BANGKOK -- Nine people were killed and two others injured in a firework factory explosion in central Thailand's Suphan Buri province on Wednesday, local authorities said.
According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, the explosion occurred at 11:10 a.m. local time, prompting emergency services to respond and transport the injured to a nearby hospital. (Thailand-Explosion-Injury)
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TOKYO -- Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for wide areas along the Pacific coast on Wednesday morning following a powerful earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
The warning, issued at 9:40 a.m. local time, raises the earlier advisory to a full alert, with waves up to 3 meters expected. (Japan-Tsunami-Warning)
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PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia -- Foreign military attachés from 13 countries to Cambodia on Wednesday observed the implementation of a Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire agreement at An Ses border checkpoint here in northwest Cambodia.
The checkpoint borders Thailand's Ubon Ratchathani province. (Cambodia-Thailand-Inspection)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday upgraded Malaysia's economic growth projections for 2025 and 2026.
The IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook report that it now projects Malaysia's real gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 4.5 percent and 4 percent in 2025 and 2026, respectively. (Malaysia-Economic outlook-Positive) ■
