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Text of report in English by Burmese newspaper The Myanmar Times on 25 August Construction of the third Thai-Myanmar gas pipeline to carry natural gas from newly discovered offshore deposits in Myanmar is expected to begin at the end of the rainy season, said an official from the pipeline survey company said on August 19. "The third gas pipeline connecting the M9 block to Thailand is expected to begin early next season," said U Thein Shwe, managing director of Geocomp Myanmar, which won a...
Myanmar PM on post-storm relief, rehabilitation work YANGON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Over 1 million people in Myanmar's storm-hit regions have been rescued in time, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar quoted Prime Minister General Thein Sein as saying Thursday. At a coordination meeting on the post-storm restoration status in Ayeyawaddy delta held in Nay Pyi Taw, Thein Sein, who is also Chairman of Natural Disaster Preparedness Central Committee, attributed the fact to the harmonious...
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Myanmar PM on Post-Storm Relief, Rehabilitation Work"] Yangon [Rangoon], Sept. 11 (Xinhua) - Over 1 million people in Myanmar's storm-hit regions have been rescued in time, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar [Burma] quoted Prime Minister General Thein Sein as saying Thursday. At a coordination meeting on the post-storm restoration status in Ayeyawaddy delta held in Nay Pyi Taw, Thein...
Using remote camera traps to lift the veil on Myanmar's dense northern wild lands, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society have painstakingly gathered a bank of valuable data on the country's populations of tigers and other smaller, lesser known carnivores (see photo attachments). These findings will help in the formulation of conservation strategies for the country's wildlife.Using camera traps survey techniques, researchers from WCS's Myanmar Program have combed the...
Myanmar and Nobel Oil of Russia have agreed to explore for oil and gas at two onshore blocks in the military-ruled southeast Asian country, an official newspaper reported. The newspaper, The New Light of Myanmar, said Nobel, the fourth Russian energy firm to invest in Myanmar, and the government had signed exploration contracts for parts of Hukaung and U-Ru in northern Kachin State, near the Chinese border. Energy exports are Myanmar's biggest source of foreign exchange, with official data...
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Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website [By Y.F. Low] Taipei, July 29 (CNA) - Ten members of a Taiwan religious group have been infected with dengue fever while taking part in volunteer relief efforts in Myanmar in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, marking the first case of mass overseas dengue fever infections to be recorded in Taiwan in recent years, a Centres for Disease Control (CDC) official said Tuesday. The cases were discovered after one of the patients, a...
To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Peggy Atherlay of AmeriCares, +1-203-658-9626, patherlay@americares.org; or Kate Homan, +1-202-585-2502, khoman@webershandwick.com, for AmeriCares Second Field Hospital Arrives in Sichuan Province; Second Shipment of Medical Aid Arrives in Yangon STAMFORD, Conn., July 10 -- AmeriCares is continuing its efforts to provide long-term relief for people living in Chinas earthquake- stricken Sichuan Province and in areas most affected by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar....
Indian company to start drilling gas in Myanmar YANGON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- An Indian oil company, the Essar, will start drilling test well at an inland block in Myanmar's western coastal Rakhine state to explore natural gas in the coming open season later this year, news journal 7-Day reported Wednesday. The drilling will take place at block-L covering Sittway and Maungtaw regions of the state. Block-L stands one of the two blocks which the Indian company is to explore gas under a...
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Indian Company To Start Drilling Gas in Myanmar"] YANGON, July 9 (Xinhua) - An Indian oil company, the Essar, will start drilling test well at an inland block in Myanmar's western coastal Rakhine state to explore natural gas in the coming open season later this year, news journal 7-Day reported Wednesday. The drilling will take place at block-L covering Sittway and Maungtaw regions of the...
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The large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) is species that can be found in Southeast Asia. Its range includes Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, northeast India, Laos, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. It prefers a habitat within a variety of areas, including primary and secondary evergreen and deciduous forests. It can be found at elevations of up to 5,429 feet. It holds five recognized subspecies that occur throughout its range, and some experts assert that a sixth subspecies should be...
The red goral (Naemorhedus baileyi) is an even-toed ungulate that can be found in China, Myanmar, and India. This range is focused on the borders of these areas where they meet. Its preferred habitat includes tropical or subtropical arid forests and tropical arid low grasslands. The red goral is named after the man who explored the “frontier region” before World War 1, Lieutenant-Colonel F. M. Bailey. Baily noted the reddish color of the goral’s coat, but did not gather any specimens....
The Cobalt Blue tarantula (Haplopelma lividum) is part of the tarantula species native to Thailand and Myanmar. Like many Asian tarantulas, it is rather aggressive. Because of the tarantula's aggressiveness it should only be kept as a pet by well informed and experienced tarantula owners. This tarantula tends to be shy and is a committed burrower. The cobalt Blue tarantula relies on biting for defense because it does not have urticating hairs. Standard care for this tarantula calls...
The Greater Yellownape (Picus flavinucha) is a species of bird found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist mountain regions. The adult is large and has a prominent yellow-crested nape and throat. It is mainly a dark olive-green bird with gray underparts. The crown is brownish and the flight feathers are...
The Short-billed Minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris), is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist mountain habitats.
