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Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivo...
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The quake killed more than 3,000 people and injured thousands more, according to the ruling junta.
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The governor of Bangkok says authorities are investigating why a high-rise building under construction collapsed during an earthquake that otherwise caused limited damage in the Thai capital.
Leaders and ministers from the Bay of Bengal region stood in silence Thursday, as a mark of respect for the thousands of victims of last week’s earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand, at the start of a meeting in Bangkok to discuss strengthening cooperation.
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Officers questioned four Chinese men who were found removing 32 files from containers behind the collapsed building, a police official said.
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By Nidhi Jacob A viral video is circulating online, claiming to show the aftermath of an earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand. This claim comes amid widespread AI-generated images and videos, falsely attributing the recent earthquake in Myanmar to both Myanmar and Thailand,
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake recorded on Friday near the Burmese city of Mandalay has killed at least 3,145 people, with at least 4,589 injured and hundreds more missing and feared trapped under rubble.
Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions.
Sahara, Safari, Lek, Lilly and Naree are among the rescue dogs working at the site of the building that collapsed in Bangkok following Friday's earthquake. They are part of a non-profit that works closely with the Thai government in disaster and humanitarian relief efforts.
A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,600 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures. Even though the south-east Asian nation is a high risk region for earthquakes, neighbouring Thailand and China - which were also affected by the quake - are not.