Myanmar warns against more bomb attacks in Yangon Sep 16, 2008
The warning came after a bomber, Saw Ya Ko, was arrested on last Friday on charge of planting two bombs in a video lounge in Kyuaukkyi, Bago division, earlier on Thursday night which killed a man and a woman, and injured nine others ... In July this year, two bombs respectively exploded in Yangon and Bago divisions with the prior in a two-storey office of the Union Solidarity and Development Association in Yangon's Shwepyitha township, destroying a clinic-attached office building and leaving no... (Xinhuanet, China)
* World News Quick Take Sep 14, 2008
A man and woman were killed on Thursday when a bomb exploded in a video store in Kyaukkyi Township of Bago Division, about 190km north of the former capital, Yangon, the Kyemon newspaper said. Nine others were wounded in the blast. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Military junta ignores cyclone victims: Refugees Jun 23, 2008
More than six weeks after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta and the southern parts of Yangon and Bago, killing more than 130,000 people, the junta continues to restrict aid access to some 2. 4 million survivors, creating the possibility of a second round of deaths from post-disaster diseases such as dengue fever, malaria and diarrhea. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Burma farmers fret over harvest Jun 18, 2008
A worker in Bago, Burma loaded a cart drawn by water buffalo. The animals were a useful farming tool before the cyclone. (Boston Globe)
Myanmar gives polio vaccination to under-five cyclone-survived ... Jun 9, 2008
Deadly tropical cyclone Nargis, which occurred over the Bay of Bengal, hit five divisions and states -- Ayeyawaddy, Yangon, Bago, Mon and Kayin on May 2 and 3, of which Ayeyawaddy and Yangon inflicted the heaviest casualties and massive infrastructural damage. Myanmar estimated the damages and losses caused by the storm at 10. (Xinhua)
Cyclone-hard-hit townships resume paddy planting in Myanmar Jun 4, 2008
According to official statistics, over 1 million acres (405,000hectares) of cultivable lands were flooded with sea water in 7 townships in Ayeyawaddy division, 3 in Yangon division, 2 in Bago division and 3 in Mon state during the storm with over 200,000 draught cattle killed ... Deadly tropical cyclone Nargis, which occurred over the Bay of Bengal, hit five divisions and states -- Ayeyawaddy, Yangon, Bago,Mon and Kayin on May 2-3, of which Ayeyawaddy and Yangon inflicted the heaviest casualties... (Xinhua)
Evading the juntaBurmese outwit the army to get aid to desperate survivors May 21, 2008
Tun Tun, another Rangoon resident who got together with friends to distribute aid down south ran into recalcitrant authorities in the Bago district. "When we arrived in the first village, the police came to us and said not to distribute to the villagers. We all were very upset.". (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Estimated 3.2 Million Burmese Potentially Affected By Cyclone May 16, 2008
At least 100,000 people in both the Bago East and Mon divisions were also affected. The United Nations estimates that as many as 220,000 are missing following the cyclone and that 63,000 to 101,000 people were killed. (Science Daily)
Myanmar: death toll rises to 31,938 May 13, 2008
A deadly tropical cyclone Nargis, which occurred over the Bay of Bengal, hit five divisions and states -- Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawaddy, Kayin and Mon on May 2 and 3, of which Ayeyawaddy and Yangon sustained the heaviest casualties and infrastructural damage. Affected coastal towns in the southwestern Ayeyawaddy division include Haing Gyi Island, Pathein, Myaungmya, Laputta, Mawlamyinegyun, Kyaiklat, Phyarpon and Bogalay. (Xinhuanet, China)
Myanmar accepts international aid May 12, 2008
On May 2 and 3, a deadly tropical cyclone Nargis, which occurred over the Bay of Bengal, severely hit five divisions and states -- Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawaddy, Kayin and Mon, covering such coastal towns in southwestern Ayeyawaddy division as Haing Gyi Island, Pathein, Myaungmya, Laputta, Mawlamyinegyun, Kyaiklat, Phyarpon and Bogalay, and the biggest city of Yangon and sustaining the heaviest ever casualties and infrastructural damage. According to an official updated death toll on Sunday, a total... (Xinhuanet, China)
Int'l relief supplies flow in Myanmar May 12, 2008
The deadly tropical cyclone Nargis, which occurred over the Bay of Bengal, severely hit last weekend five divisions and states of Myanmar -- Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawaddy, Kayin and Mon, causing the heaviest ever casualties and infrastructural damage. According to an official updated death toll Sunday, a total of 28,485 people have lost their lives in the cyclone storm with altogether 33,416 people remained missing. (Xinhuanet, China)
