Reality show faces backlash for making kidnapping survivor re-enact trauma
It was back in January that Wang Xing made headlines around the globe after he was abducted and taken across the border to ...
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Ignoring Protests, Thailand Opens Door to Myanmar’s Military Leader
By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Bangkok For years, Myanmar’s army chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has been treated like a pariah on the global stage. General Min Aung Hlaing has made few ...
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Myanmar Military Declares Temporary Truce After Earthquake
By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Bangkok Myanmar’s military on Wednesday declared a 21-day cease-fire to support relief and reconstruction efforts in the wake of a devastating earthquake in the ...
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U.S. aid team fired while in Myanmar earthquake zone, ex-official says
BANGKOK, April 5 (Reuters) - Three U.S. aid workers were laid off while in Myanmar helping the rescue and recovery from the country's massive earthquake, a former senior staffer said, as the Trump ...
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Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,145 as more bodies found
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led government said ...
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Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed ...
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Centuries of history and culture reduced to rubble after Myanmar earthquake
Myanmar's religious temples stood as symbols of faith and history. After the recent 7.7 magnitude earthquake, many are wondering: will they ever rise again or are they lost forever? This building ...
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Myanmar’s military government announces temporary ceasefire to aid quake efforts
Myanmar’s ruling military government has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against armed opposition groups to aid recovery efforts following Friday’s devastating earthquake that ...
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The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake
We only see civilians digging to into the rubble,” said former United Nations Special Rapporteur for Myanmar Yanghee Lee. In every direction he looks in Sagaing, volunteer rescue worker Kyaw Min ...
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Myanmar's ruling military shoots at Chinese Red Cross aid convoy in earthquake disaster zone
A Chinese Red Cross aid team working in the aftermath of Myanmar's devastating earthquake has been shot at by Myanmar's military. The junta says it fired warning shots at the group because the ...
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Myanmar military announces temporary ceasefire
Myanmar's military has announced a temporary ceasefire to speed up relief and reconstruction efforts following last week's devastating earthquake. In a statement, the ruling junta's State ...