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More Than 160 Dead In Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
The battered bodies of more than 160 jade miners were pulled from a sea of mud after a landslide in northern Myanmar on Thursday, after one of the worst-ever accidents to hit the treacherous industry.
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More Than 50 Feared Killed In Landslide At Myanmar Jade Mine
More than 50 people are feared killed after a landslide in northern Myanmar engulfed jade miners while they were sleeping, local police said Tuesday, the latest deadly accident in a notoriously dangerous industry.
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Bodies Of 23 Myanmar Landslide Victims Found: Official
The bodies of 23 victims of a landslide in Myanmar's northern jade mining area have been recovered, an official confirmed Monday, after a days-long search hampered by heavy monsoon rains.
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Fire Kills 20 Myanmar Migrant Workers On Bus In Thailand: Police
A fire on board a bus in western Thailand killed 20 migrant workers from Myanmar early on Friday, police said.
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Myanmar Consul General In Kolkata Dies In Road Accident, Wife Injured
Myanmar Consul General in Kolkata Pyi Soe was killed in a road accident in Jharkhand today when the car he was travelling in from Gaya to Kolkata collided with a truck. Three others, including his wife Nyo, were seriously injured in the crash at Giridih district, about 180 km from Ranchi.
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UN Expects Number Of Dead From Rohingya Boat Accident To Be More Than 60
The death toll from a boat which capsized off Bangladesh carrying Rohingya refugees is set to pass 60, the UN migration agency said Friday.
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9 dead As Red Cross Aid Truck For Rohingya Crashes In Bangladesh
A Red Cross truck carrying aid for Rohingya Muslim refugees crashed in Bangladesh Today killing at least nine people, police said.
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19 Killed As Myanmar Bus Plunges Into Gorge
Nineteen people were killed and 21 injured after their bus toppled into a ravine in eastern Myanmar, police said Saturday.
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Myanmar Wedding Boat Crashes With River Barge, 20 Dead
At least 20 people were killed when a boat carrying scores of wedding guests collided with a river barge in Western Myanmar, authorities said Saturday, with more feared drowned as rescuers searched for the missing.
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25 Dead, Scores Still Missing In Myanmar Ferry Disaster: Official
Searchers have recovered 25 bodies from a ferry that sank in central Myanmar and expect to find scores more corpses as workers begin raising the boat from the riverbed, officials said Monday.
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US Embassy Apologizes After Myanmar Tear Gas Accident
The US Embassy in Myanmar has issued a public apology after a tear gas grenade accidently exploded on Sunday night during a security exercise, sending fumes out onto the street and sparking rumors of a bomb.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Blames Lack of Safety Regulations for Deadly Landslide
A disregard for the rule of law in the jade mining industry in Myanmar had made accidents such as the landslide that killed more than 100 people at the weekend a common occurrence, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi said today.
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Senior Thai Army Officer Wanted in Migrant Trafficking Probe
Thai authorities Tuesday said an arrest warrant has been issued for a high-ranking army officer over human trafficking, the first military figure in junta-ruled Thailand to be implicated in the grim trade in migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Myanmar to Inspect All State-Owned Boats After Ferry Sinking
Myanmar will inspect all state-owned vessels after a ferry accident off the country's western Rakhine state that left at least 61 people dead, state media said today.
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Strong Currents Hamper Search for Myanmar Ferry Victims
Strong currents today hampered efforts to retrieve the bodies of victims of a ferry accident which killed at least 34 people off western Myanmar, as hopes dimmed for the missing.
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More Than 160 Dead In Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
The battered bodies of more than 160 jade miners were pulled from a sea of mud after a landslide in northern Myanmar on Thursday, after one of the worst-ever accidents to hit the treacherous industry.
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More Than 50 Feared Killed In Landslide At Myanmar Jade Mine
More than 50 people are feared killed after a landslide in northern Myanmar engulfed jade miners while they were sleeping, local police said Tuesday, the latest deadly accident in a notoriously dangerous industry.
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Bodies Of 23 Myanmar Landslide Victims Found: Official
The bodies of 23 victims of a landslide in Myanmar's northern jade mining area have been recovered, an official confirmed Monday, after a days-long search hampered by heavy monsoon rains.
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Fire Kills 20 Myanmar Migrant Workers On Bus In Thailand: Police
A fire on board a bus in western Thailand killed 20 migrant workers from Myanmar early on Friday, police said.
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Myanmar Consul General In Kolkata Dies In Road Accident, Wife Injured
Myanmar Consul General in Kolkata Pyi Soe was killed in a road accident in Jharkhand today when the car he was travelling in from Gaya to Kolkata collided with a truck. Three others, including his wife Nyo, were seriously injured in the crash at Giridih district, about 180 km from Ranchi.
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UN Expects Number Of Dead From Rohingya Boat Accident To Be More Than 60
The death toll from a boat which capsized off Bangladesh carrying Rohingya refugees is set to pass 60, the UN migration agency said Friday.
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9 dead As Red Cross Aid Truck For Rohingya Crashes In Bangladesh
A Red Cross truck carrying aid for Rohingya Muslim refugees crashed in Bangladesh Today killing at least nine people, police said.
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19 Killed As Myanmar Bus Plunges Into Gorge
Nineteen people were killed and 21 injured after their bus toppled into a ravine in eastern Myanmar, police said Saturday.
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Myanmar Wedding Boat Crashes With River Barge, 20 Dead
At least 20 people were killed when a boat carrying scores of wedding guests collided with a river barge in Western Myanmar, authorities said Saturday, with more feared drowned as rescuers searched for the missing.
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25 Dead, Scores Still Missing In Myanmar Ferry Disaster: Official
Searchers have recovered 25 bodies from a ferry that sank in central Myanmar and expect to find scores more corpses as workers begin raising the boat from the riverbed, officials said Monday.
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US Embassy Apologizes After Myanmar Tear Gas Accident
The US Embassy in Myanmar has issued a public apology after a tear gas grenade accidently exploded on Sunday night during a security exercise, sending fumes out onto the street and sparking rumors of a bomb.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Blames Lack of Safety Regulations for Deadly Landslide
A disregard for the rule of law in the jade mining industry in Myanmar had made accidents such as the landslide that killed more than 100 people at the weekend a common occurrence, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi said today.
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Senior Thai Army Officer Wanted in Migrant Trafficking Probe
Thai authorities Tuesday said an arrest warrant has been issued for a high-ranking army officer over human trafficking, the first military figure in junta-ruled Thailand to be implicated in the grim trade in migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Myanmar to Inspect All State-Owned Boats After Ferry Sinking
Myanmar will inspect all state-owned vessels after a ferry accident off the country's western Rakhine state that left at least 61 people dead, state media said today.
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Strong Currents Hamper Search for Myanmar Ferry Victims
Strong currents today hampered efforts to retrieve the bodies of victims of a ferry accident which killed at least 34 people off western Myanmar, as hopes dimmed for the missing.
