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Crocodile attacks spark fears in Bogalay
“I was docking the boat when it suddenly appeared out of nowhere and gnashed at my leg,” said Saw Naung.
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Bogalay vendors ordered to pay daily fines
Jan 13, 2009 (DVB), Municipal authorities in Bogalay have been demanding money from roadside vendors if they do not remove tarpaulin sheets from the roof of their stalls, according to[…]
Rice yield down in Bogalay after cyclone
Dec 16, 2008 (DVB), The rice yield in areas of Bogalay township in Burma's delta region has dropped this year in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, which struck parts of[…]
Bogalay residents forced to work on reconstruction
Oct 21, 2008 (DVB), Residents of cyclone-affected areas of Bogalay township in the Irrawaddy delta have been forced to take part in reconstruction work or pay a fine, a local[…]
Earth tremors cause concern in Bogalay township
Oct 16, 2008 (DVB), Residents of Bogalay township in Irrawaddy division have reported experiencing regular earth tremors without warning since 12 October, and say this is causing anxiety among locals.[…]
Bogalay farmers threatened with land confiscation
Aug 27, 2008 (DVB), Farmers in cyclone-hit Bogalay township in Irrawaddy division have said that local authorities are threatening to confiscate their land if they do not grow any rice[…]
Htoo trading leaves Bogalay workers unpaid
Aug 14, 2008 (DVB), Bogalay residents have complained that the Htoo trading company, which was engaged in redevelopment projects in the area, has pulled out after two months without paying[…]
Bogalay authorities demand construction tax
Aug 4, 2008 (DVB), Residents of Irrawaddy’s cyclone-devastated Bogalay township have complained that local authorities have been pressuring them to pay a construction tax for repair work on their houses.[…]
Villagers' woes continue in Bogalay
Jul 11, 2008 (DVB), Residents of Phoe Lay village, south of Bogalay, are lacking food, shelter and clean water and have been unable to restart farming after a tiller provided[…]
Bogalay schools told to reopen despite setbacks
Jun 13, 2008 (DVB), Local military officers in Bogalay township, Irrawaddy division, have been putting pressure on local schools to reopen despite the damage wrought by Cyclone Nargis, a township[…]
Local troops evict cyclone victims in Bogalay
Jun 11, 2008 (DVB), Cyclone victims currently sheltering in temporary camps in Bogalay township were forced out of their camps by local troops, refugees told a DVB reporter who recently[…]
International relief supplies reach Bogalay
Jun 10, 2008 (DVB), Residents of Bogalay township, Irrawaddy division, said helicopters sent by the World Food Programme have arrived in town carrying aid supplies for local villagers. A local[…]
Labutta and Bogalay struggle with dysentery outbreak
Jun 6, 2008 (DVB), A severe dysentery outbreak has occurred in Labutta and Bogalay townships in Irrawaddy division, which were among the areas worst hit by Cyclone Nargis in May.[…]
Bogalay residents accuse authorities of selling aid
Jun 5, 2008 (DVB), Despite the Burmese regime's promise to prosecute anyone found misappropriating cyclone aid, Bogalay residents claim local authorities are openly selling international relief supplies for their own[…]
Poor sanitation causes disease outbreak in Bogalay
Jun 4, 2008 (DVB), Aid workers on the ground in Irrawaddy division have reported continuing health and sanitation problems, while some cyclone victims in some remote areas are still waiting[…]
Over 1000 cyclone refugees forced out of Bogalay
May 29, 2008 (DVB), More than 1000 cyclone refugees from Bogalay taking shelter in Ma-au Bin have been forced by local authorities to leave the town and return to their[…]
NLD says Bogalay needs more aid for new arrivals
May 27, 2008 (DVB), More assistance is needed to help the increasing population of Bogalay refugee camps due to new arrivals from remote villages, according to National League for Democracy[…]
Villager describes latest situation in Bogalay
May 14, 2008 (DVB), Cyclone victims taking refuge in Bogalay are still suffering food shortages and being forced to relocate, a villager from Bogalay township told DVB yesterday evening. The[…]
Relief supplies appropriated by officials in Bogalay
May 13, 2008 (DVB), Cyclone victims in Bogalay have been unable to access aid supplies sent in to the area as they have been taken by government supporters and are[…]
Bogalay healthcare provision in crisis
May 13, 2008 (DVB), A human rights activist in Bogalay said disease and poor sanitation in the township in the aftermath of the recent cyclone have placed a heavy burden[…]
Refugees forcibly removed from monasteries in Bogalay
May 12, 2008 (DVB), An aid worker in Bogalay, Irrawaddy division, said cyclone victims have been forced out of monasteries where they were taking shelter and are suffering severe shortages[…]
Cyclone refugees in Bogalay forced to relocate
May 13, 2008 (DVB), Thousands of people seeking refuge in Bogalay after the recent cyclone have reportedly been relocated to Ma-Upin against their wishes, according to local rights activists. According[…]
10,000 reported dead in Bogalay township
May 6, 2008 (DVB)-As the scale of the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis in Burma becomes clearer, government figures say that 10,000 people were killed in Bogalay township alone. The[…]
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.[…]
Two more activists arrested in Bogalay
Sep 07, 2007 (DVB)
NLD leader arrested after Bogalay protest
Sep 05, 2007 (DVB)
Five children die in ferry accident
Four girls and one boy aged between five and ten killed as overloaded boat close to southern Burma’s Bogalay sinks
Govt looks to stem gambling crisis
Farmers selling off land to repay gambling debts as growing crisis threatens to send greater numbers of Burmese into poverty
Deforestation concerns in the delta
Forests fast disappearing from the Irrawaddy delta’s Bogolay township as locals fear for their livelihoods and the environment
Irrawaddy water shortage fuelling disease
Water shortage problem compounded by polluted rivers and the termination of water-purification supplies from aid groups
