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    The struggle to save Arakan's mangroves
    May 13, 2017in Arakan, Environment, Lead Story, News349by MYANMAR NOW
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    The struggle to save Arakan's mangroves

    Conservationist Kyaw Win said many locals had now “lost their enthusiasm” for protecting the mangroves because of a lack of government support.

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    Burmese man mauled to death by wild elephant
    September 12, 2016in Accidents, Lead Story, News3by MAY THWE
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    Burmese man mauled to death by wild elephant

    According to locals, at least three people in Taikkyi are killed by wild elephants every year.

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    Logging war: Truck runs checkpoint in Pegu
    September 6, 2016in Lead Story, Logging, News, Pegu Division146by DVB
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    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.

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    When logging deals go wrong: DKBA commander hacked to death
    September 5, 2016in Karen, Lead Story, Logging, News560by DVB
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    When logging deals go wrong: DKBA commander hacked to death

    DKBA renegades say Na Ma Kyar did not kidnap the mahouts, but was only holding them temporarily as the logging camp operators had failed to pay them operating fees.

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    Soldiers nabbed with illegal logs in Sagaing
    August 26, 2016in Lead Story, Logging, News, Sagaing178by DVB
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    Soldiers nabbed with illegal logs in Sagaing

    The officials said they stopped and searched the lorry, which was accompanied by two servicemen, following a tip-off. They found 29 logs of milled lumber, weighing a total of nearly…

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    The fight for Pegu's forests gets violent
    August 9, 2016in Environment, Lead Story, Logging, News135by HTET KHAUNG LINN / MYANMAR NOW
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    The fight for Pegu's forests gets violent

    As the NLD government steps up efforts to protect Burma’s forests, officers in the Pegu mountain range face off with increasingly violent loggers.

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