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Thai New Year, largest-ever US-Philippine joint military drills, and a deadly airstrike in Myanmar

2023-04-14

Dubbed “the world’s largest water fight”- watch how Thailand ushers in Songkran, the Thai New Year, with a splashing good time. See how the largest-ever U.S.-Philippine joint military exercises are no child’s play, and the details on an airstrike by Burmese junta forces that was condemned by ASEAN. RECAP: A round-up of news from Southeast Asia this week.

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