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    Tagged: irrawaddy river

    Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News

    Locals oppose dam-building on Ngaw Chan Kha

    The Ngaw Chan Kha is a tributary of the Mali Kha, one of two rivers that form the source of the Irrawaddy, Burma’s most important waterway

    Lead Story Mandalay Division News

    Mandalay, Pakokku hit by floods; Irrawaddy River exceeds danger level

    Flooding has driven thousands of people from their homes in Mandalay Division as seasonal monsoon rains wreak havoc on the region.

    Lead Story News Sagaing

    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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    Environment Lead Story Natural resources News

    Burmese president awaits key report on Myitsone

    A second report covering the Myitsone dam project on the Irrawaddy River will soon be submitted to the Burmese president for his consideration.

    Analysis Contributor Lead Story

    Diverse perceptions of the Irrawaddy River Valley among its inhabitants

    For centuries, the Irrawaddy River has served as Burma’s main riverine artery, but what does the future hold for this important waterway?

    Irrawaddy Division Lead Story Military News

    Military to sue 9 schoolchildren for defamation

    One student explained that while the play carried an anti-war message, it was in no way meant to be anti-military.

    Health Lead Story News Sagaing

    Metal contamination on Chindwin River ‘dangerously high’

    “We discovered that the contamination of heavy metals such as iron, copper and arsenic has increased in the Chindwin River due to waste disposal from gold mining operations,” said the Ministry of Transport’s Director-General.

    Lead Story Logging News Sagaing

    Search intensifies for killers of forestry officer

    A band of illegal loggers who beat a forestry officer to death in Shwebo are still at large.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News Sagaing

    2 killed as flash floods hit Sagaing

    Two people were reportedly killed when flash floods hit the village of Myelin in the Sagaing Division town of Pinlebu on Thursday.

    Contributor Kachin Lead Story News

    Chinese ambassador’s Kachin visit sparks Myitsone protests

    Kachin NGOs react to China’s perceived attempt to resurrect Myitsone dam project.

    Crime Lead Story News

    Police arrest suspected Irrawaddy pirates

    Eight people, included their suspected ringleader, have been arrested and face charges for robbing a passenger ship on the Irrawaddy River on Sunday.

    Feature Lead Story Mandalay Division News Travel & Tourism

    TRAVEL: On the Road in Mandalay

    Heading to Mandalay? Tour the city with DVB’s street-by-street guide to discover the good, the bad and the ugly in this Burmese city.

    Feature Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Resurrecting the Irrawaddy Flotilla

    A Scottish firm has been reliving the heady days of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company with luxury river cruises.

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    Lead Story Mandalay Division Natural resources News Photos

    IN PHOTOS: Flow of the Irrawaddy

    The suspension of the Myistone dam project has allowed a replenishing of river life on the Irrawaddy. But for long how will that last?

    Business Development Lead Story Natural resources News

    Myitsone Dam has cost us $800m, says China

    Naypyidaw is liable to pay compensation to the Chinese state-owned electricity giant if the project is permanently cancelled, Myanmar Times reports.

    2015 Elections Interview Lead Story News Politics

    INTERVIEW: Kachin MP Doi Bu

    Doi Bu, joint-secretary of the Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State, discusses her party’s plans for the upcoming general election in her home state.

    Irrawaddy Division Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    President urges evacuation in Irrawaddy delta

    “Natural disasters can’t be stopped once they start,” Thein Sein warns delta residents in a speech broadcast on state TV.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News Pegu Division

    Pyay locals evacuate as Irrawaddy reaches danger level

    The town of Padaung, ten kilometres south of Pyay, has been almost completely inundated. Locals from some 30 villages have been evacuated to safety.

    Two dead as flood waters sweep Sagaing video

    Lead Story News Sagaing Video

    Two dead as flood waters sweep Sagaing

    As many as one hundred and fifty towns in lower Sagaing Division have been inundated, impacting as many as ten thousand people.

    Lead Story News Pegu Division Travel & Tourism

    Historic Buddha carvings in dire need of restoration

    The famous Akauktaung Buddha cliff carvings have overlooked the Irrawaddy River in Pegu Division for more than 150 years.

    Irrawaddy riverbank squatters return after eviction video

    Land Lead Story News Video

    Irrawaddy riverbank squatters return after eviction

    Settlers have returned to the Irrawaddy River-bank after local authorities evicted over 400 families before King Harald and Queen Sonya of Norway sailed the Mandalay stretch of the river.

    Environment Land Lead Story Natural resources News

    Latpadaung mine ‘must be halted’ pending EIA, says Amnesty

    Two years after a brutal police crackdown against protesters at the Latpadaung copper mine site, Amnesty Int’l has issued a press release highlighting ongoing problems with the project.

    Feature Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    DVB’s Top 10 tips for visitors to Burma

    You want to get off the “been there, done that” beaten track of Rangoon-Mandalay-Bagan-Inle-Ngapali? It’s time to discover those precious historical sites and natural wonders that are still unspoilt.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Village near Bagan evacuated as Irrawaddy floods

    An island community located a few miles upstream from the ancient site of Bagan is evacuated when then the Irrawaddy River bursts its banks.

    Lead Story Natural resources News

    Thailand’s PTTEP to explore gas in Burma

    PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) and its partners have signed a production-sharing agreement with Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) for onshore exploration and production rights for the MOGE 3 block.

    Kachin Land Lead Story Natural resources News

    CPI cut our rice ration, say anti-dam activists

    Two local Kachin women, who have been involved in anti-Myitsone dam activities, say they have had their rice rations cut by CPI, the Chinese backers of the Irrawaddy River hydropower project.

    Myitsone marchers on the home straight video

    Environment Lead Story News Society Video

    Myitsone marchers on the home straight

    After two months of walking across the country, a group of campaigners dubbed the ‘Myitsone marchers’ reach Sagaing Division’s Katha district.

    Lead Story Natural resources News Politics

    China’s CPI offers to meet Kachin NGO after Myitsone war of words

    Chinese dam-builders say resumption of the Irrawaddy seven-dam project will bring electricity, revenue, jobs and tourists to the region while a local NGO claims it will destroy the environment and livelihoods, and further fuel the conflict in Kachin State.

    Environment News

    Residents in flooded delta region call for more aid

    Residents in the Irrawaddy Region’s Pantanaw township, which has been submerged by floodwaters for more than a month, are calling for emergency relief

    Rising tides wreak havoc across countryside video

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    Rising tides wreak havoc across countryside

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