Wild elephant unleashes on village north of Yangon
A wild elephant on Sunday rampaged through Lu Thant Inn village in Taikkyi Township, north of the commercial capital Yangon, destroying six houses and a monastery.
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Mosque, Islamic school targeted for closure on Rangoon outskirts
Local authorities have asked Muslim community leaders to shutter a mosque and madrasa that they say were opened without the proper permitting in Kyun Pone Lay village, Taikkyi, a township on the outskirts of Rangoon that was the site of deadly inter-religious violence in 2013.
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Officials, residents worry about safety after 5.1-magnitude quake
Burmese authorities on Tuesday said they were worried about the safety of a town in the northwest of Rangoon Division, after it was hit by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake the night before.
Join YBS or sell us your buses, says Rangoon chief minister
The new bus service has only been running for two days, but disputes and complaints are already amounting up.
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Village leader among 7 nabbed for elephant poaching
A group of alleged elephant poachers including a local village official were detained in Rangoon Division’s Taikkyi township in connection with the recent killing of an elephant.
flora and fauna Lead Story News Pegu Division
Lost elephant shot with tranquiliser
Locals say it is common for wild elephants to roam around villages on the edge of the Pegu range during the harvest in monsoon season.
Burmese man mauled to death by wild elephant
According to locals, at least three people in Taikkyi are killed by wild elephants every year.
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Red Cross calls for donations as floods continue
The Myanmar Red Cross Society is calling for more help to deal with the aftermath of flooding across the country, as the number of those affected rises to 420,000.
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Search intensifies for killers of forestry officer
A band of illegal loggers who beat a forestry officer to death in Shwebo are still at large.
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Illegal loggers armed with swords seize confiscated timber
Forestry officials were forced by a group of men wielding swords and clubs to return confiscated timber.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi warns of ‘orchestrated riots’ on Election Day
Speaking at a rally in Rangoon, the Nobel Peace laureate also said that she would not seek revenge for the military’s past behaviour.
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Burma’s poultry potential
DVB contributor Jessica Mudditt takes a look into Burma’s ever-growing poultry business.
Displaced Muslims near Rangoon in urgent need of aid
Hundreds of Muslim villagers left homeless after the latest wave of sectarian riots to hit central Burma this week are in urgent need of food and shelter, according to local sources
NLD accuses junta of manipulating vote
May 12, 2008 (DVB)-The National League for Democracy has condemned the Burmese military regime for "manipulating" the constitutional referendum, fraudulently securing "Yes" votes and barring independent observers. NLD spokesperson U[…]
