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Burma earthquake: Eyewitness account

April 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

Part of The Guardian’s recent feature: Natural disasters? Floods, earthquakes, landslides: 2011 is a year of disasters. Bill McKibben asks: are we to blame? March: Magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck about 30 miles north of Tachileik on the Thai-Burma border Human cost: At least 75 dead; more than 110 injured Economic cost: Not yet known Survivor’s […]

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Tags: Asia-Pacific · Burma · natural disasters · The Guardian

Thailand protests: Soldier killed as troops fire warning shots at red-shirts

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Foreign Office says protests in Bangkok and beyond mean Britons should avoid all but essential visits to Thailand Greg Lowe in Bangkok and Mark Tran ONE THAI SOLDIER has died in clashes north of Bangkok between troops and red-shirted anti-government protesters agitating for the dissolution of parliament. A Reuters photographer said the soldier was shot […]

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Tags: news · red shirts · Thailand · The Guardian · UDD