USDA demands money for local improvements
Jan 20, 2009 (DVB), The Union Solidarity and Development Association has been trying to rally support in the poorer suburbs of Rangoon in preparation for the proposed 2010 election by[…]
Broken pumps cause water shortage in Yenangyaung
Jan 1, 2009 (DVB), Residents of Yenangyaung have been facing shortages of drinking water since the town's three main water pumps broke down and many are worried about the risk[…]
Water shortage in cyclone-hit areas
Dec 31, 2008 (DVB), The parts of Burma's delta region worst hit by Cyclone Nargis in May are facing a shortage of clean water due to delays in cleaning up[…]
Floods subside in parts of Bago
Aug 20, 2008 (DVB), Bago residents said the water level of the Bago river, which had risen due to heavy rains and flooded parts of the town, has begun to[…]
Three Bago wards evacuated due to floods
Aug 15, 2008 (DVB), Flooding in Bago division caused by heavy rainfall has been exacerbated by the opening of reservoir gates upstream of the river, forcing residents of three wards[…]
Floods in Bago threaten towns
Aug 12, 2008 (DVB), The water level of the Bago river is predicted to reach the emergency level of 910cm within the next two days due to ongoing heavy rains,[…]
Arsenic risk high in Sumatra, Burma, Cambodia: study
Jul 14, 2008 (AFP)
NLD begins cleaning ponds for drinking water
Jul 1, 2008 (DVB), The National League for Democracy's Cyclone Relief Committee started its work cleaning ponds in villages in Latputta township in the Irrawaddy Delta on Monday, according to[…]
Water diversion for forced paddy-growing threatens farmlands
Mar 18, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in Zee Gone township, Bago division, have been forcing local bean farmers to grow summer paddy and diverting a water channel from another village to[…]
USDA exploits water project to recruit members
Mar 12, 2008 (DVB), The Union Solidarity and Development Association in New Dagon township has been claiming credit for water provision in the area to coerce local ward residents into[…]
Water project destroys farmlands
Feb 20, 2008 (DVB), Around 70 acres of farmland have been destroyed by heavy machinery used in a sluice project run by Ye Nwe hydropower department in eastern Bago division,[…]
Three jailed for giving water to monks
Dec 21, 2007 (DVB), Three residents of Monywa, the capital of Sagaing division, have been sentenced to up to two and a half years in prison after giving water to[…]
