Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Burma’s government says past three years that the number of climate-induced disasters such as floods and cyclones has increased over the past three years.
Once perfected in Burma, the technology could help other large-scale restoration projects, said WIF’s Lyngdoh.
Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News
The humanitarian aid included food, drinking water, clothes and medicine, according to a statement from the Indian embassy.
Lead Story Natural Disasters News
According to the ministry, the highest level of destruction was in Maungdaw, northwestern Arakan State.
Arakan Chin Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Cyclone Mora wreaked havoc on Burma’s west coast in the early hours of this morning, leaving a trail of destruction across Arakan and Chin states.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News
Four people have been killed and about 60 houses destroyed as storms caused by Cyclone Maarutha wreaked havoc in the Irrawaddy Delta.
Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Storm’s path runs between Thandwe and Sittwe. Locals and visitors are warned of high waves, landslides and mudslides, and some 13cm of rainfall by Tuesday.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story Military News
One student explained that while the play carried an anti-war message, it was in no way meant to be anti-military.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Villages have been evacuated and schools in Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta have been ordered to close.
Environment Farmers Lead Story News
Last year’s floods and other extreme weather events have prompted many farmers in the Irrawaddy Delta to leave some of their land fallow.
Feature Features (OLD) Lead Story News
Burma’s cities are attracting an increasing number of rural poor, but efforts to provide them with affordable housing are falling short.
Environment Lead Story Natural Disasters News
The Global Climate Risk Index 2015 lists Honduras as the country suffering most from the effects of extreme weather events in the 20-year period.
Lead Story Natural Disasters News
DVB speaks to Sa Naing Naing, recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal.
Environment Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News
Refined salt production in the Irrawaddy delta has been in decline since the area was devastated by Cyclone Nargis in 2008, said an official at Myanmar Salt Enterprise.
Contributor Human Rights Lead Story News
No one is asking why the most significant and extraordinary information to have come out of the country for decades, identifying 20 percent of Burma’s expected population is “Missing,” is disregarded.
Activists and locals in the Irrawaddy delta town of Labutta held a multi-faith prayer on Friday in commemoration of the Cyclone Nargis tragedy which ravaged the delta on this day in 2008, leaving up to 140,000 dead and some 2 million homeless.
Features Lead Story News Video
“Orphans of the Storm” is a documentary by Quicksilver Media that follows the plight of children orphaned by Cyclone Nargis, which struck six years ago today.
Development Land Lead Story News
Up to 80,000 residents of informal settlements in wards 61, 67 and 93 of Rangoon’s Dagon Seikkan township are on-edge after a deadline to leave their homes or face eviction came and went without incident last Sunday.
Meteorological expert used as a scapegoat by the government after Cyclone Nargis to set up warning centre in Irrawaddy division
Authorities in Magwe division threaten to charge group of youths who set about collecting donations for victims of the October flooding
Farmers selling off land to repay gambling debts as growing crisis threatens to send greater numbers of Burmese into poverty
Three years on from devastating cyclone, aid workers say Burmese government has softened its approach to victims of natural disasters
Suspicion of foreigners in the country around the elections may extend to aid workers despite murmurings among Western policymakers that aid should be stepped up
