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10 of 31 bodies retrieved in missing plane disaster cremated
Burma cremates 10 of the 31 bodies pulled from the waters off its southern coast as the hunt for a military transport plane that went missing over the Andaman Sea with 122 people aboard stretched into a third day.
Tackle poverty to curb disaster toll, urges UN chief
Ending extreme poverty is essential to save lives and limit damage from disasters, says UN chief Ban Ki-Moon.
Disasters take toll on Burma’s schools
When disasters destroy schools in Burma and elsewhere in the region, hundreds of thousands of children lose out, according to a new report by Save the Children.
In SE Asian disasters, breast milk is best
After each disaster in Southeast Asia, well-meaning groups donate infant formula, not realising the dangers it can pose to mothers and infants.
Death toll climbs in Hpakant mining disaster
91 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Kachin State and an estimated 100 people are still missing, an official told DVB on Sunday.
Six Burmese dead, five still missing in wake of Hajj disaster
Six Burmese nationals were among those who died in the stampede at the Islamic holy site of Mecca in Saudi Arabia last week, according to the Myanmar Hajj Committee.
