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Hans India
13 hours ago
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- Hans India
Thousands celebrate International Yoga Day across Southeast Asia
Bangkok: Several Southeast Asian nations, including Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, celebrated the International Day of Yoga (IDY) on Saturday, emphasising Yoga for unity and sustainability. More than 4000 participants from different walks of life in Thailand celebrated the 11th IDY at the iconic ground of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. 'Over 4000 participants from different walks of life performed the Yoga Protocol in unison, reflecting the spirit of 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health'. It was the culmination of the celebrations to commemorate 10 years of IDY. In Thailand, this milestone has been marked by more than 30 yoga events held in different parts of the country over the past 100 days,' Indian Embassy in Bangkok posted on X. Addressing the event, Indian Ambassador to Thailand Nagesh Singh in his welcome remarks highlighted the role of yoga in promoting physical, mental, and environmental wellbeing, which align with global call for unity and sustainability. Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok, and Wilert Puriwat, President of Chulalongkorn University participated in the event. They encouraged people to embrace yoga for physical and emotional wellbeing and sustainable living and highlighted how the growing popularity of yoga in Thailand has brought the people of the two countries even closer. The 2025 theme, 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health,' has emphasised the connection between personal well-being and planetary health, aligning with India's broader vision of global harmony through traditional wisdom. In Cambodia, the 11th IDY was celebrated in front of the iconic Buddhist temple, Botum Vatey Monastery in Phnom Penh. Appreciating the support from the Cambodian Government in organising the event, the Indian Embassy in Phnom Penh posted on X stating, 'Thanks to Ministries of Tourism, Culture and Fine Arts, Education, Youth and Sport, and Phnom Penh Capital Administration for the support. Special thanks to Huot Hak, Cambodian Minister of Tourism for gracing the event.' Additionally, in Vietnam, the IDY was observed at Hanoi with the Common Yoga Protocol, joined by the Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam; Vice Chairman of Vietnam India Parliamentary Friendship Group; Ambassadors of India, Thailand and Sri Lanka and about 1000 friends of Yoga for One Earth, One Health.
Egypt Independent
05-04-2025
- Health
- Egypt Independent
Miracle rescues offer hope, days after deadly Myanmar earthquake
CNN — Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The miraculous rescues of the two men offer rare moments of hope in the Southeast Asian country, where the ruling military government has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against armed opposition groups to aid recovery efforts. One of the rescues came in the city of Mandalay, near the quake's epicenter, where a 53-year-old man was saved by Myanmar fire officials and a Chinese rescue team on Wednesday, 125 hours after he became trapped in the debris of a toppled hotel. Dramatic video shared on social media shows the man being carried on a stretcher as rescue workers surround him, applauding. In a separate rescue in the nearby city of Sagaing, a 40-year-old man was pulled from the rubble on Wednesday and is 'doing OK' at a local hospital, a local rescue worker said. Video obtained by CNN shows rescuers using special cameras to locate the man. The quake killed more than 3,000 people and injured thousands more, according to the ruling junta. Experts have warned the true death toll is likely to be higher as hundreds remain missing and hopes of finding people alive is dwindling fast. Humanitarian organizations are continuing to stress the need for urgent aid, especially to more remote areas of the country. Even before the quake, four years of civil war had left millions without adequate shelter, and battered health and communication infrastructure. It was unclear on Thursday whether the temporary ceasefire set to run until April 22 was holding. Hospitals are struggling to cope with the overwhelming number of injured, as critical medical care is delivered from makeshift tents, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. 'In these tents, patients with fractures, wounds, and shock are being stabilized. They are functioning as mobile health clinics — delivering care where there are no longer walls,' said a WHO emergency team member on site in Mandalay. Around 500 buildings have totally collapsed and 800 more are partially destroyed, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), raising challenges for rescue workers toiling among the rubble. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was scheduled to address the disaster response at a meeting of regional leaders on Thursday in neighboring Thailand, where powerful tremors from the quake killed at least 22 people. In Thailand's capital, Bangkok, rescuers detected signs of life on Thursday at a site where dozens are feared trapped under the rubble following the collapse of an under-construction high-rise building that killed at least 15 people. Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt said workers digging through the rubble 'shouted into a shaft' and heard a voice respond – raising hopes for families that have faced an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones. 'This signal suggests that someone is there, offering hope,' Chadchart said. 'We are all moving forward with full effort. The operation to drill into the area continues.' Nearly 20 million people – or one in every three in Myanmar – were already in need of humanitarian aid before the earthquake, according to a statement made by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday. He also announced the deployment of the United Nations' emergency relief coordinator to the country and announced the special envoy on Myanmar will arrive in the coming days to reinforce the UN commitment to peace and humanitarian efforts. With the monsoon season fast approaching, the United Nations has warned the crisis could escalate without immediate and sustained international support.
