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    World Vision, P&G present clean water solutions
    April 11, 2017in Lead Story, Natural resources, News21by THE BANGKOK POST
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    World Vision, P&G present clean water solutions

    During the dry season from mid-April to the end of June, many people have difficulty getting clean water, especially those living in remote areas.

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    Metal contamination on Chindwin River ‘dangerously high’
    August 18, 2016in Health, Lead Story, News, Sagaing274by ZEYAR CHAN AYE / DVB
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    Metal contamination on Chindwin River ‘dangerously high’

    “We discovered that the contamination of heavy metals such as iron, copper and arsenic has increased in the Chindwin River due to waste disposal from gold mining operations,” said the…

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    45,000 affected by floods in Irrawaddy delta
    August 9, 2016in Irrawaddy Division, Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News173by DVB
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    45,000 affected by floods in Irrawaddy delta

    “It would be nice if the government could provide some assistance, such as rice and clean water to drink,” said a local farmer.

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    Rangoon has highest rate of dengue fever in Burma
    July 28, 2016in Health, Lead Story, News, Rangoon227by SITHU ZEYA / DVB
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    Rangoon has highest rate of dengue fever in Burma

    Four persons have died and more than 600 cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever reported so far this year in Rangoon Division.

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    Dysentery outbreak hits Prome
    July 25, 2016in Health, Lead Story, News, Pegu Division395by MIN NYO
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    Dysentery outbreak hits Prome

    More than 90 people have been treated for dysentery at the public hospital in Prome, with at least half of them suffering from acute symptoms.

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    Floods cause clean water shortages across Burma
    August 19, 2015in Scholarcorner238by MYANMAR NOW
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    Floods cause clean water shortages across Burma

    Learn English as you read DVB reports, written in Easy English; aimed at upper-int and advanced learners. Burmese definitions and grammar rules included.

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