… The magnitude 7.7 earthquake Friday near Myanmar’s second-largest city, Mandalay, killed at least 1,600 people in the Southeast Asian country, which was already riven by a protracted civil war, and destroyed temples, homes, roads and bridges.

It caused panic 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) away in Bangkok as tens of thousands of people poured in to the streets from office towers and skyscraper condos.

Yet most of the presumed victims of the Bangkok building collapse are from Myanmar and other countries in the region. Thai police said 13 people are confirmed dead and 118 are missing as the search of the rubble enters its third day…

Wealthier than most of its neighbors, Thailand and especially its capital Bangkok is kept ticking by millions of migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos who often labor in the riskiest industries with limited legal protections…

It said the 32-story tower was the largest building project undertaken by China Railway 10th Bureau. The consortium included Thai construction company Italian-Thai…

A man from the Bago region in Myanmar, who didn’t give his name, said he earned about 500 baht (US$15) a day as a construction worker on the building…