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Pattaya, March 23rd, 2026 – Mr. Wuttisak Roemkitkarn, Vice Mayor of Pattaya City, along with city executives, conducted an on-site inspection of the Community Health Promotion Center (ศสมช.) located near the Walking Street area. [1]

Running of Kuala Lumpur: When Demographics Stand in the Way of Direct Polls Published There are sound reasons for Kuala Lumpur to have a directly elected mayor. [2]

AUSTIN: Data centres were supposed to be a gift. In cities across the United States, more and more mayors are treating them like a problem. [3]

YANGON — The Yangon regional Parliament has approved amendments to the municipal law that will see a vice mayor elected in a secret ballot. [4]

YANGON—The Yangon city municipality election commission has directly reported a complaint against Yangon Vice Mayor U Soe Lwin to the Yangon Region chief minister, according to commission chair U Aung Khaing. [5]

Climbing mountains is an age-old pastime, but Mt. Gyejok Red Clay Road in Daejeon City, in the central region of South Korea, famously puts a twist on the activity with its barefoot hiking. [6]

YANGON — Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein signed the new Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) bill into law on Thursday. (confirmed by 2 sources) [7]

BEIJING—Hours after she poisoned a British businessman, Gu Kailai reached out to a trusted ally—Wang Lijun. [8]

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[1] TH thepattayanews.com · 2026-03-23 · 85% match

Pattaya Vice Mayor Inspects Community Health Promotion Center Near Walking Street

Pattaya, March 23rd, 2026 – Mr. Wuttisak Roemkitkarn, Vice Mayor of Pattaya City, along with city executives, conducted an on-site inspection of the Community Health Promotion Center (ศสมช.) located near the Walking Street area.

[2] TH fulcrum.sg · 2026-03-13 · 75% match

Running of Kuala Lumpur: When Demographics Stand in the Way of Direct Polls

Running of Kuala Lumpur: When Demographics Stand in the Way of Direct Polls Published There are sound reasons for Kuala Lumpur to have a directly elected mayor.

[3] MY www.thestar.com.my · 2026-03-16 · 38% match

US mayors push back against data centre boom as AI backlash grows

AUSTIN: Data centres were supposed to be a gift. In cities across the United States, more and more mayors are treating them like a problem.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-06-26 · 75% match

Yangon Amends Municipal Law, Creates Vice Mayor Position

YANGON — The Yangon regional Parliament has approved amendments to the municipal law that will see a vice mayor elected in a secret ballot.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-05-30 · 75% match

Complaint Filed Against Yangon’s Newly-Elected Vice Mayor

YANGON—The Yangon city municipality election commission has directly reported a complaint against Yangon Vice Mayor U Soe Lwin to the Yangon Region chief minister, according to commission chair U Aung Khaing.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-04-09 · 75% match

A Week in Korea: Barefoot Hiking, a Brush with History and the DMZ Close Up

Climbing mountains is an age-old pastime, but Mt. Gyejok Red Clay Road in Daejeon City, in the central region of South Korea, famously puts a twist on the activity with its barefoot hiking.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-06-29 · 75% match

Yangon Chief Minister Makes New Municipal Law Official

YANGON — Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein signed the new Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) bill into law on Thursday.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-09-20 · 72% match

Ex-police Chief in China Scandal Sought US Asylum

BEIJING—Hours after she poisoned a British businessman, Gu Kailai reached out to a trusted ally—Wang Lijun.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-04-07 · 71% match

Chongqing official under scrutiny ahead of leadership shuffle

CHONGQING -- Chongqing Vice Mayor He Ting has reportedly been detained in an investigation by a corruption monitoring body, a sign of power struggles within the Chinese Communist Party ahead of its leadership reshuffle this year.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-02-10 · 71% match

Italian Sister City Advises Rangoon on Transport Reform

RANGOON — Authorities from the Italian city of Turin have urged the Rangoon government to implement a mechanism to better engage the public in developing an efficient urban transportation system and reducing traffic in Burma’s commercial capital.

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