August 24, 2026

Asia Watch

Myanmar-Thailand earthquake live updates: Myanmar faces worst devastation in Asia in 100 years – ABC News

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Myanmar-Thailand earthquake live updates: Myanmar faces worst devastation in Asia in 100 years – ABC News
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A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened skyscrapers from Myanmar to Thailand.

The epicenter was in Mandalay, Myanmar, the country’s second-largest city. Even Bangkok, some 600 miles away, felt widespread shaking and saw significant damage from the quake — including the total collapse of a skyscraper under construction.

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Myanmar’s Military Continues To Bomb Towns Amid Deadly Earthquake Crisis– www.ndtv.com

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Myanmar’s Military Continues To Bomb Towns Amid Deadly Earthquake Crisis– www.ndtv.com
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An armed resistance movement against Myanmar’s military-run government criticised the junta on Sunday for conducting airstrikes on villages even as the country reels from an earthquake that has killed around 1,700 people.

The Karen National Union, one of Myanmar’s oldest ethnic armies, said in a statement that the junta “continues to carry out airstrikes targeting civilian areas, even as the population suffers tremendously from the earthquake”.

The group said that under normal circumstances, the military would be prioritising relief efforts, but instead is focused on “deploying forces to attack its people”.

A spokesman for the junta did not reply to queries from Reuters about the criticism.

Myanmar has been locked in civil war with multiple armed opposition groups since a 2021 coup, when the military seized power from the elected government of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

Russia Sends Rescuers to Myanmar After Deadly Earthquake– www.themoscowtimes.com

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Russia Sends Rescuers to Myanmar After Deadly Earthquake– www.themoscowtimes.com
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Russia deployed more than 120 rescuers, medics and sniffer dogs to Myanmar following a devastating earthquake that struck the Southeast Asian country on Friday, the Emergency Situations Ministry announced over the weekend.

The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake rose to more than 1,700 on Monday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble, the country’s military-led government, with thousands more injured and over 300 missing.

Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry, acting on orders from President Vladimir Putin, sent two teams to assist in search and rescue operations.

Myanmar’s state broadcaster MRTV reported Sunday that two Russian planes carrying rescue workers, ambulances and equipment arrived in the capital, Naypyidaw.

Impeached South Korean president released from prison – Morning Star Online

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Impeached South Korean president released from prison – Morning Star Online
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SOUTH KOREA’S impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court cancelled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being detained.

After walking out of a detention centre near Seoul, Mr Yoon waved and bowed deeply to his supporters, who were shouting his name and waving South Korean and US flags. Mr Yoon climbed into a black van headed to his presidential residence in Seoul.

In a statement distributed by his lawyers, Mr Yoon said that he “appreciates the courage and decision by the Seoul Central District Court to correct illegality,” in an apparent reference to legal disputes over his arrest.

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South Korea’s President Ordered Released from Jail by Court

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South Korea’s impeached President, Joon Suk Yeol has been ordered released by the Seoul Central District Court. Yoon was accused of leading a rebellion after he declared martial law on December 3, 2024. A recent inadvertent shelling of one of its own villages has some paying closer attention to South Korea, for now. A shell struck a village, injuring 8, though the military claims it was a training accident.

South Korean court orders impeached president released from jail– abcnews.go.com
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A South Korean court ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, according to news reports Friday.

The Yonhap News Agency reported that the Seoul Central District Court made the ruling Friday. Other South Korean media carried similar reports.

The court didn’t immediately confirm the reports.

Yoon was arrested in January in connection with his Dec. 3 martial law decree.

Investigators have alleged that the decree amounted to rebellion. If he’s convicted of that offense, he would face the death penalty or life imprisonment.