Health Lead Story News Sagaing
H1N1 death toll in Burma rises to 27
In Sagaing Division, it has been reported that six family members of medical doctors have contracted H1N1.
Category: Sagaing
2 killed, 100,000 displaced by floods in Burma
Water levels have risen steadily since unrelenting monsoon rain began in early July, driving some people to higher land or seek shelter in Buddhist monasteries, says official.
3 dead as flooding wracks Upper Sagaing
“Floodwaters have swept away 23 houses and affected more than 10,000 people,” said Dr. Zaw Win, the regional minister of social affairs for Sagaing Division.
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Latpadaung Lead Story News Sagaing
Protesters again face down police at Letpadaung
Protesters confronted police along the Pathein-Monywa Road near the controversial Letpadaung copper mine in Salingyi Township on Monday, in the latest dust-up over the Chinese-backed project in southern Sagaing Division.
Measures to prevent violence put forward after Sagaing jade mine killings
Sagaing divisional authorities are undertaking a four-step plan to prevent violent confrontations between licensed mining companies and so-called “freelance” jade scavengers at the Khamti jade mines after an altercation two days ago saw four scavengers shot dead by law enforcement personnel.
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Indians block border in protest at Tatmadaw incursions
Manipuri locals accuse Burmese soldiers of intruding onto Indian territory and terrorising local villagers.