More aid finally reaching Myanmar's cyclone victims May 11, 2008
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22,997 killed in Myanmar cyclone May 9, 2008
The deadly cyclone, which occurred over the Bay of Bengal, hit five divisions and states -- Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawaddy, Kayin and Mon, of which Ayeyawaddy and Yangon sustained the heaviest casualties and property loss ... However, Bago, Mon and Kayin as well as some five townships of Yangon division and 19 townships of Ayeyawaddy division were withdrawn from being the natural-disaster-hit areas status on Tuesday with a claim that these areas have basically returned to normal. (Xinhuanet, China)
A senior U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said the death toll in cyclone Nargis that swept Myanmar's five divisions and states may e00004000xceed 100,000, media reported Thursday.• Relief work for cyclone victims underway May 8, 2008
A day after the cyclone storm Nargis hit the country, Myanmar declared five divisions and states -- Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawaddy, Kayin and Mon, as natural-disaster-hit regions. However, Bago, Mon and Kayin as well as some five townships of Yangon division and 19 townships of Ayeyawaddy division, claimed to have basically returned to normal, have now been dropped from the list of natural-disaster-hit regions since Tuesday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Myanmar cyclone kills nearly 22,500 May 7, 2008
The deadly cyclone, which occurred over the Bay of Bengal, hit five divisions and states -- Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawaddy, Kayin and Mon, of which Ayeyawaddy and Yangon sustained the most casualties ... However, Bago, Mon and Kayin as well as some five townships of Yangon division and 19 townships of Ayeyawaddy division were withdrawn from being the natural-disaster-hit areas on Tuesday with a claim that these areas have basically returned to normal, according to an earlier official announcement on... (Xinhuanet, China)
Myanmar: 15,000 die in violent cyclone May 6, 2008
The deadly cyclone, which occurred over the Bay of Bengal, hit five divisions and states -- Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawaddy, Kayin and Mon. Myanmar has declared the five divisions and states as disaster-hit regions. (Xinhuanet, China)
Myanmar urged to allow aid in May 5, 2008
Yangon, the Irrawaddy Delta, Bago as well as the Karen and Mon states were heavily damaged and have been declared disaster areas. State-controlled television reported that 20,000 homes had been destroyed on Haingyi, an island in the Andaman sea. (Aljazeera.net)
Hundreds dead in Myanmar cyclone disaster May 5, 2008
The military government declared Rangoon a disaster area Sunday, as well as five central and southern states, Yangon, Ayeyawaddy, Bago, Mon and Karen. Officials say thousands of homes have been destroyed. (Australian News)
Myanmar cyclone kills 351 May 5, 2008
The authorities have declared disaster zones in the regions of Yangon, Ayeyawaddy, Bago, Mon and Karen states. MRTV said that about 20000 houses have been destroyed on Haing Gyi island, and 92706 people there were now homeless. (iAfrica.com)
Myanmar says referendum will go ahead despite storm May 5, 2008
The authorities have declared disaster zones in the regions of Yangon, Ayeyawaddy, Bago, Mon and Karen states. Thailand's meteorological department downgraded Nargis to a depression on Sunday, but warned of flash floods and heavy rains in northern, central and eastern Thai provinces as the storm crept over the border from Myanmar. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Burma 'War Zone': Hundreds Killed By Cyclone May 4, 2008
The military-run Myaddy television station said Rangoon, Irrawaddy and Bago, as well as Karen and Mon states, were heavily damaged. Witnesses in Rangoon said hundreds of houses had lost their roofs and the storm cut electricity and phone lines in much of the city. (Sky News)
State TV: 5 Myanmar regions declared disaster zones May 4, 2008
The military run Myaddy television station says Yangon, Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon states all were heavily damaged by Saturday's cyclone, which packed wind up to 120-mph. Witness said the storm knocked out electricity to much of Yangon and disrupted Internet and phone service. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Deadly cyclone changes face of Yangon May 4, 2008
Meanwhile, Myanmar declared three divisions Yangon, Bago and Ayeyawaddy and two states Kayin and Mon as natural-disaster-hit regions. A national central committee for prevention of natural disaster was also formed with Prime Minister General Thein Sein as Chairman to promptly and effectively carry out relief and resettlement tasks. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cyclone batters Myanmar, casualties feared May 4, 2008
