Thailand

Construction magnate surrenders to police over Bangkok tower collapse in earthquake

3:48am May 16, 2025

Ninety-two people were confirmed dead in the rubble of the building. The building was the only one in Thailand to collapse in the earthquake that was centered in neighboring Myanmar.

Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire as earthquake deaths pass 3,000

12:57am April 03, 2025

The surprise announcement by the unelected government said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion for people affected by last week's quake.

Rescuers sift through Myanmar earthquake debris as window to find survivors closes

4:09am March 31, 2025

by Michel Martin

With many of those trapped potentially having sustained serious injuries, and unable to access food or water, operators are now locked in a race against time to get them out before it's too late.

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APTOPIX Myanmar Southeast Asia Earthquake

'Am I going to survive?': Myanmar's quake death toll jumps to more than 1,600

3:03am March 29, 2025

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,600 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed.

A major earthquake kills over 1,000 in Myanmar. Here's what we know

5:15am March 28, 2025

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed over 1,000 people near the epicenter in Myanmar. In neighboring Thailand, several were killed when a high-rise tower collapsed.

Opinion: Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs to China has echoes of 10 years ago

10:37am March 08, 2025

Thailand's recent deportations of Uyghurs to China have eerie parallels with a large deportation in 2015, in which the country bowed to Beijing, writes historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom.

Natasha Rothwell on checking into 'The White Lotus' Thailand: 'It felt like home'

2:06pm February 27, 2025

In the new season of The White Lotus, Rothwell reprises her role of spa manager Belinda, a woman "on the precipice of change" as she straddles the line between guest and staffer.

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An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly around efforts to repatriate artifacts looted from other countries.

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Thailand

Construction magnate surrenders to police over Bangkok tower collapse in earthquake

Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire as earthquake deaths pass 3,000

Rescuers sift through Myanmar earthquake debris as window to find survivors closes

'Am I going to survive?': Myanmar's quake death toll jumps to more than 1,600

A major earthquake kills over 1,000 in Myanmar. Here's what we know

Opinion: Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs to China has echoes of 10 years ago

Natasha Rothwell on checking into 'The White Lotus' Thailand: 'It felt like home'

Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China, activists say

China repatriates more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar

A museum's confession: Why we have looted objects