Negligence Behind Bars: A Bittersweet Justice for Myanmar's Quake Victims The sentencing of Naing Tun Lin, owner of NTL Construction, to five years in prison for causing death by negligence is a rare instance of accountability in Myanmar.
The 2025 earthquake that ravaged Mandalay city and claimed over 2,700 lives was one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country's history.
While the court's decision brings some measure of justice to the families of the victims, it also raises questions about the broader structural issues that contributed to this tragedy.