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    44 Search results for "Minbya"

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Bomb blasts damage vehicles along Minbya-Mrauk U road

    Three explosive devices went off beside a road connecting the towns of Minbya and Mrauk U in Arakan State on Tuesday evening, damaging an express bus and a truck but leaving no casualties.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Minbya villagers say govt troops conducting house-to-house sweeps

    Locals in Arakan State’s Minbya Township say Tatmadaw troops have been raiding their homes and questioning villagers for alleged ties to the Arakan Army.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    2 injured in Minbya fuel warehouse fire

    Firefighters continue efforts to suppress the blaze on Friday afternoon. At least two persons are hospitalised for severe burns.

    Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Whirlwind wreaks havoc in Minbya

    Nearly 170 people were left homeless when a whirlwind struck Arakan State’s Minbya Township on Thursday.

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    Soldiers clash with local residents in Minbya

    Nov 18, 2008 (DVB), Four people have been hospitalised following a clash between soldiers and local people in Minbya in Arakan state on the evening of 11 November, according to[…]

    News Briefing

    14 January 2021 News Briefing

    As of 8 PM, 13 Jan, a total of 17,827 samples were tested and found 523 new cases and 24 deaths. MoHS has reported 132,260 confirmed cases including 115,612 discharged,[…]

    Lead Story News Rakhine Rohingya

    Landmines ‘apparently targeting’ military convoys in Rakhine

    State media says one person was injured when military trucks hit landmines in Burma’s troubled Rakhine State this week.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Bomb explodes at Buthidaung mosque

    A police officer at the local Taung Bazar police station said the blast occurred inside a building that served both as a mosque and madrassa.

    Arakan Health Lead Story News

    16 dead as dengue fever sweeps Arakan State

    The number of dengue fever cases in the first six months of this year was higher than the whole of 2016.

    Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Indian ship delivers aid for cyclone victims

    The humanitarian aid included food, drinking water, clothes and medicine, according to a statement from the Indian embassy.

    Arakan Chin Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Cyclone Mora batters Burma’s west coast

    Cyclone Mora wreaked havoc on Burma’s west coast in the early hours of this morning, leaving a trail of destruction across Arakan and Chin states.

    Human Trafficking Lead Story News Rohingya

    Trafficked teenagers face prison for traveling without IDs

    A group of Muslim youths detained in Rangoon last month could spend two years in prison for leaving Arakan State without national registration cards.

    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

    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.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Food, water, shelter needed for Arakan flood evacuees

    The main townships affected are reported to be Minbya, Ponnagyun, Mrauk-U, Pauktaw and Kyauktaw.

    Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Arakan enduring another deadly monsoon season

    Another four people died in Taunggup on Saturday when they were swept away by the current as they attempted to walk across a flooded field.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Trespassing charges dropped for Arakanese politician

    A court in Arakan State has overturned an earlier conviction against a politician accused of intimidating the supporter of a political rival.

    2015 Elections Arakan Lead Story News

    Arakan MP-elect found guilty of trespass, intimidation

    The verdict strips of his right to serve in the Arakan State legislature, however he reserves the right to appeal.

    Lead Story News

    Burmese army vows to ‘exterminate’ Arakan rebels

    “Several” Burmese army personnel, including a commanding officer, have been killed during a skirmish with ethnic rebels the Arakan Army (AA), according to military media.

    2015 Elections Arakan Chin Lead Story News Politics Sagaing

    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.

    Farmers Lead Story Natural Disasters News Uncategorized

    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.

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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.

    Aid Arakan Environment Health Lead Story Natural Disasters Natural resources News

    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.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    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).

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Flood crisis: Arakan death toll rises to 55

    Burma’s government has now put the death toll relating to torrential flooding at 55 in Arakan State, but local parliamentarian Pe Than said the final figure was likely to be higher.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Flood-hit Burma appeals for international aid

    “We are cooperating and inviting international assistance. We have started contacting possible donor organizations and countries,” said Ye Htut.

    Arakan Burma Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Mrauk-U struggles with rising floodwater

    The town of Mrauk-U in Arakan State has suffered the greatest impact from monsoonal flooding.

    Aid Chin Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Food shortages in Chin State following floods, landslides

    Chin political parties urge President Thein Sein to order airlifts of emergency food aid to affected areas.

    Aid Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    18 dead in Arakan floods, food aid shipped in by helicopter

    Most of the casualties in Arakan were the result of boats capsizing or sinking on rivers. Some 130 rescue camps have been set up across the state.

    Arakan Lead Story Military News

    Army says Arakan accused were not tortured

    Twenty Arakanese locals standing accused of unlawful association with the Arakan Army appeared in Kyauktaw township court for their second hearing.

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