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Myanmar junta’s proxy party named winner of criticised election
Reuters, Published on 04/02/2026
» NAY PYI TAW — A proxy party for Myanmar’s junta was declared the “landslide” winner of elections that were derided as illegitimate by the United Nations (UN) and others, helping the military keep its grip on the war-ravaged country.
Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war?
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2026
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar's military-led government is holding a phased general election amid a civil war convulsing large areas of the Southeast Asian nation.
Myanmar votes again in military's lopsided election
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2026
» Voters in war-torn Myanmar cast ballots in the second stage of an election dominated so far by a party backed by the ruling military, as the junta sought to gloss over a low turnout in the initial round of a contest widely derided as a sham.
At least 11 dead in Central Java landslide
Reuters, Published on 15/11/2025
» JAKARTA - A landslide after heavy rains in Central Java has killed 11 people, Indonesia’s disaster management agency said on Saturday, adding that rescuers were searching for a dozen who are still missing.
At least 60 dead, nine missing in north China following extreme rain
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2025
» BEIJING — Extreme weather killed at least 60 people in northern China over the past week, with 31 deaths in an elderly care home in Beijing's hilly Miyun district in one of the deadliest floods to have hit the Chinese capital in years.
Landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra kill at least 27
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2024
» JAKARTA — Indonesian rescuers are searching for passengers trapped in a minibus buried in mud after flash floods and landslides hit several locations in North Sumatra province, killing at least 27, an official said on Thursday.
Philippines evacuates thousands ahead of Typhoon Yinxing
Reuters, Published on 07/11/2024
» The Philippines has evacuated thousands of people from coastal communities ahead of a major typhoon, officials said Thursday, just weeks after a tropical cyclone left at least 150 people dead.
Kim Jong Un inspects North Korea's flooded areas
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2024
» SEOUL - Over 4,000 homes in North Korea's city of Sinuiju and Uiju County near the border with China have been flooded due to heavy rainfall, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected flood-hit areas, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Wednesday.
Death toll from India landslides rises to 151
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2024
» CHOORALMALA - Rescue workers began looking for people trapped under debris early on Wednesday, a day after landslides caused havoc in the Wayanad district of India's Kerala state, with at least 151 people dead and many still missing.
At least 106 dead after landslides in southern India
Reuters, Published on 30/07/2024
» THIRUVANANTHPURAM - Landslides swept through tea estates and villages in southern India’s Kerala state on Tuesday, killing at least 106 people while they slept as unexpected heavy rain collapsed hillsides and triggered torrents of mud, water and tumbling boulders