Thousands have evacuated from cracked buildings in Bangkok three days after a powerful earthquake in central Myanmar.

Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs. Investigators also said they found substandard steel bars in the rubble.

At least two people were killed on Friday after a building collapsed in Bangkok during a strong earthquake in the region.

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to Thailand for a regional summit as his country reels from an earthquake that killed thousands and left cities in ruins. The earthquake in central Myanmar last Friday killed 3,

Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, global aid bodies warned on Thursday.

At least 21 deaths have been reported in Thailand. More than half came from the collapsed skyscraper, meant to house the country's State Audit Office.

During his visit to Thailand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences for the lives lost in the recent earthquake, emphasising the cultural ties between India and Thailand. His visit included attending the BIMSTEC summit and witnessing a traditional Thai performance.

BANGKOK—Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar’s capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,