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Rains create chasm in Kalewa road
“The crack appeared this morning along the road next to the village – it’s about 600 metres in length. If the rain doesn’t stop, it may trigger a landslide.”
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Flooded Kale sees daylight at last
The Sagaing Division town of Kale, or Kalay, has been arguably the worst hit area by the floods, but water levels are now receding.
Myaingkale forest squatters face charges
Police have arrested and charged around two dozen people for squatting in a protected forest in Karen State.
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Thousands greet Suu Kyi in Kale, en route to Chin State
Thousands of supporters greeted Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the town of Kale in Sagaing Division on Monday when she made a stop in the town en route to western Burma’s remote Chin state.
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Kale suffers worst flooding in 20 years
More than 2,000 residents of Kale in Sagaing division have been evacuated as houses are swept away by the current.
Robbery cases on the rise in Kalemyo
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Upper House MP accused of assault in ferry fracas
A National League for Democracy lawmaker representing three Sagaing Division townships has been accused of assaulting a Kalewa resident after a dispute in which both men claim to have been victim to the other’s aggression.
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Soldiers nabbed with illegal logs in Sagaing
The officials said they stopped and searched the lorry, which was accompanied by two servicemen, following a tip-off. They found 29 logs of milled lumber, weighing a total of nearly three tons.
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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.
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Interview: ‘Imprisonment of users is not effective’
Aye Aye Mu, the NLD MP for Kale Township, talks about the growing drug crisis in Sagaing Division.
Addicts drown in a town awash with drugs
Kalay, a major trading town in Sagaing Division, pays a heavy price for its strategic location near the Indian border, as police fight in vain against a flood of drugs.
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.
Puppy to sniff out crime in Sagaing
An Alsatian puppy has become the newest addition to the police department in Sagaing Division’s Kale District, helping in the fight against crime and drugs.
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Police seize drugs in Sagaing, Mandalay
Massive quantities of speed and some heroin have been seized in Sagaing Division and Mandalay as police claim a chain of successes.
Bird flu scare prompts chicken vendor inspections
Government veterinarians and other officials inspected markets in Sagaing Division as a measure to prevent the spread of avian influence in the wake of a recent outbreak.
Veteran human rights defender sees major reforms ahead
On 17 January, lawyer Robert Sann Aung was sitting in his office in downtown Rangoon listening to Voice of America‘s Burmese-language broadcast when he heard a report that Gambira, one[…]
Children arrested in Sagaing on suspicion of theft
Police said they hadn’t decided what to do with the children, who were reportedly between the age of 13 and 16.
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Suu Kyi urges elected candidates to be humble
National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has urged her victorious candidates to remain focused on their mandate: to serve the people of Burma.
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TRAVEL: On the Road in Mandalay
Heading to Mandalay? Tour the city with DVB’s street-by-street guide to discover the good, the bad and the ugly in this Burmese city.
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.
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.
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2015 election: Voter lists ready in flood-hit areas
Despite speculation that Arakan, Chin and Sagaing regions would not be ready in time, Burma’s election commission says it is up to speed.
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The ultimate Asian Highway road trip
The India-Burma-Thailand stretch of the Asian Highway is set to open in November, so DVB has mapped out the must-see stops along the way.
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Chin State town submerged by mudslide
A village in Tonzang, in the north of Chin State, was buried by a mudslide, though no one has been reported killed or injured.
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Burma left to count cost of flood disaster
Damage to livestock and farming infrastructure has compounded the strain on some 1.6 million people affected by recent monsoonal flooding and landslides.
Floods cause clean water shortages across Burma
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Floods cause clean water shortages across Burma
Officials and aid workers warn that hundreds of communities face an acute shortage of clean water after floods contaminated ponds and wells.
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Areas of Hakha to be relocated, says govt
The Chin State government in Burma is considering relocating wards in the state capital, Hakha, after it was devastated by recent landslides and floods.
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Tourism industry escapes flood unscathed
Flooding and landslides have devastated 12 of 14 Burmese states and divisions, but tourism operators have reported that the industry has been largely unaffected.
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One million affected by floods
Some one million people in Burma have been affected by recent floods, which cost the lives of nearly a hundred people, according to the government’s Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD).
