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Unattended microwave suspected in Samut Prakan apartment fire An unattended microwave is suspected to have caused a fire in Samut Prakan yesterday, March 25, at a five-storey apartment building in Mueang Samut Prakan district, prompting firefighters... [1]

AFP Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 23 people including four children, authorities said, in an attack the United States warned undermines peace efforts. [2]

Authorities in Myanmar have confirmed that over 140 people lost their lives following a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday. The tremors were felt in neighbouring countries, including Thailand, Laos, and China. [3]

A man stands by burnt vehicles at the site of a reported attack by Israeli settlers in a residential area on the outskirts of Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank, on November 4, 2024. [4]

Government Announces Low-Cost Housing Plan as Minimum Wage Bites Garment manufacturers loudly opposed the level of the country’s first minimum wage, which came into force on Sept. 1 at 3,600 kyat per day. [5]

PANGHSANG, Wa Special Region — A few decades back, Tun Kyi was a different man: a loyal and disciplined medic who treated Thakin Ba Thein Tin, chairman of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB), and his comrades. [6]

SINGAPORE – When the floor of her second-storey office in Myanmar began to shake on March 28, Juni thought she was just light-headed from staring at her laptop screen for too long. Then came the loud boom when a wooden beam crashed to the floor. [7]

HONG KONG From her 49th-floor office at Central Plaza, Hong Kong's third-tallest building, Gigi Chao juggles three roles as a business executive, philanthropist and one of Asia's most prominent gay rights activists. [8]

Sources
[1] TH thethaiger.com · 2026-03-26 · 85% match

Unattended microwave suspected in Samut Prakan apartment fire

Unattended microwave suspected in Samut Prakan apartment fire An unattended microwave is suspected to have caused a fire in Samut Prakan yesterday, March 25, at a five-storey apartment building in Mueang Samut Prakan district, prompting firefighters

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-08-29 · 75% match

Russian attack killing 23 in Kyiv unleashes international fury

AFP Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 23 people including four children, authorities said, in an attack the United States warned undermines peace efforts.

[3] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2025-03-29 · 75% match

Myanmar Reports Over 140 Dead After Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake

Authorities in Myanmar have confirmed that over 140 people lost their lives following a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday. The tremors were felt in neighbouring countries, including Thailand, Laos, and China.

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-11-05 · 75% match

Israeli settlers burn cars in West Bank attack: Palestinians

A man stands by burnt vehicles at the site of a reported attack by Israeli settlers in a residential area on the outskirts of Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank, on November 4, 2024.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-09-12 · 75% match

The Irrawaddy Business Roundup (Sept. 12, 2015)

Government Announces Low-Cost Housing Plan as Minimum Wage Bites Garment manufacturers loudly opposed the level of the country’s first minimum wage, which came into force on Sept. 1 at 3,600 kyat per day.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-05-05 · 75% match

Panghsang, Former Communist Stronghold, Takes Center Stage in Peace Process

PANGHSANG, Wa Special Region — A few decades back, Tun Kyi was a different man: a loyal and disciplined medic who treated Thakin Ba Thein Tin, chairman of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB), and his comrades.

[7] MM www.straitstimes.com · 75% match

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/we-just-do-what-we-can-singaporeans-in-myanmar-stoic-after-massive-quake

SINGAPORE – When the floor of her second-storey office in Myanmar began to shake on March 28, Juni thought she was just light-headed from staring at her laptop screen for too long. Then came the loud boom when a wooden beam crashed to the floor.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-12-29 · 31% match

Gigi Chao has a head for business and a heart for LGBT rights

HONG KONG From her 49th-floor office at Central Plaza, Hong Kong's third-tallest building, Gigi Chao juggles three roles as a business executive, philanthropist and one of Asia's most prominent gay rights activists.

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