Five central and southern regions -- Yangon, Ayeyawaddy, Bago, Mon and Karen states -- have been declared disaster areas, an official at the information ministry told AFP.. "So far we know there were casualties (deaths), but we cannot release the details yet as we are still collecting information," he said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Burma declares cyclone disaster May 4, 2008
The military-run Myaddy television station said Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon states were also hit hard by winds of about 190km/h (120mph). Cyclone Nargis is reported to have killed at least four people in Rangoon. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Myanmar calls for long-term precaution against bird flu Mar 3, 2008
Myanmar reported outbreak of bird flu in the country for the first time in some poultry farms in Mandalay and Sagaing divisions in early 2006, followed by those in Yangon division in early 2007, in Mon state's Thanbyuzayat and western Bago division's Letpadan in July and in eastern Bago division's Thanatpin and in Yangon division's Hmawby in October the same year. During 2006's first outbreak of bird flu cases in the two divisions of Mandalay and Sagaing, altogether 342,000 chickens, 320,000... (Xinhuanet, China)
Bus conductor killed in Myanmar bombing: state media Jan 17, 2008
The vehicle had stopped to let the passengers have breakfast in Bago township, about 60 miles (100 kilometres) northeast of the former capital, when the bomb exploded and killed the conductor, the official New Light of Myanmar newspaper said ... Two women were killed at railway stations in new capital Naypyidaw and Yangon on Friday and Sunday, while a suspected bomber died in a blast in Bago Saturday. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Myanmar PM's visit postponed due to Soeharto's poor health Jan 14, 2008
A woman was killed by a bomb Friday at a railway station serving the remote new capital of Naypyidaw, while a man was killed and four people were injured Saturday in a blast in central Myanmar's Bago Division. State-run newspaper the New Light of Myanmar on Sunday blamed both incidents on the Karen National Union (KNU), an armed ethnic rebel group battling the junta, and said the two people who died were insurgents. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Myanmar reopens ancient palace to attract tourists Jan 3, 2008
The other three are Kambawzathadi Palace in Bago, Shwebon Yadana Mingalar Palace in Shwebo and Mya Nann San Kyaw Palace in Mandalay ... Meanwhile, Myanmar is considering to designate some two townships of Bago and Pyay in Bago division as other hotel zones in the country to lay down future tourism-related work, said the Hoteliers Association. (Xinhuanet, China)
Myanmar death toll tops 30, UN report says Dec 9, 2007
Buddhist monks walk past a theater Sunday in Bago, southern Myanmar. (AP). (Globe and Mail -- International)
Newsweek: Where are the Myanmar monks? Nov 26, 2007
"Here, they're far from the action, and remember, some abbots work with the government." He mentions the pro-government Kya Khat Waing monastery in Bago, about 50 miles northeast of Rangoon, most of whose monks did not march and whose abbot urged the government to punish those who did. 1. (MSNBC -- International)
UN rights envoy visits military-ruled Burma Nov 13, 2007
Accompanied by authorities, his first stop in Burma was a Buddhist monastery in the town of Bago, 80 kilometres north of Rangoon, the UN said. Pinheiro then returned to Rangoon to meet officials at Shwedagon Pagoda, the country's most revered shrine and a flash point of unrest during the protests, it said in a statement. (The Age)
UN rights envoy visits Burma after 4-year ban Nov 12, 2007
Accompanied by authorities, Pinheiro made his first stop in the town of Bago, 50 miles north of Rangoon, the UN said in a statement. Buddhist monasteries in Bago were among those targeted by the crackdown after monks joined antigovernment street protests. (Boston Globe)
U.N. rights envoy arrives in Myanmar Nov 11, 2007
An outspoken critic of the junta, Pinheiro did not reveal details of his itinerary to reporters, although a diplomat said he was heading straight to Bago, around 50 km (30 miles) north of Yangon, where he was expected to visit a Buddhist monastery hit by the crackdown. One aide said the Myanmar authorities, who responded to international outrage at their suppression of the monk-led protests by granting Pinheiro a rare visa, had shown "cooperative engagement.". (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Myanmar Announces Constitution Committee Oct 19, 2007
Monks receive rice for lunch at a monastery in Bago, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 18, 2007. (AP Photo). (CBS News -- World)
