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Will Bangkok fall out of love with skyscrapers after earthquake rocks city? | Earthquakes News
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Will Bangkok fall out of love with skyscrapers after earthquake rocks city? | Earthquakes News

Bangkok, Thailand – In the teeming metropolis that is central Bangkok, Methinee Phoovatis monitored a small computer screen, hoping to find signs of...

In the wake of Myanmar quake
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In the wake of Myanmar quake

Weeks after Myanmar's deadly earthquake, the true scale of loss is only starting to emerge.

‘A cancer’: UN warns Asia-based cybercrime syndicates expanding worldwide | Cybercrime News
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‘A cancer’: UN warns Asia-based cybercrime syndicates expanding worldwide | Cybercrime News

Agency says gangs caused $37bn in losses in Asia as they gain new footholds in Africa, South America, and Middle East. Asian cybercrime...

Dire situation for Rohingya “exacerbated” by funding cuts
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Dire situation for Rohingya “exacerbated” by funding cuts

“Rohingya families are living on 20 cents a day.”

Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war? | Military News
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Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war? | Military News

Bangkok, Thailand – As Myanmar slowly recovers from the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed thousands in March, an even greater catastrophe continues to...

Myanmar military government defends rule minutes before deadly quake hits | Aung San Suu Kyi
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Myanmar military government defends rule minutes before deadly quake hits | Aung San Suu Kyi

Moments before Myanmar’s deadliest quake in a century, General Zaw Min Tun defended military rule, dismissed war crimes claims, and spoke on the...

UN slams Myanmar’s ruling military for breaching truce amid quake recovery | Human Rights News
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UN slams Myanmar’s ruling military for breaching truce amid quake recovery | Human Rights News

The Myanmar army has carried out over 120 attacks after the deadly March 28 earthquake, with more than half of them after the...

Myanmar’s military drafts thousands in first year of conscription drive | Military News
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Myanmar’s military drafts thousands in first year of conscription drive | Military News

Bangkok, Thailand – Aung, a high school English teacher, figured it was high time to leave Myanmar the day the military generals who...

Rains add to misery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises to 3,471 | Earthquakes News
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Rains add to misery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises to 3,471 | Earthquakes News

Heavy rains have lashed parts of earthquake-hit Myanmar, complicating relief efforts and raising the risk of disease as the death toll from the...