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Coup risk remains, warns Thai defence minister Phumtham
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/05/2025
» Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has refrained from ruling out the possibility of a future coup and asked all sides to learn from history to strengthen democratic institutions.
Wes Anderson and his A-list cast dazzle at Cannes
AFP, Published on 19/05/2025
» CANNES (FRANCE) - US director Wes Anderson brought his latest A-list cast led by Benicio del Toro to the Cannes film festival on Sunday, ramping up the star power as the competition reaches the halfway mark.
Exhibition shows plight of quake survivors
News, Published on 18/05/2025
» Imagine standing before a centuries-old pagoda as it shakes and crumbles into dust. In that instant, the world you knew vanishes as families run down the street in panic.
Rain complicates recovery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises
AFP, Published on 06/04/2025
» YANGON - Rain is compounding misery and presenting new hurdles for relief efforts on Sunday in Myanmar, where state media reported the death toll from a devastating earthquake has risen to nearly 3,500 people.
'Hands Off!' Anti-Trump Americans flood Washington
AFP, Published on 06/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - When Liz Gabbitas joined thousands of fellow protesters Saturday in the US capital, she thought her message to the Trump administration would be best delivered through her homemade sign: a cardboard guillotine.
Myanmar quake victim rescued after 5 days as aid calls grow
AFP, Published on 02/04/2025
» MANDALAY — Rescuers on Wednesday pulled a man alive from the rubble five days after Myanmar's devastating earthquake, as calls grew for the junta to allow more aid in and halt attacks on rebels.
Rescue hopes fading three days after deadly Myanmar quake
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» MANDALAY, Myanmar- Hopes were fading Monday of finding more survivors in the rubble of Mandalay, where some residents spent a third night sleeping in the open after a massive earthquake killed at least 1,700 people in Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand.
Aftershocks rattle Myanmar as rescuers search for survivors
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» MANDALAY (MYANMAR) - Rescuers braved aftershocks to scour the devastated city of Mandalay for survivors on Monday, after a massive earthquake killed at least 1,700 people in Myanmar and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand.
Aftershocks rattle Mandalay as rescuers search for survivors in Myanmar quake
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» MANDALAY (MYANMAR) - Residents scrambled desperately through collapsed buildings Sunday searching for survivors as aftershocks rattled the devastated city of Mandalay, two days after a massive earthquake killed more than 1,600 people in Myanmar and at least 11 in neighbouring Thailand.
Istanbul's mayor still held as new rally called
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» ISTANBUL - Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, remained in police custody Thursday over graft and terror allegations after being held the day before, as his party called for more protests in Turkey's largest city.