Myanmar ceasefire hangs in balance as airstrikes continue

Diplomats and analysts say regime's actions do not match rhetoric

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Malaysian military doctors perform surgery on a victim of the March 28 Myanmar earthquake in the country's Sagaing region. Malaysian authorities are assessing whether their personnel are still safe in Myanmar amid reports of continuing airstrikes by the regime. (Photo by Malaysian Armed Forces)

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR and NORMAN GOH

BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR -- Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the military regime of civil war-ravaged Myanmar, has given no indication whether he will extend the ceasefire he declared in areas affected by the deadly March earthquake after it expires Wednesday.

Diplomats and analysts, however, say any extension will mean little because regime airstrikes have continued, including in regions affected by the 7.7-magnitude temblor, with almost the same intensity as before the disaster. The United Nations says the quake left 3,800 people dead and 5,000 injured.

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