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
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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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
