Myanmar
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Myanmar: earthquake destroys temple and collapses bridge amid widespread damage – video
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has rocked Myanmar and Thailand, bringing down buildings and prompting Mya…
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What caused Myanmar and Thailand earthquake and how big was it?
Death toll rises in both countries after tectonic plates rub sideways against each other along Sagaing faultMy…
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More than 140 reported killed in Myanmar earthquake, as Thailand works to free dozens trapped under Bangkok skyscraper – live
United States Geological Survey said the quake was shallow, at a depth of just 10km (six miles) with the epice…
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How have you been affected by the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand?
We would like to hear from people who have been affected by the earthquake’s impact on the two countriesDeaths…
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Myanmar earthquake: at least 144 killed as rescues also continue in Bangkok
Junta makes rare call for aid as hundreds injured by 7.7-magnitude quake, which also brought down high-rise in…
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‘Making art made me feel free’: the prison paintings of Myanmar’s Htein Lin
The artist, who has an exhibition at Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery, created a unique body of work from jail unifor…
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Myanmar junta’s promise of elections denounced as ‘sham’ by experts
There are fears military will deploy further violence in run-up to any poll, which is unlikely to be viewed as…
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Beatings, torture and electric shocks: freed scam compound workers allege horrific abuse
Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs in Southeast Asia, thousands instead allegedly end up enslaved in jai…
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‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid
Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future …
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Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says
Head of anti-trafficking agency says dozens of Chinese criminal gangs were running the centresTens of thousand…
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Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says
Head of anti-trafficking agency says dozens of Chinese criminal gangs were running the centresTens of thousand…
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Thousands rescued from illegal scam compounds in Myanmar as Thailand launches huge crackdown
Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have become havens for criminal syndicates operating online scam operations and tri…
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Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge of propaganda, say press freedom groups
Loss of USAid funds will sow ‘chaos and confusion’ and force independent media outlets to shut down, says RSF …
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The Guardian view on Myanmar, four years on: the army unleashed terror, but the people are defiant | Editorial
The junta’s brutality has failed to secure victory in the civil war, but is devastating the countryMyanmar’s c…
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The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores
While all eyes are on the Middle East and Ukraine, brutality still reigns in many other regions suffering many…