Fifteen villages in Amarapura have no alternative but to bathe in and drink polluted water due to the release of industrial toxins by factories in the city of Mandalay into the Dokhtawaddy River.

Business in Burma this week: ADB reaffirms support for Burma's reforms; MPE invites bids for Irrawaddy delta refinery; Pepsi goes pop in Burma; three new Novotel resorts in the pipeline; and Burma's 100 top taxpayers are awarded.

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) convened in Naypyidaw this weekend for a summit on South and Southeast Asian development.

A man carrying almost 50,000 methamphetamine pills with an estimated street value of K93.6m (US$93,000) was arrested by police after crashing his truck after a high-speed chase, Monday.

Rangoon skytrain on track for 2025 completion; US bank offers credit incentives on Burmese trade; South Koreans dropped from Hantharwaddy Airport project; German President to attend business forum in Rangoon; and more.

Authorities in Sagaing division have acceded to a demand by residents in Mogyopyin village, near the Latpadaung copper mine project, to remove police guard posts from around their village following a violent altercation last week which left both protestors and police in hospital.