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    Agriculture secretary appointed Irrawaddy Region’s new chief minister
    January 18, 2018in Irrawaddy Division, Lead Story, News, Politics555by DVB
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    Agriculture secretary appointed Irrawaddy Region’s new chief minister

    “I did not expect to be appointed chief minister,” he said. “If anything, I thought I might one day become a minister for agriculture.”

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    Meeting to confirm new Irrawaddy Region chief minister postponed
    January 15, 2018in Irrawaddy Division, Lead Story, News, Politics2806by DVB
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    Meeting to confirm new Irrawaddy Region chief minister postponed

    A meeting of the Irrawaddy Region legislature, convened Monday to approve a replacement for former Chief Minister Mahn Johnny, was postponed and rescheduled for 18 January, with lawmakers told a…

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    Evacuees return home as storm warning is lifted
    October 26, 2016in Irrawaddy Division, Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News209by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    Evacuees return home as storm warning is lifted

    Over 3,000 local villagers returned home on Wednesday after a storm warning issued earlier in the week was lifted by the government’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.

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    Floods leave delta island inhabitants stranded
    August 17, 2016in Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News564by DVB
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    Floods leave delta island inhabitants stranded

    Residents of Sankin Island in the Irrawaddy delta say there is no relief in sight as flooding in the area continues three weeks after it began.

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    Burma's farmers fret as weather grows more extreme
    May 28, 2016in Environment, Farmers, Lead Story, News260by PHYO THIHA CHO / MYANMAR NOW
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    Burma's farmers fret as weather grows more extreme

    Last year’s floods and other extreme weather events have prompted many farmers in the Irrawaddy Delta to leave some of their land fallow.

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    Scuffle between reporters, officials blamed on 'misunderstanding'
    April 29, 2016in Lead Story, Media, News1167by DVB
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    Scuffle between reporters, officials blamed on 'misunderstanding'

    The incident occurred when reporters for private media outlets were blocked from attending a meeting held by the Irrawaddy Division government.

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