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Storm Kajiki kills seven in Vietnam, floods Hanoi, provinces
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2025
» HANOI — Typhoon Kajiki left at least seven people dead in Vietnam after bringing heavy rains that damaged thousands of homes and left much of the capital under water on Wednesday.
Toxic Thailand rivers pinned on Myanmar mines
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» CHIANG RAI — A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the government's already feeble writ, and pollution levels are rising downstream in Thailand.
Anwar plots Myanmar peace deal
Agencies and Bangkok Post, Published on 15/04/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister and Asean chair Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday that he would meet Myanmar's isolated junta chief in Bangkok this week to push for the extension of a ceasefire between the military government and rebel groups to help earthquake relief.
M5.9 earthquake strikes Myanmar, felt in northern Thailand
Apinya Wipatayotin and Reuters, Published on 13/04/2025
» A 5.9-magnitude earthquake was detected Sunday morning northeast of Myanmar's Meiktila City.
Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, Thailand
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» NAY PYI TAW - A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.
Typhoon-hit Southeast Asian countries to see rainier end to 2024
Bloomberg, Published on 15/10/2024
» Southeast Asia could see higher-than-normal rainfall in the coming months, threatening further disruptions to agriculture, tourism and industrial output in a region already hit by a series of storms this year.
Fighting Myanmar's patriarchy, one all-male panel at a time
New York Times, Published on 08/10/2024
» CHIANG MAI — A panel discussion in Myanmar about female leadership had two speakers. Both were male.
China rallies regional support for Myanmar peace bid
Reuters, Published on 16/08/2024
» CHIANG MAI - China urged neighbouring countries to help war-torn Myanmar advance its peace and reconciliation process as its foreign minister met counterparts from Laos, Myanmar and Thailand on Friday.
SE Asian ministers commit to eventual elimination of crop burning
Reuters, Published on 06/10/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asian agriculture and forestry ministers have agreed to take collective action to minimise and eventually eliminate crop burning in the region, amid deteriorating air quality and concern about cross-border haze.
Neglected elephant boards jumbo flight home to Thailand
AFP, Published on 02/07/2023
» An elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago was flown back to Thailand on Sunday after a diplomatic spat over the animal's alleged mistreatment.