Building collapse papers handed over to prosecutors to indict 23 suspects
POLICE submitted over 90,000 pages of their investigation into the collapse of the State Audit Building during the huge earthquake on March 28, centred at Mandalay, Myanmar, to the Attorney-General’s Office with recommendation that all 23 suspects, among them juristic persons and individuals, be indicted, Naewna newspaper said today (July 22). Pol. Maj. Gen. […]
Read MoreEarthquakes rocking Myanmar continuously, last one reaching magnitude 5.3
THE THAI Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Watch Division issued an alert that almost 10 earthquakes rocked Myanmar today (July 18) with the latest one, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale and occurring at 4.30 p.m. Thai time, being felt in Mae Hong Son and Chiang Mai, Amarin TV said. The epicentre of this last earthquake, […]
Read MoreForeigners held for overstaying on Koh Phangan
TOURIST Police arrested a South African man on Koh Phangan for overstaying in Thailand for 1,255 days after he was accused of extorting money from tourists claiming it was to treat his disabled leg, Naewna newspaper said today (July 9). Mr. Schalk Jacobus Botha, 51, was arrested after police got a complaint that he […]
Read MoreTrump signs proclamation banning travel from 12 countries, including Myanmar
By Agencies and published by CNA Washington – United States President Donald Trump signed a proclamation banning travel from certain countries to “protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors”, the White House said on Wednesday (June 4). The proclamation fully restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial […]
Read MoreSoutheast Asian nations want to discuss tariffs with Trump as a unified bloc, Malaysia PM says
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Southeast Asian nations will forge a common front to face challenges including economic headwinds from US tariffs and a four-year civil war in Myanmar, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today (May 26). Opening an annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, […]
Read MoreMyanmar junta lets post-quake truce expire
By AFP and published by CNA Yangon – Myanmar’s military junta let a truce declared to spur aid efforts after last month’s earthquake expire on Thursday (May 1), a ceasefire that monitors say it consistently violated with air strikes. The Mar. 28 magnitude-7.7 quake in Myanmar’s central belt killed nearly 3,800 and has left […]
Read More2 gunrunners held for smuggling war weapons to Karens
TWO Thai gunrunners were arrested at a checkpoint in Chiang Mai city while driving a pickup truck loaded with war weapons for delivery to Karen National Union (KNU) in Myanmar, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Apr. 22). Police at the checkpoint on Klong Chonpratan road, Suthep subdistrict, spotted a suspicious pickup truck with […]
Read MoreMinor quake rocks Mae Hong Son, no damage
THE THAI Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Watch Division said a minor earthquake of 2.8 magnitude jolted Mae Hong Son province at 7.56 a.m. today (Apr. 18) but there was no damage while there have been almost 600 aftershocks since the massive quake in Myanmar on March 28, Amarin TV said. This morning’s quake, at a […]
Read MoreMyanmar junta chief, Anwar Ibrahim hold talks at Bangkok hotel
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister and Asean chair Anwar Ibrahim held talks with Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing at Bangkok’s Rosewood Hotel this afternoon (Aug. 17) after meeting Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Government House, Amarin TV said. The Malaysian leader arrived at the hotel at 3 p.m. and five minutes later the Myanmar strongman’s […]
Read MoreKrabi’s dams unaffected by earthquake
FIVE medium-size dams in Krabi have not been damaged by yesterday’s (Apr. 14) 3.5 magnitude earthquake as they have been designed to withstand the force of 7 to 7.5 magnitude quakes, Naewna newspaper said this morning. Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat said the quake at Krabi’s Nuea Khlong district at 2.27 p.m., with […]
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