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Authorities to take protective measures against riverbank erosion
AS PART OF its riverbank erosion control progamme across Mandalay, authorities will carry out protection measures against riverbank erosion next month, said U Toe Aung Lin, director of regional department of water resources and improvement of river systems.Keep reading ...
Natural gas export earned US$1.2billion
The export of natural gas as of 9th September in this fiscal year 2016-2017 fetched only US$1.2billion, a slump of US$770million when compared to the similar period of the last fiscal year, it is learnt from the Ministry of Commerce.The export value of natural gas ...
Chinese paper calls opposition to Myanmar dams ‘extreme’
Opposition to Chinese-invested hydropower schemes in Myanmar is being orchestrated by “extreme” groups in the country and has been extremely damaging to joint investment projects, an influential Chinese newspaper wrote on Monday. Keep reading ...
Obama pledges to remove nearly all remaining US economic sanctions
In a move derided by human rights groups, Washington has pledged to fete the progress made by Myanmar’s new government by lifting nearly all remaining economic sanctions.With a fatigued-looking Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at his side, US President Barack Obama yesterday lauded the “good-news ...
Study finds nearly all Yangon adults can read
Nearly every adult in Yangon Region can read, according to a recent survey organised by the regional education office.The finding that 99.89 percent of the adult residents in the commercial capital are literate was announced at the 50th International Literacy Ceremony, held at Basic Education ...
Vice President cautions against impact of economic growth on environmental
Vice President U Myint Swe has shed light on the impact of economic growth on environmental in the undertaking of national development at a coordination meeting in Nay Pyi Taw, calling for effective efforts toward environmental protection.Keep reading ...
As sandbanks clog up rivers, flooding augmented in Rakhine State
sandbanks, which are blocking the course of rivers and streams in Rakhine State, need to dredged to prevent flooding, say local residents and engineers.They point out that low-lying townships within the state are prone to flooding when rivers and streams in mountainous areas flow down ...
New fuel handling jetty project leads to riverbank erosion: DWIR official
PREVENTION activities should be carried out near the confluence of the Ayeyawady River and the Dokhtawaddy River to protect them from riverbank erosion, said U Taing Aung Lin, director of the Mandalay Region Department of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems.Keep reading ...
Sommer Rader installed in Mandalay to measure water flow of Ayeyawady River
A SOMMER rader was installed on Saturday at the Inwa (Sagaing) old bridge in Mandalay by the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems (DWIR).U Toe Aung Lin, director of the DWIR (Mandalay), said the key objective of the installation of new radar ...
France to power Myanmar with environmentally friendly electricity from river currents in rurals
France is to provide technical assistance with sourcing an electricity supply from river currents for distribution to rural regions of Myanmar, according to the Sein Lan Ami-Myay Development Organisation.Keep reading ...