Myanmar generals face biggest protests in 20 yrs Sep 24, 2007
Protests were also reported in Mandalay, where 10,000 monks marched on Saturday, in the northwestern city of Sittwe and in Bago, just north of Yangon. In Yangon, after holding prayers at the Sule Pagoda in the main business district, the monks marched to another pagoda with tens of thousands of people trailing behind them. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Monks face tear gas at protest in Myanmar Sep 19, 2007
A similar protest was held in Bago, 80 kilometers, or 50 miles, north of Yangon, where exiled groups reported 1,000 monks marching to the town's pagoda. Hundreds of monks also rallied in Chauk, Kyaukpadaung, Aung Lan and Pakokku, witnesses said. (International Herald Tribune)
* Monks in Myanmar defy government over violence Sep 19, 2007
In the city of Bago about 80km away, about 1,000 monks peacefully marched to the Shwemawdaw pagoda, residents said. No one was arrested in either march. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Myanmar steps up manhunt for activists Sep 2, 2007
"I had to get off my bus three times during my trip from Yangon to Bago," some 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of the country's commercial capital, said one businessman in his 30s. "Also I had to walk in front of policemen three times. It annoys me because every time I get on a highway bus, I have to get off at checkpoints," said the businessman, who declined to be named. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Myanmar fuel protests spread Aug 28, 2007
Protests continued to spread beyond the main city of Yangon on Monday, with demonstrations in the towns of Bago and Mogok in the north of the country. Up to 50 protesters wearing white marched through the streets of Bago shadowed by plain clothes police and government supporters from the feared Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), eyewitnesses said. (Aljazeera.Net)
Burma protests: still just a flurry Aug 28, 2007
A small protest against the cost of fuel was held in another city, Bago, Reuters reported. Dozens of activists have already been detained and may face sedition charges that carry sentences of up to 20 years. (Christian Science Monitor)
* Pro-democracy activists arrested outside Yangon Aug 28, 2007
UPRISING: The march that started in a market in Bago came after four days of protests last week, mainly in the capital, over a recent sharp hike in fuel prices AFP, YANGON Tuesday, Aug 28, 2007, Page 5 ... The activists marched in silence from a market in Bago, a town about 75km northeast of Yangon, witnesses said ... The march in Bago came after four days of protests last week, mainly in Yangon, over the price increase. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Protesters keep marching over fuel price hikes in Myanmar Aug 27, 2007
They said about 50 people, wearing white, had started marching in the busy township of Bago, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of the country's commercial center, Yangon. Plainclothes police watched the protest from a distance without intervening or making arrests, the witnesses said. (International Herald Tribune)
Myanmar takes measure against fresh bird flu outbreak Jul 30, 2007
The renewed outbreak of H5N1 in the Mon state came a month after four new cases occurred at farms in three townships of Hmawby, Insein and Bago in June. The residual virus was found during the post-outbreak surveillance period which ran from May 7 to June 9, earlier reports said, adding that during that period, a total of nearly 2,000 chickens were culled for risk prevention. (People's Daily Online)
Myanmar to launch polio vaccination campaign after new case detected May 13, 2007
"This is a situation in which the virus had been transmitted across the border from a neighboring country,'' the newspaper quoted the doctor as saying. Myanmar's health ministry and UNICEF will vaccinate more than 500,000 children under the age of five in 17 townships in western Rakhine and Chin State, the Myanmar Times reported, quoting Than Htein Win, the manager of the immunization program. A second round of vaccinations will be provided in June to 2.5 million children in Rakhine and Chin... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Myanmar confirms bird flu outbreak in Yangon Mar 28, 2007
Although H5N1 strain of bird flu was found at some poultry farms in the five townships, the dead bodies of some chickens and geese from several other townships in Yangon and Bago divisions were not found to be infected with bird flu, it said. Of the 324 crows, pigeons and sparrows, doves, which died during the period since the end of February, only six crows were suspicious of being infected with the avian influenza. (Xinhuanet, China)
