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At least four killed in protest clashes in western Iran: rights groups
AFP, Published on 04/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - At least four people were killed in western Iran on Saturday in clashes between protesters and security forces, two rights groups said, accusing Revolutionary Guards of opening fire on demonstrators.
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.
'People will die': Trump aid cuts threaten refugees’ survival
New York Times, Published on 15/03/2025
» COX'S BAZAR — More than 1 million people in the world's largest refugee camp could soon be left with too little food for survival.
Vietnam’s ex-president given disciplinary ‘warning’
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/12/2024
» Vietnam’s Politburo has issued a disciplinary “warning” to former president Nguyen Xuan Phuc for violating anti-corruption regulations, the latest step in a sweeping anti-graft campaign that has ensnared hundreds of officials and business executives.
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.