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    45 Search results for "Chindwin River"

    Health Lead Story News Sagaing

    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 Ministry of Transport’s Director-General.

    Lead Story News Sagaing

    Chindwin rescue efforts stalled as river swells

    The boat, Aung Soe Moe Kyat, was carrying more than 300 people when she was spun by a whirlpool and capsized on Saturday.

    Analysis Contributor Lead Story

    Diverse perceptions of the Irrawaddy River Valley among its inhabitants

    For centuries, the Irrawaddy River has served as Burma’s main riverine artery, but what does the future hold for this important waterway?

    Lead Story News Sagaing

    Death toll rises in Chindwin ferry accident

    Relatives of the victims of last Saturday’s ferry accident on the Chindwin River are demanding an investigation into the cause of the incident, as the death count continues to rise.

    Lead Story News Sagaing

    Chindwin ferry capsizes in whirlpool, 12 feared dead

    At least four people have been confirmed dead and up to eight others are missing after a ferry capsized close to a whirlpool on the Chindwin River.

    Lead Story News

    Riverbank erosion leaves families homeless

    Families living on a roadside in Sagaing Division’s Kalewa Township after their riverbank houses were condemned say authorities have failed to provide them with alternative housing.

    Environment News

    Mining sullies river in Kachin state

    Excessive dumping of sand into a river in Kachin State is threatening the waterway’s future and may trigger more landslides in the area

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Flooding leaves Sagaing villagers short of drinking water

    Villagers in Sagaing Division are finding it more difficult to find safe drinking water amid flooding along the Chindwin River.

    Lead Story News Sagaing

    1,000 people evacuated in Latpadaung due to floods

    DVB spoke to one resident who put the blame for the floods squarely on the Wanbao copper mine, saying it affects the free flow of the Chindwin River.

    Land Latpadaung Lead Story News

    300 protestors march from Monywa to Latpadaung mine

    Protestors marched from Monywa across the Chindwin River to the area of the copper mine where they met with the local villagers who are staging a series of sit-ins and rallies at the site.

    News Politics

    400 shops razed by Sagaing fire

    Damage put at $170,000 as fire guts a market seen as strategically vital for trade along the Chindwin river in northern Burma

    Latpadaung Lead Story News

    Government earns $20 million in Letpadaung mine revenues

    A Union minister says the government has netted almost $20 million in revenue from the Letpadaung copper mining project through the first 10 months of the current fiscal year.

    Electricity Energy Environment Lead Story Natural resources News

    Hundreds of CSOs demand safe, sustainable energy plan

    A coalition of 422 civil society and environmental groups are calling on the government to halt all proposed coal and large-scale hydropower projects, citing a raft of negative impacts on vulnerable local communities.

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    DVB Bulletin: 23 November 2016

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    Chin Environment Land Lead Story Natural resources News Uncategorized

    Kuki villagers call for halt to gold mining

    Ethnic villagers in Sagaing Division say that gold mining along the fourth largest river in Burma is ruining farmland and causing tension in the community

    Lead Story Lifestyle News

    Everest conquerors honoured in Burma

    At 7am on 19 May, Pyae Phyo Aung and Win Ko Ko became the first Burmese nationals to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest.

    DVB Bulletin: 18 August 2016 video

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    DVB Bulletin: 18 August 2016

    Watch DVB’s top stories with Kimberley Phillips

    Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Relief boat capsized by whirlpool in Arakan

    One crew member is missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying aid was sucked into a whirlpool near Minbya.

    Lead Story News Sagaing

    Red alert in Monywa as floodwaters continue to rise

    In Monywa, although the current is just two inches above danger level, it is expected to rise, while levels in towns upstream should fall, the Met Office predicted.

    Environment Lead Story Natural resources News

    Loggers declare one-year moratorium

    Burma’s largest producer of timber has declared a nationwide, one-year moratorium on logging, according to a spokesperson for the state-owned enterprise.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Monsoon flash floods blanket NW Arakan

    Celebrated Burmese meteorologist Tun Lwin has predicted that floods will soon blanket all of western Arakan State, as well as the Chin, Sagaing and Kachin regions.

    DVB Debate: Postpone election in flood-hit Burma? video

    DVB Debate Lead Story Natural Disasters News Video

    DVB Debate: Postpone election in flood-hit Burma?

    A general election set for November could cap off five years of historic reform for Burma, but has disastrous flooding drowned Burma’s hopes for democracy?

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    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    PICTURES: Monsoon batters Burma

    IN PICTURES: Heavy rainfall and flash floods have inundated many parts of the country.

    Archaeologist warns of historical treasures lost to global black market video

    Culture Lead Story News Video

    Archaeologist warns of historical treasures lost to global black market

    Burma’s jungles and plains are dotted with historical artefacts the envy of much of the world. But now many of those precious items are ending up overseas, thanks to a thriving black market.

    2015 Elections Interview Lead Story News Shan

    ELECTION 2015: New Shan ethnic syndicate party formed

    As a new party representing five Shan ethnic populations in Sagaing Division and Kachin State is formed, DVB interviews the party founders.

    Feature Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    DVB’s Top 10 tips for visitors to Burma

    You want to get off the “been there, done that” beaten track of Rangoon-Mandalay-Bagan-Inle-Ngapali? It’s time to discover those precious historical sites and natural wonders that are still unspoilt.

    Ancient Burmese kingdom awarded World Heritage status video

    Culture Lead Story News Video

    Ancient Burmese kingdom awarded World Heritage status

    UNESCO has approved three ancient Pyu cities – Hanlin, Beiktano and Sri Kestra – as World Heritage Sites, the first time any historical monument in Burma has been recognised by the prestigious UN award.

    Religious site could hail from ancient Pyu kingdom video

    Culture Features Lead Story News Video

    Religious site could hail from ancient Pyu kingdom

    Archaeologists are planning to excavate ancient ruins in Irrawaddy Division that could be as much as 2,000 years old and date back to the Pyu era.

    Analysis Business Lead Story News Politics

    Look west: where Burma meets India

    The borderline between Burma and India, a strip of insurgent-infested forest, will eventually be drawn with some precision. But as the line that separates the two countries becomes more distinct, their ruling administrations are ever more entwined.

    Culture Lead Story News

    Ancient Pyu sites bid for World Heritage status

    Burma wants to nominate the ancient Pyu city state of Hanlin as a World Heritage Site.

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