Search for Survivors at Collapsed Bangkok Building
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Search for Survivors at Collapsed Bangkok Building

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Aubonrat Setnawet, an electrician’s helper, was working with her husband on the 23rd floor of a new office tower on the northern edge of Bangkok moments before disaster struck. She needed to get some equipment, so she took the construction elevator to the…

7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Myanmar With Shaking Felt in Bangkok
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7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Myanmar With Shaking Felt in Bangkok

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, damaging buildings there and shaking cities as far as Bangkok, in neighboring Thailand. The quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, around 12:50 p.m. local time the agency said….

Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing
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Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on Thailand’s border with Myanmar. But in recent days, hundreds of people here boarded direct flights back home to China. They had been rescued from Myanmar, where they…

Electric Shocks and Tied Crucifixion-Style: The Life of a Scam-Mill Worker
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Electric Shocks and Tied Crucifixion-Style: The Life of a Scam-Mill Worker

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The job advertisement promised a fat salary in a modern metropolis. Fisher, a 27-year-old Ethiopian who had studied electrical engineering, convinced his father to sell the family farmland — where generations had grown mangoes, avocados and teff, an ancient grain — to pay…

Moo Deng, the Toddler Hippopotamus, Still Has Star Power
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Moo Deng, the Toddler Hippopotamus, Still Has Star Power

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Moo Deng doesn’t bounce like she did a couple months ago. But she still resembles a ripe avocado overstuffed with pâté. She retains a moist sheen. She snuffles. She yawns. She naps. She very occasionally sniffs her mother’s hindquarters, then recoils in a…

Thailand Starts Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage
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Thailand Starts Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Twelve years ago, the Thai couple headed to the marriage registrar’s office to take part in a mass wedding ceremony on Valentine’s Day in Bangkok. Rungtiwa Thangkanopast wore a long white dress, and her partner, Phanlavee Chongtangsattam, a black tuxedo. Officials welcomed them….

American tourist among 3 killed in fire at Thailand hotel
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American tourist among 3 killed in fire at Thailand hotel

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An American tourist was among three killed after a fire ripped through a Bangkok hotel overnight, Thai authorities said Monday. The 35-year-old American, identified by local outlets as Freeman Timothy Jr., died after the blaze broke out on the fifth floor of the Ember Hotel…

Soldier students: Job training gives hope to Myanmar’s military defectors | Conflict

Soldier students: Job training gives hope to Myanmar’s military defectors | Conflict

ByNews Polite

Myanmar-Thailand border – At a secret gathering above a cafe in a town on the Myanmar-Thailand border, Ko Aye examined the inside of an Android phone alongside 10 fellow defectors from Myanmar’s military and police forces. The trainer, an ex-captain in the Myanmar army, guided the group through the process…