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Authorities Will Take Action Against Trucks With Loads Exceeding Regulations
An awareness campaign to educate truck drivers not to carry loads exceeding heights of 13 feet has been launched by…
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Villagers Demand Better Govt Compensation For 1,000 Trees Lost to Power Line Installation
Villagers in Waingmaw Township have demanded higher compensation rates for trees cut down in their community forest to make way…
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Tissue Culture Banana Company Demands 120 Million Kyat From Locals
A tissue culture banana company is prosecuting seven villagers in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township and demanding 120 million kyat (US$83,000)…
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Pesticides Linked to Deadly Stream Pollution in Waingmaw
Pesticides in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township are polluting nearby streams and killing fish and livestock, locals say. Workers on the…
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Chinese Nationals Fined, Detained for Weeks Over Illegal Operation of Waingmaw Shops
A Waingmaw Township court sentenced three Chinese nationals to fines of 500,000 kyat (US$329) for operating shops without official permission…
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Chinese Nationals Arrested in Waingmaw For ‘Running Shops Without Permission’
An immigration officer said that while the individuals had visas to live in Burma, they had been ‘repeatedly warned’ not…
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Youth Mission Brings Medical Aid to Remote Kachin Villages
This is the sixth year that the group has provided medical assistance to impoverished villagers during the rainy season. Youths…
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