The ongoing conflict in Thailand’s deep south since 2004 has resulted in over 23,000 violent incidents and more than 7,000 deaths, primarily affecting the Muslim Malay majority in Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala provinces.

A court in Thailand issued arrest warrants on Thursday for 17 people in connection with the deadly collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper.

Over 1,700 fatalities have been reported following a devastating earthquake in Myanmar, with the US Geological Survey predicting the death toll could rise significantly.

Cliff Notes – Myanmar earthquake latest: The death toll in Myanmar from the 7.7 magnitude…

A member of a rescue team based in Mandalay, Myanmar, told the BBC the number of deaths from the earthquake is not yet known – “but is at least in the hundreds”

A powerful earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar, registering 7.7 on the Richter scale, followed by a 6.4 magnitude aftershock.