By Zarni Mann 3 July 2018 MANDALAY – Environmental activists in the Hpakant and Lonekin jade mining regions of Kachin State have urged the government to impose strict controls on the dumping of waste...
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Nearly 170 Houses Relocated As Irrawaddy River Bank Erodes
By SALAI THANT ZIN 20 April 2017 ZALUN, Irrawaddy Division — Nearly 170 houses and a high school have been relocated in two villages in Zalun Township because of erosion to the banks of the Irrawaddy...
Villagers Urge Environmental Protections for Inle Lake
By SAN YAMIN AUNG / THE IRRAWADDY RANGOON — Over 100 local communities in Shan State banded together on Monday to demand a stop to the deterioration of Inle Lake, which has suffered a dramatic drop...
Activists, Communities Say Govt Strategy Lacking as Inle Lake Suffers Drought
By ZARNI MANN / THE IRRAWADDY| Monday, May 4, 2015 | MANDALAY — Shan State’s famed Inle Lake is experiencing a severe drought this dry season with water levels falling so low that local boat...
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River Bank Erosion Forces Hundreds of Families to Relocate
By ZARNI MANN RANGOON — Erosion has led to the collapse of long stretches of river bank along the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers in Magwe Division, central Burma, forcing hundreds of households in...
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Burma taking severe hit from climate change: watchdog
By Wai Moe Burma is one of the countries worst affected by extreme weather resulting from climate change, according to a new report that assesses the impact of global warming over a period of nearly...