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Myanmar’s junta continues airstrikes, hampering search for quake survivors

Myanmar’s junta continues airstrikes, hampering search for quake survivors

Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said the death toll is approaching 3,000.

Search for survivors continues 3 days after massive quake in Myanmar, Thailand

Search for survivors continues 3 days after massive quake in Myanmar, Thailand

Four people were found alive in Mandalay, signs of life still detected in Bangkok.

1,600 killed in Myanmar quake, UN reports severe damage to critical infrastructure

1,600 killed in Myanmar quake, UN reports severe damage to critical infrastructure

As death toll rises, international teams are arriving in the earthquake zone.

Myanmar pardons 4 Thai fishermen expected to be released soon: Thai PM

Myanmar pardons 4 Thai fishermen expected to be released soon: Thai PM

Neither the Thai nor Myanmar governments have said when they will leave Myanmar.

Physician Pittaya Lhawong, director of Sop Moei Hospital in Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province, travels with a public health team to examine patients in Mae Hong Son province near the border with Myanmar, Feb. 20, 2025.

Thailand’s rural doctors venture to remote places, push for health-care equality

The nation has struggled with shortages of medical providers outside of urban settings.

Myanmar pardons 4 Thai fishermen expected to be released soon: Thai PM

Myanmar pardons 4 Thai fishermen expected to be released soon: Thai PM

Neither the Thai nor Myanmar governments have said when they will leave Myanmar.

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2025-04-02

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Researchers used DNA analysis to estimate the population of endangered Asian elephants in the Prey Lang region of northern Cambodia.

Genetic study in Cambodia provides clues to saving endangered elephants

2025-04-02

The northern Cambodian population is fragmented but larger than local reports indicated.

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Café culture brews change in Thailand’s far south

Café culture brews change in Thailand’s far south

China pushes Thailand to act on cross-border scam centers

China pushes Thailand to act on cross-border scam centers

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