135180 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=12395&ArticleId=2419737BANGKOK – The number of pagodas and stupas damaged in the archeological complex of Bagan in central Myanmar, in the magnitude-6.8 earthquake that shook the country last Wednesday, has risen to 397, according to authorities, media reported on Monday. Restoration works will take at least a year,....Tue, 30 Aug 2016 01:28:00 +0200laht-c57aa10b43ef154b1f7315e997dd4a8d20160830012800http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/22191-absence-of-aftershocks-rattles-geologists.htmlA senior geologist in Thailand has warned that the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that shook central Myanmar last week could be followed by an even stronger seismic event, given the absence of aftershocks so far. Suwit Khosuwan, the active fault director of Thailand’s Department of Mineral Resources,....Mon, 29 Aug 2016 05:47:00 +0200mmtimes-7a1c71a826c991de8979b0675825ba8020160829054700https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/08/28/forest-fire-haze-covers-singapore-as-air-quality-remains-unhealthy.htmlSingapore’s air quality stood at unhealthy levels as haze from Indonesian forest fires intensified Friday, blanketing the city-state in a layer of smoke as the weekend approaches. The three-hourly air pollution index peaked at 215 as of 2 p.m. before easing to 127 at 6 p.m., according to the National Environment Agency.Mon, 29 Aug 2016 04:23:00 +0200TorontoStar-b8de30c06419614e1fa12228884b78fe20160829042300http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/08/28/photo-gallery-aug-22-to-aug-28/The Airlander 10 hybrid airship suffered cockpit damage while landing at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire, south east England (AFP Photo/Justin Tallis) North Korea on Wednesday test-fired a submarine-launched missile 500 kilometres (around 300 miles) towards Japan, marking what weapons analysts....Sun, 28 Aug 2016 07:05:00 +0200thestar-my-d864d87a193f5f4d466ceae52c800eed20160828070500