Exploring a #temple in a small town near #Yangon, #Myanmar. A daily photo from my archives.
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Here at the Institute of ShowbizTM where every location is a potential location, I regularly find myself stumbling through a film set.
As creative as it might be, I do value when I can work from home in a dedicated space that allows for prolonged periods of concentration free from distraction.
In Myanmar's junta successfully exploits the crisis, diplomatically or on the ground, it could weaken resistance groups making territorial gains across the map. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/asia-pacific/politics/quake-junta-chance-myanmar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #earthquakes #myanmar #southeastasia #thailand
Signs of life were detected in the ruins of a Bangkok skyscraper three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that has killed at least 2,000. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/asia-pacific/myanmar-quake-bangkok-skyscraper/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #earthquakes #thailand #myanmar #southeastasia
Toronto organizations try to get relief to Myanmar earthquake survivors
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Southeast Asia Friday, and the official death count has surpassed 2,000. Organizations in Ontario are trying to help out as rescuers overseas continue to dig survivors out of the rubble.
#earthquake #relief #rescue #Myanmar #SoutheastAsia #Ontario
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-organizations-southeast-asia-earthquake-aid-1.7498375?cmp=rss
> Vanke is among several major Chinese property firms mired in a debt crisis in recent years that has left developers in severe financial distress.
> Troubled property developers #Kaisa and #CountryGarden -- both fending off winding up petitions in #HongKong courts -- also reported losses separately.
> Kaisa said on Monday that its losses for the year grew 48.4 percent to $4.03 billion in 2024. https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2290318.html #SouthEastAsia #Malaysia #Thailand #realestate #China #economy
Exploring a #temple in a small town near #Yangon, #Myanmar. A daily photo from my archives.
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‘Not sure of their chances of survival’: Rescue workers in quake-hit Myanmar race against time
A surge of false claims has swept social media since the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte, with supporters claiming the ICC had no jurisdiction and calling it a "kidnapping." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/asia-pacific/crime-legal/duterte-philippines-drug-war-victims/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #rodrigoduterte #philippines #icc #southeastasia
Myanmar quake: SCDF, local rescuers free man trapped under collapsed building after 8-hour effort
> A man was freed from a collapsed building in #Myanmar by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel and local rescuers on Sunday (Mar 30) morning after an eight-hour operation, following the deadly 7.7-magnitude #earthquake on Friday that has killed about 1,700 people. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/scdf-local-rescuers-free-man-collapsed-building-myanmar-earthquake-5033506 #SouthEastAsia
Myanmar anti-coup fighters call partial ceasefire for quake relief
> [..] declared a two-week partial #ceasefire as the military began on Sunday (Mar 30) to facilitate rescue operations and other relief work after a massive #earthquake hit the war-torn country.
> The People's Defence Force (PDF) will "implement a two-week pause in offensive military operations, except for defensive actions, in earthquake-affected areas starting Mar 30, 2025" https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanmar-earthquake-anti-coup-fighters-call-partial-ceasefire-5032971 #SouthEastAsia #Myanmar
Recharging our batteries T+6
Bye-bye, #Hanoi and looking forward to #Sapa
1’600m up and down to 9°C tomorrow morning
#WaitingForTheTrain
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#Chapa #Vacation #OldQuarter #SoutheastAsia #Spring #Train #TrainStation #Vietnam #WorkLifeBalance
Exploring a #temple in a small town near #Yangon, #Myanmar. A daily photo from my archives.
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Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis after quake, IFRC says
Japan’s Sukiya to close nearly 2,000 restaurants after rat, cockroach found in dish https://www.diningandcooking.com/1988248/japans-sukiya-to-close-nearly-2000-restaurants-after-rat-cockroach-found-in-dish/ #china #food #FoodPoisoning #FoodRecalls #FoodTopics #hygiene #JRAkishimaStation #LatinAmerica #pests #rat #restaurant #sanitation #SoutheastAsia #sukiya #tokyo #Tottori #ZenshoHoldings
Malaysia boleh
Malaysia will provide US$2.3 million in earthquake aid to Myanmar: PM Anwar
#quake #Mandalay #Malaysia #aid
#Myanmar #Thailand #Asia #disaster #southeastasia #earthquake #catastrophe
Myanmar anti-coup fighters call partial ceasefire for quake relief
#quake #Mandalay #ceasefire #CivilWar
#Myanmar #Thailand #Asia #disaster #southeastasia #earthquake #catastrophe