Myanmar: Flash Floods Hit Tachileik After Sai River Overflows

Heavy rainfall on Monday, July 28, caused the Sai River—which runs along the Thailand–Myanmar border—to overflow, leading to flash floods in low-lying areas of Tachileik, Shan State. Floodwaters affected several neighborhoods, including Pone Htun, Talawt, and Makao Kham wards. As a precaution, authorities cut electricity to minimize safety risks.

Myanmar: Flash Floods Hit Tachileik After Sai River Overflows 2

Heavy rainfall on Monday, July 28, caused the Sai River—which runs along the Thailand–Myanmar border—to overflow, leading to flash floods in low-lying areas of Tachileik, Shan State. Floodwaters affected several neighborhoods, including Pone Htun, Talawt, and Makao Kham wards. As a precaution, authorities cut electricity to minimize safety risks.

Myanmar activist lectures at Sophia University

Myanmar activist lectures at Sophia University

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Myanmar's 1988 uprising leader speaks in Yangon

Myanmar's 1988 uprising leader speaks in Yangon

TOKYO, Japan - Min Ko Naing, the student leader of the 1988 prodemocracy movement in Myanmar, speaks at a press conference in Yangon in January 2012. He arrived in Japan for the first time on Nov. 28, 2014.

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Myanmar dissidents back Suu Kyi's election bid

Myanmar dissidents back Suu Kyi's election bid

YANGON, Myanmar - Min Ko Naing (C) and other prominent Myanmar dissidents announce during a press conference in Yangon on Jan. 21, 2012, that they will back pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a parliamentary by-election in April 2012. (Kyodo)