June 8, 2025
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Unprecedented CCP shake-up: Xi’s inner circle gets a jolt

The reshuffle reflects Xi’s broader strategy to eliminate potential rivals. In a first-of-its-kind move, Chinese President Xi Jinping has approved a surprise personnel shuffle within the Communist Party, switching the roles of two Politburo members—Li Ganjie and Shi Taifeng—according to the South China Morning Post. Both men now helm the other’s former departments in what […]

‘Not the first jolt of magnitude 7’: NCS director on Myanmar earthquakes

Myanmar experienced six significant earthquakes along the Sagaing Fault, with the strongest being 7.2 and 7.0 magnitudes. These tremors, occurring at shallow depths, caused damage in Bangkok due to its high liquefaction risk. The National Centre for Seismology highlights the region’s history of strong seismic activity and continues to monitor aftershocks. The six earthquakes that […]