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Asia stock markets mixed after Wall St high, virus surge. Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings.

Myanmar gems industry targeted in push for sanctions. Asian shares shed gains ahead of Fed policy statement. Amid military atrocities, Myanmar public urges gas sanctions. Myanmar journalist reported to have died in army custody. World shares mixed as markets await word from Fed meeting. Southeast Asia. Laos opens railway to China as debt to Beijing rises.

Asian shares press higher after Wall St record. Bangkok has reported a jump in Covid caseloads, many involving infections in restaurant-cum-pubs and crowded communities, according to the Department of Disease Control DDC.

Twelve eateries in Pattaya were found violating Covid restrictions during police raids late on Wednesday night, with many customers, both Thais and foreigners, caught drinking alcohol. The Social Security Fund's pension scheme, which was designed to provide a source of income for those who have retired from the private sector, may not last unless changes are made to strengthen its finances, experts warn. The National Anti-Corruption Commission NACC will file a case in the Supreme Court against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and others for allegedly wasting a million-baht budget on publicising infrastructure projects in Other Services.

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