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Fire Services Dept to form Urban SAR Team
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 2, 2025
This photo showcases firefighters participating in an advanced search and rescue training course. The Department of Fire Services stated that an Urban Search and Rescue Team will be formed under the Myanmar Fire Brigade as per the standards and...
'Don’t go to Phuket nor Koh Samui. Try this quieter Thai paradise instead.'
Mamamia
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August 7, 2025
There are spas, tailors, restaurants, hotels and bars galore in Hua Hin. A lively night market too (distinct from Tamarind and Cicada Markets). We wanted this holiday to be a recharge holiday rather than a charge-around holiday so we only left the...
Munich Re: natural catastrophe losses to 30 June 2025
Atlas Magazine
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According to Munich Re, natural disasters caused an estimated 131 billion USD in global economic losses in the first half of 2025, with 80 billion USD covered by insurers. Both figures exceed the ten-year average for the same period, which stands...
What is a visa bond? Here’s who is affected by the U.S. State Department’s new program
PBS Frontline
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August 7, 2025
This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. As part of its crackdown on immigration, the U.S. State Department announced that it would start requiring travelers from certain countries to pay bonds of up to $15,000 to enter the U.S. READ MORE:...
World Associated Press Prosecutors in Thailand issue indictments for dozens in deadly building collapse
Yahoo News
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BANGKOK (AP) — State prosecutors in Thailand have formally indicted 23 individuals and companies on charges related to the collapse of a Bangkok office building that collapsed after an earthquake, killing at least 92 people. The partially built...
US natural catastrophes dominate global losses in the first half of 2025
Insurance Biz South Africa
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30-07-25 / Kwanele Sibanda US natural catastrophes dominate global losses in the first half of 2025 Munich - Worldwide, natural disasters caused overall losses of around US$ 131bn in the first half of 2025 (previous year, adjusted for inflation:...
Three-year-old Rattha Nandaka under peace human and elephant interaction training
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 25, 2025
Healthy and happy royal white elephant, Rattha Nandaka, is seen at the at the Royal White Elephant Hall in Nay Pyi Taw on 23 July. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, peace human and elephant interaction...
Prosecutors in Thailand issue indictments for dozens in deadly building collapse
Associated Press
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August 7, 2025
BANGKOK (AP) — State prosecutors in Thailand have formally indicted 23 individuals and companies on charges related to the collapse of a Bangkok office building that collapsed after an earthquake, killing at least 92 people. The partially built...
Deck to the future!
SuperyachtNews
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August 4, 2025
Image courtesy of Feadship Let’s be honest, there is a timelessness to teak and a reason why it’s endured. Its sleek, golden honey-brown grain has become synonymous with what we consider a yacht is supposed to look like. It’s tactile, elegant and...
An Open Letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Persuasion
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August 7, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images.) This article is...
NYFF Reveals 2025 Currents Lineup, Including New Films by Tsai Ming-liang and Radu Jude
IndieWire
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August 7, 2025
The New York Film Festival continues to roll out its 2025 lineup, with the 63rd annual edition of the festival promising to give New York cinephiles access to many of the biggest titles emerging from the world of global cinema this year. In...
After Combat Debut Of JAS-39 Gripens, Thailand To Add More SAAB Fighter Jets To Boost Its Air Force
The Eurasian Times
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August 7, 2025
Thailand has finally approved the acquisition of four SAAB Gripen-E/F fighter jets as it modernizes its aging air force amid rising security threats, as seen in the recent border conflict with Cambodia. What began as skirmishes between the two...
Thai prosecutors indict 23 people, firms over Bangkok skyscraper collapse
The Manila Times
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August 7, 2025
BANGKOK — Prosecutors in Thailand on Thursday indicted 23 people and firms in a case linked to the deadly collapse of a high-rise building in the capital Bangkok during an earthquake. FLOWER FOR THE FALLEN A Thai Buddhist monk places flowers to...
Boxing Day Tsunami: 14 Countries Forever Changed On December 26, 2004
News18
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July 30, 2025
Last Updated:July 30, 2025, 13:57 IST The 2004 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, among the deadliest natural disasters in recent history, resulted in the loss of over 230,000 lives across 14 countries, including India Fourteen countries,...
Scientists spot a rare violet primrose in Arunachal’s Dibang Valley
East Mojo
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August 7, 2025
Guwahati, Aug 6: A rare and striking new species of primrose has been discovered in the misty heights of Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley, offering fresh insight into the rich botanical wealth of the Eastern Himalayas. The species, named Primula...
Trump implements broad tariffs targeting dozens of nations
Georgia Today
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August 7, 2025
A sweeping set of new US tariffs targeting more than 90 countries came into effect this week, as President Donald Trump pushes forward with a dramatic overhaul of global trade policy. Just hours before the deadline for countries to negotiate...
The Beginning of the 2025 Election Landscape — Not the Same as 2010
MoeMaKa
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August 1, 2025
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 31 Perspective (MoeMaKa, August 1, 2025) The Beginning of the 2025 Election Landscape — Not the Same as 2010 Four and a half years after the military coup, the junta—formally named the State Administration...
Solarvest Pickleball Cup 2025 makes history as Malaysia’s first clean energy...
News Hub Asia
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August 7, 2025
The inaugural Solarvest Pickleball Cup 2025, an event powered entirely by clean energy, concluded over the weekend at Picklefy, Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia. The tournament, featuring more than 450 players from 12 countries, made history as...
From Guests to Occupiers–II: A Forensic Examination of Kuki Expansionism in Northeast India
Ukhrul Times
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August 7, 2025
PROPAGANDA as OCCUPATION: (Colonial records cited reflect administrative perspectives. Contemporary identities are dynamic and self-determined.) Every occupation begins not with bullets, but with a tale. A tale of displacement. A plea for refuge....
Entrepreneurs strive to export value-added products made from greater club-rush
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 3, 2025
People observe the value-added products displayed at the Myanmar booths at 2025 Style Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand. Photos: Kanu Green Banana Myanmar, an entrepreneurial venture, will produce high-value consumer goods from greater club-rush...