Mar 12, 2008 (DVB), A railway collision between a cargo train and a local service near the railway station in Ywar Thar Gyi township near Rangoon earlier today resulted in…
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Sri Lanka rescues 71 Burmese and Bangladeshi nationals
Mar 4, 2008 (AP), The Sri Lankan navy said it rescued 71 Burmese and Bangladeshi citizens on board a vessel found drifting in the Indian Ocean on Monday after its…
Fire at South Dagon rubbish dump
Feb 28, 2008 (DVB), Residents of South Dagon township, Rangoon, are worried that a fire at a local rubbish dump could spread or ignite a gas explosion in an underground…
Fires break out in Shan state, Bogalay and Palaw
Feb 27, 2008 (DVB), Thousands of people from across Burma have been left homeless after fires in Kengtung, Bogalay, Palaw, Rangoon and Mandalay over the past few days caused devastation.…
100 homes destroyed in Hlaing Tharyar blaze
Feb 26, 2008 (DVB), A fire raged for two hours yesterday morning in Hlaing Tharyar on the outskirts of Rangoon, destroying around 100 houses, local residents said. An eyewitness told…
Fire devastates Yadanabon market building
Feb 26, 2008 (DVB), Firefighters struggled to control a fire which broke out at Yadanabon market in Mandalay yesterday, leaving a shopping mall, information technology park and private businesses devastated.…