Saudi Gazette
04-04-2025
- Health
- Saudi Gazette
Miracle rescues offer hope, days after deadly Myanmar earthquake
BANGKOK — Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The miraculous rescues of the two men offer rare moments of hope in the Southeast Asian country, where the ruling military government has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against armed opposition groups to aid recovery efforts. One of the rescues came in the city of Mandalay, near the quake's epicenter, where a 53-year-old man was saved by Myanmar fire officials and a Chinese rescue team on Wednesday, 125 hours after he became trapped in the debris of a toppled hotel. Dramatic video shared on social media shows the man being carried on a stretcher as rescue workers surround him, applauding. In a separate rescue in the nearby city of Sagaing, a 40-year-old man was pulled from the rubble on Wednesday and is 'doing OK' at a local hospital, a local rescue worker said. Video obtained by CNN shows rescuers using special cameras to locate the man. The quake killed more than 3,000 people and injured thousands more, according to the ruling junta. Experts have warned the true death toll is likely to be higher as hundreds remain missing and hopes of finding people alive is dwindling organizations are continuing to stress the need for urgent aid, especially to more remote areas of the before the quake, four years of civil war had left millions without adequate shelter, and battered health and communication was unclear on Thursday whether the temporary ceasefire set to run until April 22 was are struggling to cope with the overwhelming number of injured, as critical medical care is delivered from makeshift tents, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.'In these tents, patients with fractures, wounds, and shock are being stabilized. They are functioning as mobile health clinics — delivering care where there are no longer walls,' said a WHO emergency team member on site in 500 buildings have totally collapsed and 800 more are partially destroyed, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), raising challenges for rescue workers toiling among the chief Min Aung Hlaing was scheduled to address the disaster response at a meeting of regional leaders on Thursday in neighboring Thailand, where powerful tremors from the quake killed at least 22 Thailand's capital, Bangkok, rescuers detected signs of life on Thursday at a site where dozens are feared trapped under the rubble following the collapse of an under-construction high-rise building that killed at least 15 Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt said workers digging through the rubble 'shouted into a shaft' and heard a voice respond – raising hopes for families that have faced an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones.'This signal suggests that someone is there, offering hope,' Chadchart said. 'We are all moving forward with full effort. The operation to drill into the area continues.'Nearly 20 million people – or one in every three in Myanmar – were already in need of humanitarian aid before the earthquake, according to a statement made by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday. He also announced the deployment of the United Nations' emergency relief coordinator to the country and announced the special envoy on Myanmar will arrive in the coming days to reinforce the UN commitment to peace and humanitarian the monsoon season fast approaching, the United Nations has warned the crisis could escalate without immediate and sustained international support. — CNN
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Miracle rescues offer hope, days after deadly Myanmar earthquake
Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The miraculous rescues of the two men offer rare moments of hope in the Southeast Asian country, where the ruling military government has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against armed opposition groups to aid recovery efforts. One of the rescues came in the city of Mandalay, near the quake's epicenter, where a 53-year-old man was saved by Myanmar fire officials and a Chinese rescue team on Wednesday, 125 hours after he became trapped in the debris of a toppled hotel. Dramatic video shared on social media shows the man being carried on a stretcher as rescue workers surround him, applauding. In a separate rescue in the nearby city of Sagaing, a 40-year-old man was pulled from the rubble on Wednesday and is 'doing OK' at a local hospital, a local rescue worker said. Video obtained by CNN shows rescuers using special cameras to locate the man. The quake killed more than 3,000 people and injured thousands more, according to the ruling junta. Experts have warned the true death toll is likely to be higher as hundreds remain missing and hopes of finding people alive is dwindling fast. Humanitarian organizations are continuing to stress the need for urgent aid, especially to more remote areas of the country. Even before the quake, four years of civil war had left millions without adequate shelter, and battered health and communication infrastructure. It was unclear on Thursday whether the temporary ceasefire set to run until April 22 was holding. Hospitals are struggling to cope with the overwhelming number of injured, as critical medical care is delivered from makeshift tents, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. 