Fate of Myanmar's vulnerable capital uncertain in wake of quake

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BANGKOK -- Six weeks after Myanmar's military-built capital, Naypyitaw, was devastated by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake -- the largest of many in the past century -- a question mark hangs over the city: is it worth reconstructing?
Naypyitaw straddles the major Sagaing fault line that also…

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