Source: The Global New Light Of Myanmar Date: 10 March 2018 Local fishermen in Ye, Taninthayi Region, are facing scarcity of fish in the rivers, and have blamed illegal fishing activities for the decline.Traditional fishermen have complained about illegal fishing with the use of poison to the ...
Signs of hydropower project’s return spark fears in Shan
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 9 March, 2018 Residents in the vicinity of the proposed Mong Ton Hydropower Project in Shan State have expressed alarm about the possible resumption of scheme following the visit to the site by executives from the China Three Gorges Corporation. China Three Gorges Co...
Drinking water quality standards out this year
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 9 March, 2018 Photo: Google The government will issue national drinking water quality standards this year, the Occupational and Environmental Health Division (OEHD) announced on Thursday. Dr Kay Khine Aye, deputy director of the OEHD, said the standards have been und...
Erosion prevention work under way along banks of Ayeyarwady River
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 8 March, 2018 To solve the problem with erosion of the banks of the Ayeyarwady River, the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems is carrying out a renovation project. The project will be funded by the Union government or regional government w...
Mangrove deforestation emits as much CO2 as Myanmar each year
Source: Eco Business The world's mangrove forests, with their archetypal twisted roots protruding from the water surface, store more than 4 billion tonnes of carbon, new research shows. Deforestation—often to make way for fish farming—has seen the global area of mangroves decline by 2 per cen...
Villages brace for water shortages this summer
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 7 March 2018 As summer sets in, hundreds of villages throughout the country are likely to face water shortages in the coming months, warned the water supply and sanitation section of the Department of Rural Development. According to official records, 860 villages suf...
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) gives govt an answer on dams and mega projects
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...
Once Yangon-Dala Bridge is completed, economy flow will remain undamaged.
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 27 February, 2018 This article is in burmese. Source Link: https://myanmar.mmtimes.com/news/107718.html
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...
Myanmar doubles down on effective water management
Source: The Global New Light Of Myanmar Date: 23 February 2018 Myanmar is facing pollution problems because its water resources are not being effectively maintained, said Vice President U Henry Van Thio yesterday. "We need to manage our country's water resources effectively," said the Vice Presiden...