'In these tents, patients with fractures, wounds, and shock are being stabilized. They are functioning as mobile health clinics — delivering care where there are no longer walls,' said a WHO emergency team member on site in Mandalay. Around 500 buildings have totally collapsed and 800 more are partially destroyed, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), raising challenges for rescue workers toiling among the rubble. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was scheduled to address the disaster response at a meeting of regional leaders on Thursday in neighboring Thailand, where powerful tremors from the quake killed at least 22 people. In Thailand's capital Bangkok, rescuers detected signs of life on Thursday at a site where dozens are feared trapped under the rubble following the collapse of an under-construction high rise building that killed at least 15 people. Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt said workers digging through the rubble 'shouted into a shaft' and heard a voice back – raising hopes for families that have faced an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones. 'This signal suggests that someone is there, offering hope,' Chadchart said. 'We are all moving forward with full effort. The operation to drill into the area continues.' CNN's Kocha Olarn contributed reporting from Bangkok
CNN
03-04-2025
- Health
- CNN
Miracle rescues offer hope, days after deadly Myanmar earthquake
Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The miraculous rescues of the two men offer rare moments of hope in the Southeast Asian country, where the ruling military government has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against armed opposition groups to aid recovery efforts. One of the rescues came in the city of Mandalay, near the quake's epicenter, where a 53-year-old man was saved by Myanmar fire officials and a Chinese rescue team on Wednesday, 125 hours after he became trapped in the debris of a toppled hotel. Dramatic video shared on social media shows the man being carried on a stretcher as rescue workers surround him, applauding. In a separate rescue in the nearby city of Sagaing, a 40-year-old man was pulled from the rubble on Wednesday and is 'doing OK' at a local hospital, a local rescue worker said. Video obtained by CNN shows rescuers using special cameras to locate the man. The quake killed more than 3,000 people and injured thousands more, according to the ruling junta. Experts have warned the true death toll is likely to be higher as hundreds remain missing and hopes of finding people alive is dwindling fast. Humanitarian organizations are continuing to stress the need for urgent aid, especially to more remote areas of the country. Even before the quake, four years of civil war had left millions without adequate shelter, and battered health and communication infrastructure. It was unclear on Thursday whether the temporary ceasefire set to run until April 22 was holding. Hospitals are struggling to cope with the overwhelming number of injured, as critical medical care is delivered from makeshift tents, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. 'In these tents, patients with fractures, wounds, and shock are being stabilized. They are functioning as mobile health clinics — delivering care where there are no longer walls,' said a WHO emergency team member on site in Mandalay. Around 500 buildings have totally collapsed and 800 more are partially destroyed, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), raising challenges for rescue workers toiling among the rubble. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was scheduled to address the disaster response at a meeting of regional leaders on Thursday in neighboring Thailand, where powerful tremors from the quake killed at least 22 people. In Thailand's capital Bangkok, rescuers detected signs of life on Thursday at a site where dozens are feared trapped under the rubble following the collapse of an under-construction high rise building that killed at least 15 people. Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt said workers digging through the rubble 'shouted into a shaft' and heard a voice back – raising hopes for families that have faced an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones. 'This signal suggests that someone is there, offering hope,' Chadchart said. 'We are all moving forward with full effort. The operation to drill into the area continues.' CNN's Kocha Olarn contributed reporting from Bangkok
