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.
Commuters are unable to drive their vehicles either forward or backward due to floodwaters. Ten buses are among those stranded.
Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News
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.
Ethnic issues Lead Story Natural resources News
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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Business Environment Lead Story News
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.