Myanmar

A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar (formerly Burma) on Wednesday. Tremors were felt in parts of India and Bangladesh. International Business Times reports: The earthquake’s epicenter was in Myanmar, but its effects were reportedly felt in nearby Indian cities, including Delhi, Patna, Guwahati and Dehradun. In addition to the tremors, power outages ensued in the Indian state of Assam, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, otherwise known as the United Kingdom’s Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, are visiting.

Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, 70, made an Islamophobic remark after loosing her temper with a Muslim BBC reporter, according to a new book. “No-one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim” Burma ‘s Leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi pic.twitter.com/WbtCiRbQtw — Great Quotes (@lion_faisal) March 25, 2016 The Daily Express reports: The 70-year-old allegedly made the remarks after experienced a political grilling over the violence suffered by Burma’s Muslim minority.

A woman in Myanmar has been sentenced to six months in jail for a Facebook post that made fun of the country’s military. Burmese activist Chaw Sandi Tun was arrested in October for her Facebook post, which compared the color of the army chief’s uniform with a longyi (sarong) worn by Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy party. Chaw was sentenced under Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, which bans defamation and ‘disturbing’ people.