Tharaphi Than

3 weeks ago | caledonianrecord.com | Tharaphi Than |northern Illinois

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3 weeks ago | theconversation.com | Tharaphi Than

After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28. 2025, the country’s military and the myriad resistance groups fighting a yearslong civil war faced international calls for an immediate ceasefire. A pause in the fighting would enable vital aid to enter the major quake zones and allow rescuers to assist victims in a disaster that has already killed more than 3,000 people.

3 weeks ago | thejakartapost.com | Tharaphi Than

While the United States talked military assistance and minerals with Ukraine, Russia did the same with one of its few remaining allies, Myanmar. On March 4, 2025, the commander in chief and leader of Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing, visited Russia. It was his fourth official visit since a coup in 2021 saw the military seize power.

3 weeks ago | goskagit.com | Tharaphi Than

3 weeks ago | dehai.org | Rowan Martin-Hughes |Nick Scott |Tharaphi Than |northern Illinois

There is a tendency to talk about foreign aid cuts primarily as a political concern. But Donald Trump’s chainsaw approach to U.S. assistance – and accompanying reductions in overseas aid announced by countries including the U.K., France, Germany and the Netherlands – will have real-life consequences felt by ordinary people around the world. Take HIV awareness, prevention and treatment.