife-riven nation was put on hold after a deadly earthquake.

Malaysia PM says Myanmar junta, opposition to extend ceasefire

Myanmar's junta and a key opposition group have indicated they will extend a ceasefire to support more aid efforts after a devastating earthquake in the strife-torn nation, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday.