Activists and locals in the Irrawaddy delta town of Labutta held a multi-faith prayer on Friday in commemoration of the Cyclone Nargis tragedy which ravaged the delta on this day in 2008, leaving up to 140,000 dead and some 2 million homeless.
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Jan 22, 2010 (DVB), Human rights violations by the ruling junta in Burma have caused more damage than cyclone Nargis, which struck in 2008 and left 140,000 people dead, a[…]
Mar 23, 2009 (DVB), Villages in Irrawaddy division are still struggling for fresh water nearly a year after sources were inundated by seawater and debris, including human and animal corpses,[…]
Tai Kyaw Jun 20, 2008 (DVB), When Cyclone Nargis struck Burma on 2-3 May, it was a natural disaster that affected not only Irrawaddy division but also the whole of[…]
Tai Kyaw Jun 20, 2008 (DVB), When Cyclone Nargis struck Burma on 2-3 May, it was a natural disaster that affected not only Irrawaddy division but also the whole of[…]
Htet Aung KyawMay 21, 2008 (DVB), Although the deadly Cyclone Nargis did not strike the generals’ new jungle capital Naypyidaw directly, it may have struck a blow against the mindset[…]
Htet Aung KyawMay 21, 2008 (DVB), Although the deadly Cyclone Nargis did not strike the generals’ new jungle capital Naypyidaw directly, it may have struck a blow against the mindset[…]
Htet Aung Kyaw May 7, 2008 (DVB)-Many people, including this correspondent, were shocked to hear the Burmese state media announcing that the death toll of Cyclone Nargis had reached 4000[…]
Htet Aung Kyaw May 7, 2008 (DVB)-Many people, including this correspondent, were shocked to hear the Burmese state media announcing that the death toll of Cyclone Nargis had reached 4000[…]
May 4, 2008 (DVB) – There have been reports of severe damage and losses in Rangoon which was hit by the recent storm.Watch Latest Video Clip Trees and power lines[…]
May 4, 2008 (DVB)-DVB journalists in Rangoon have sent in dozens of photos and video clips from various places in Rangoon after cyclone Nargis damaged most of the city’s infrastructure[…]
An argument against staging Burma’s transition as a tale of good and evil.
Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Burma’s government says past three years that the number of climate-induced disasters such as floods and cyclones has increased over the past three years.
Chin climate change Environment Farmers Lead Story News
Chin State has suffered particularly erratic rainfall, landslides and floods. But new adaptation programs are aiming to prepare farming communities for future changes in the climate and improve food security.
Once perfected in Burma, the technology could help other large-scale restoration projects, said WIF’s Lyngdoh.
Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News
The humanitarian aid included food, drinking water, clothes and medicine, according to a statement from the Indian embassy.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News
Residents of some villages in Irrawaddy Division’s Ngapudaw Township say they are beating back a recent infestation of rats, with hundreds of the vermin dispatched by local brigades of amateur exterminators this week.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News
Four people have been killed and about 60 houses destroyed as storms caused by Cyclone Maarutha wreaked havoc in the Irrawaddy Delta.
Lead Story Natural resources News
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.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story
For centuries, the Irrawaddy River has served as Burma’s main riverine artery, but what does the future hold for this important waterway?
Arakan ASEAN Lead Story News Rohingya
Was it a step forward or a flop? Whatever the verdict is, the 19 December “retreat” of ASEAN foreign ministers in Burma on the touchy Rohingya issue was itself the message.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Villages have been evacuated and schools in Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta have been ordered to close.
Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Ending extreme poverty is essential to save lives and limit damage from disasters, says UN chief Ban Ki-Moon.
A group of people living in a squatter community in Hlegu Township, on the outskirts of Rangoon, say they have been ordered to leave the area by next month.
Lead Story Natural Disasters News
This year’s flooding has complicated Burma’s efforts to recover from the devastating inundation that hit much of the country last year.
The NLD government’s efforts to resolve thousands of land-grab disputes involving the military could put it on a collision course with Burma’s powerful generals.
The call from the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission comes after squatters say their settlement was destroyed by thugs hired by local authorities in a village in Mon State.
In Rangoon’s Hlaing Tharyar Township, slums for the poor sit uncomfortably next to new, gated communities for the wealthy.
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Burma’s cities are attracting an increasing number of rural poor, but efforts to provide them with affordable housing are falling short.
Days before democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi led her lawmakers into parliament as Burma’s government-in-waiting, Ei Than watched bulldozers sent by the military destroy her house in a slum on the outskirts of Rangoon.
