Caleb Quinley

Thailand

Multimedia Journalist at Freelance

Investigative Journalist and Editor at Myanmar Now

Investigative Journalist & Editor @Myanmar_Now_Eng | Conflict, repression, & human rights in SE Asia. Bylines | @nytimes, @washingtonpost, @guardian, others.

Articles

Aftershocks and Airstrikes: What Myanmar’s deadly earthquake means for the country’s resistance

2 months ago | myanmar-now.org | Caleb Quinley

As Myanmar’s brutal civil war continues to rage, an unexpected force has entered the battlefield: nature’s wrath. A powerful earthquake recently struck the country, hitting Sagaing and Mandalay regions the hardest, killing thousands and shaking an already fragile landscape where resistance fighters battle the junta into an expanse of pure chaos. But beyond the destruction, could this seismic shift alter the trajectory of the war itself?
Il terremoto in un paese dilaniato dalla guerra

2 months ago | internazionale.it | Caleb Quinley

Le agenzie delle Nazioni Unite e le organizzazioni internazionali si stanno affrettando a rispondere al devastante terremoto che il 28 marzo ha colpito la Birmania, provocando migliaia di vittime e distruggendo intere comunità. Il sisma di magnitudo 7,7 che ha scosso la parte centrale del paese ha causato danni enormi in città come Mandalay, Sagaing e Naypyidaw, la capitale istituzionale, seminando il caos negli ospedali e costringendo decine di migliaia di persone a lasciare le loro abitazioni.
International aid flows to Myanmar after devastating quake

2 months ago | myanmar-now.org | Caleb Quinley

The United Nations and international aid organisations are scrambling to respond to the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday, leaving thousands dead and entire communities in ruins. The 7.7-magnitude quake, which rocked central Myanmar, caused widespread destruction in cities such as Mandalay, Sagaing, and Naypyitaw, overwhelming hospitals and displacing tens of thousands of people. The death toll has reached at least 1,700, but that figure is expected to rise in the coming days.
Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar earthquake

Mar 28, 2025 | spectator.com.au | Caleb Quinley

Hundreds of people are feared dead after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck Myanmar. Tremors from the quake, which had its epicentre near Mandalay, caused devastation across Southeast Asia, including in Bangkok. Over 80 construction workers are missing in the Thai capital after a 30-storey building that was under construction collapsed. Search and rescue teams are scrambling to locate those who are trapped under the rubble.
Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar earthquake

Mar 28, 2025 | spectator.co.uk | Caleb Quinley

Hundreds of people are feared dead after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck Myanmar. Tremors from the quake, which had its epicentre near Mandalay, caused devastation across Southeast Asia, including in Bangkok. Over 80 construction workers are missing in the Thai capital after a 30-storey building that was under construction collapsed. Search and rescue teams are scrambling to locate those who are trapped under the rubble.
Thailand repatriates 40 Uyghurs to China, despite human rights concerns

Feb 27, 2025 | msn.com | Christian Shepherd |Vic Chiang |Caleb Quinley

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Thailand repatriates 40 Uyghurs to China, despite human rights concerns

Feb 27, 2025 | msn.com | Christian Shepherd |Vic Chiang |Caleb Quinley

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Thailand repatriates 40 Uyghurs to China, despite human rights concerns

Feb 27, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Christian Shepherd |Vic Chiang |Caleb Quinley

Thailand has repatriated 40 Uyghur Muslims to China, Chinese authorities said Thursday, where human rights groups warn they could face imprisonment or torture amid a security clampdown in their homeland of Xinjiang in northwest China. The United Nations said in 2022 that China’s program of mass detention and ideological indoctrination in Xinjiang, which borders Central Asia, may constitute crimes against humanity.
Thailand to shut off electricity to Myanmar’s scam hubs

Feb 6, 2025 | myanmar-now.org | Caleb Quinley

Thailand has cut electricity to Myanmar border towns harbouring scam centres tied to human trafficking and online fraud, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday. Aiming to disrupt criminal networks exploiting trafficked victims, Anutin Charnvirakul oversaw the shutdown of power supplies to alleged call centre scam hubs from Bangkok, initiated at 9am, Wednesday.
In Myanmar, a poisoned pill fuels a ruthless conflict

Jan 7, 2025 | myanmar-now.org | Caleb Quinley

KARENNI STATE—The first time Captain Agga stumbled upon a massive stash of methamphetamine was in 2016. The discovery came in the remote hills of northern Shan State, where his Myanmar military infantry column had been skirmishing with a Shan militia. After the militia retreated, abandoning their trucks, Agga’s team moved in. Unlatching the heavy steel doors of one vehicle, they were met with an astonishing sight—bag after bag, filled with thousands of tiny, bright red tablets.