1,000 stranded as Kazu River overflows in Arakan
Commuters are unable to drive their vehicles either forward or backward due to floodwaters. Ten buses are among those stranded.
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Landslide cuts highway in Arakan
The Rangoon-Sittwe highway was cut by a landslide in Arakan State’s Ann Township, blocking hundreds of cars and trucks from passing on the important commercial thoroughfare.
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Pipeline arson suspects charged in western Burma
Seventeen labourers in Burma’s western Arakan State have been charged with arson, aggravated trespassing and abetting crime for alleged involvement in a fire at a relay station along the Shwe gas and oil pipelines in January.
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Kyaukphyu lights up
Kyaukphyu residents are now enjoying 24-hour electricity thanks to the Shwe Gas project, but locals in nearby Ann township say the pipeline sprung a leak which spewed fire last week.
