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    Tagged: Sagaing

    Lead Story News Politics

    Sagaing students protest over changes to distance education

    Students in Sagaing Division are angry over restrictions to distance education.

    Lead Story Natural resources News

    Four miners shot dead at jade mine

    Sagaing MP says: “The security guards did not attempt to stop the miners from walking in, but then fired on them as soon as they had done so.”

    Lead Story News

    Dry Zone farmers struggle to switch to new rice varieties

    The introduction of more productive crops is a key strategy for helping vulnerable communities in the Dry Zone.

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    Lead Story Natural resources News

    2 jade miners killed in Hkamti landslide

    The two men had been sifting through debris on the site, searching for leftover fragments of jade, when a landslide buried them under rubble.

    Business Lead Story News

    India’s demonetisation leaves Tamu traders in the lurch

    Following the Indian prime minister’s announcement, the rupee plunged from 18 kyat to 12 kyat in 24 hours.

    Lead Story Lifestyle News

    Everest conquerors honoured in Burma

    At 7am on 19 May, Pyae Phyo Aung and Win Ko Ko became the first Burmese nationals to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest.

    Lead Story News Sagaing

    Death toll rises in Chindwin ferry accident

    Relatives of the victims of last Saturday’s ferry accident on the Chindwin River are demanding an investigation into the cause of the incident, as the death count continues to rise.

    Accidents Labour Issues Lead Story News Sagaing

    Liquid nitrogen tank explodes in Sagaing sugar plant

    An employee at the Great Wall sugar refinery factory in Katha died on the spot when a liquid nitrogen tank he was handling exploded.

    Lead Story News Sagaing

    Chindwin rescue efforts stalled as river swells

    The boat, Aung Soe Moe Kyat, was carrying more than 300 people when she was spun by a whirlpool and capsized on Saturday.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Thousands of Red Shan march for self-rule

    The demonstrators chanted slogans, mostly focused on the creation of a Tai Leng state and a federal union in Burma.

    Lead Story Logging News Sagaing

    Forestry Dept seizes 10 tons of timber from boat in Katha

    The officials, based on a tipoff, searched the boat on the Irrawaddy River and found around 10 tons of timber in a hidden compartment.

    Lead Story Logging News Pegu Division

    Logging war: Truck runs checkpoint in Pegu

    The incident is the latest in a spate of violent confrontations between law enforcement officials and illegal loggers in Kyauktaga Township.

    Health Lead Story News Sagaing

    Deadly measles outbreak ‘not contained’, say Naga activists

    “Under these circumstances, there is no way we can accept the Department of Health statement that the disease is under control,” said Naw Aung San at a press conference.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News Sagaing

    Rains create chasm in Kalewa road

    “The crack appeared this morning along the road next to the village – it’s about 600 metres in length. If the rain doesn’t stop, it may trigger a landslide.”

    Land Lead Story News Sagaing

    Sagaing farmers call for compensation, closure of nickel mine

    Residents from 22 villages around the town of Tigyaing said they lost a total of 16,632 acres to land grabs by the military government between 2005 and 2008 to make way for the Tagaung Nickel Mining Project and other ventures.

    Lead Story News Sagaing

    1,000 people evacuated in Latpadaung due to floods

    DVB spoke to one resident who put the blame for the floods squarely on the Wanbao copper mine, saying it affects the free flow of the Chindwin River.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Burmese police mark anti-drugs day with bonfires

    US$50 million of narcotics were burned in ceremonies in Rangoon, Mandalay and Taunggyi to mark the International Day against Drug Trafficking and Abuse.

    Crime Lead Story News

    Puppy to sniff out crime in Sagaing

    An Alsatian puppy has become the newest addition to the police department in Sagaing Division’s Kale District, helping in the fight against crime and drugs.

    Drugs Lead Story Mandalay Division News Sagaing

    Police seize drugs in Sagaing, Mandalay

    Massive quantities of speed and some heroin have been seized in Sagaing Division and Mandalay as police claim a chain of successes.

    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.

    History Lead Story News

    Bronze Age cemetery casts new light on ancient Burma

    One discovery could represent the earliest example of medical surgery ever found in the region.

    Lead Story Media News

    Burmese poets turn their pens to lawmaking

    Poets have long expressed the mood of Burma’s repressed people through verse. Now, 11 of them, all representing the NLD, will help write the nation’s laws.

    Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News

    KIA-Burmese army clash ‘fiercest in history’

    Amidst an ongoing clash between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army, DVB spoke to KIA representative La Nan.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Latest results from regional parliaments

    The Union Election Commission has released the fifteenth round of results from the general election.

    Lead Story News Sagaing

    Chindwin ferry capsizes in whirlpool, 12 feared dead

    At least four people have been confirmed dead and up to eight others are missing after a ferry capsized close to a whirlpool on the Chindwin River.

    Lead Story News

    Riverbank erosion leaves families homeless

    Families living on a roadside in Sagaing Division’s Kalewa Township after their riverbank houses were condemned say authorities have failed to provide them with alternative housing.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi

    President or not, I will lead govt, says Suu Kyi

    Suu Kyi has confirmed her intention to lead the government should the NLD assume power after the general election, despite being barred from the presidency.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    NLD urges members to take ‘thugs’ to court

    Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has moved to combat what it believes to be a smear campaign being waged against the party.

    2015 Elections Arakan Chin Lead Story News Politics Sagaing

    2015 election: Voter lists ready in flood-hit areas

    Despite speculation that Arakan, Chin and Sagaing regions would not be ready in time, Burma’s election commission says it is up to speed.

    Business Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Burmese rice exports to resume

    The temporary ban on Burma’s rice exports, which was imposed due to shortages and inflation during last month’s flood disaster, may soon be lifted.

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