Myanmar tycoon freed from 3-year detention after quake

Myanmar tycoon freed from 3-year detention after quake

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military government has released Chit Khine, chairman of conglomerate Eden Group, after three years in detention as the co

DMW extends aid to families of OFWs killed in Myanmar quake

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is extending full assistance to the families of two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who perished in the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Mandalay, Myanmar. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac personally visited the families over the weekend to express condolences and deliver the government’s support, following the directive of President …

Pope sends 'generous' donation to aid Myanmar quake victims - Catholic Review

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has sent “a generous contribution” to Myanmar to help people impacted by a major earthquake in late March. The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Dicastery for the Service of Charity said April 16 that the pope wanted to send the aid through their offices after “the earthquake that struck Myanmar with extraordinary violence.” Some 3,600 people were known to have died after the 7.7 magnitu…