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Based on 9 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan -- Arkalyk, a town of fewer than 30,000 people in the central belt of Kazakhstan, wears its mining heritage proudly. [1]

Volunteers fished wreckage and parts of three more motorbikes out of the Chak Nok Reservoir. Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation divers, responding to neighbors’ tips, went looking for bodies among the wreckage, but found none. [2]

Not every Tamil is a fighter, says Anglican bishop Colombo (AsiaNews) – We “need to overcome the tendency to see the ghosts of the LTTE in every Tamil,” said Rev Duleep de Chickera, Anglican bishop of Colombo. [3]

LAMPHUN, Feb 17— The northern province of Lamphun, which was severely hit by ongoing drought, has declared five districts disaster zones as dust particle levels in Lampang and Phrae were higher than the safety threshold of 120 microgrammes per cubic ... [7]

By HARN LAY / THE IRRAWADDY Friday, August 22, 2008 [8]

Note: This briefing is based on limited source coverage. The evidence may be incomplete or outdated.

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-02-09 · 38% match

Decaying Kazakh mining town struggles to shift focus

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan -- Arkalyk, a town of fewer than 30,000 people in the central belt of Kazakhstan, wears its mining heritage proudly.

[2] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2023-04-03 · 36% match

More motorbikes fished out of Pattaya lake

Volunteers fished wreckage and parts of three more motorbikes out of the Chak Nok Reservoir. Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation divers, responding to neighbors’ tips, went looking for bodies among the wreckage, but found none.

[3] MM asianews.it · 40% match

Not every Tamil is a fighter, says Anglican bishop

Not every Tamil is a fighter, says Anglican bishop Colombo (AsiaNews) – We “need to overcome the tendency to see the ghosts of the LTTE in every Tamil,” said Rev Duleep de Chickera, Anglican bishop of Colombo.

[4] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 38% match

Shops and Markets Close as Tension Rises in Tachilek

[5] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 38% match

Electricity Problems Plague Tachilek

[6] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 37% match

Bombs Explode in Tachilek

[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2013-02-18 · 31% match

Severe drought hits Lamphun

LAMPHUN, Feb 17— The northern province of Lamphun, which was severely hit by ongoing drought, has declared five districts disaster zones as dust particle levels in Lampang and Phrae were higher than the safety threshold of 120 microgrammes per cubic

[8] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 34% match

Skillful manipulators!

By HARN LAY / THE IRRAWADDY Friday, August 22, 2008

[9] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 32% match

Karenni Rivals at Odds Over Landmine Blast

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