Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 2 March 2018 "Some developers seek to apply the law by doing projects to international standards, while others cut corners and try to do as little as possible." A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) gives the Myanmar government an answer to Myitsone and other co...
Mandalay to spend over K35m for drinking water in 72 villages
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 28 February, 2018 Over K35 million (US$26,157) will be spent to ensure potable water supply for 72 villages in 13 townships in Mandalay Region during the coming summer months, the chief of the regional Rural Development Department said. He said about K35.6 million wi...
Yangon Regional Chief Minister stated that he will set up Yangon City development plan in line with four disciplines
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 16 February, 2018 - Translation - (original article in Burmese) Yangon Regional Chief Minister H.E U Phyo Min Thein stated that Yangon Regional Government will set up the Yangon City development plan focusing on the following four disc...
Conservation of the Ayeyawady Dolphins
Source: The Global New Light Of Myanmar Date: 26 February, 2018 By Ko Ba (Kathar) There are 31 species of dolphins found in the world; 27 are oceanic, and 5 are river dolphins. Those who inhabit the ocean dwell in saltwater but those living in rivers, are adapted to freshwater. These numbers are co...
Volunteers clean Botahtaung Jetty to protect river ecosystem
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 26 February 2018 The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) led a clean-up of Botahtaung Jetty on Friday to protect the Yangon River ecosystem. The primary aim of the project was to create public awareness about river sustainability as Yangon port and rivers become...
Conservationists sound alarm over pollution, abuse of wetlands
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 23 February 2018 Conservationists have expressed grave concern over the deterioration of the country's wetlands mainly due to pollution, converting them to farmland and climate change. Daw Thiri Dae We Aung, programme manager of the Biodiversity and Nature Conservati...
World Bank ready to support disaster-response efforts
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 24 February 2018 The World Bank stands ready to support Myanmar's efforts to help its people in times of disaster, said an official of the international financial institution. Ellen Goldstein, the bank's country director for Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, said World Bank...
Abnormally low Chindwin River flows plays havoc with river traffic
Source: Eleven Media Date: 19 February 2018 A decrease in the flow of the Chindwin River has caused ships to be unable to dock at Mawleik jetty, while locals are concerned that they have insufficient water for their own transportation.The Chindwin River experiences reduced water flow ever year as s...
Survey finds seven new Ayeyarwady dolphins
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 20 February, 2018 Authorities have found another seven Ayeyarwady dolphins, an indication that the mammal's population is growing and conservation programmes to protect them are successful. U Han Win, who is in charge of the Ayeyarwady Dolphins Conservation team, tol...
Fishy business in Ayeyarwady as industry reforms scuppered
Source: Frontier Myanmar Date: 19 February 2018 The recent resignation of a minister in Ayeyarwady Region has cast doubt on the future of fisheries industry reforms, under which leases were taken off local investors and given to groups of fishermen. By HEIN KO SOE | FRONTIERPhotos NYEIN SU WAI KYAW...
Riverbank erosion poses hurdle to rural development
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 16 February, 2018 Riverbank erosion is becoming a major challenge to rural development in Myanmar because it damages not only people's homes but also their livelihoods, according to the Department of Disaster Management. The agency noted that bank erosions on major r...
Thilawa’s complaint mechanism criticised as “a process on paper”
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 14 February, 2018 The SEZ responded that the new process has involved consultations with more than 300 stakeholders. An international non-governmental organisation has accused a recently launched complaint process in Thilawa of violating human rights norms, whereas d...
Kyaukphyu authorises Environment and Social Impact Assessment(EISA) but Rakhine committee demands strategic review
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 15 February, 2018 A Strategic Environmental Assessment prior to ESIA is "a tangible step the NLD can take to avoid another Myitsone scenario", the ICJ said. THE committee charged with implementing the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State announ...
Illegal drinking water plants choking Mandalay bottlers
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 15 February, 2018 Illegal bottled water manufacturers are giving legitimate bottlers in Mandalay Region unfair competition, said Ma Su, chair of the Myanmar Drinking Water Entrepreneurs Association. Ma Su said that only about 200 of the more than 6000 bottled water m...
JICA helps 5000 houses in Sagaing get water
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 14 February, 2018 Photo from Google A project financed by a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has started pumping water from the Ayeyarwady River to over 5000 households in Sagaing Region, said U Win Naing, chair of Sagaing City Development ...