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RANGOON — The future of a new species of crocodile newt found in the Shan State capital of Taunggyi is being threatened by development, water pollution and poaching, according to conservationists and researchers. [1]

JAKARTA — Indonesian police have rescued 45 Burmese fishermen, believed to be trafficking victims, from a hotel in central Jakarta where they were taken after traveling on fake documents, officials and the men said on Thursday. [2]

YANGON—Inwa, formerly known as Ava, was once the royal capital of the mighty Burmese kingdom. The city was founded by King Thado Min Phaya in 1364 at the confluence of the Myint Nge and Ayeyarwaddy rivers. [3]

The empty streets of Naypyidaw. (Photo: Timo Jaworr / The Irrawaddy)|A Naypyidaw license plate. (Photo: Timo Jaworr / The Irrawaddy)| At a resort in Hotel Area 1 an old airplane has been repurposed as a restaurant. [4]

JAKARTA -- Aneka Tambang, the Indonesian state-run nonferrous metal company known as Antam, is expanding into downstream operations, in line with the government's plan to nurture the domestic smelting industry. [5]

On a muggy June afternoon in the remote village of Pohumora in northeastern India, Anjana Taye haunches on the mud floor of her home and carefully pours into two bowls the cloudy fermented rice drink known as apong, a staple of the indigenous Mising ... [6]

JAKARTA -- Indonesian state-owned miner Aneka Tambang, better known as Antam, said Wednesday it earned a net profit in 2016 after two years of losses thanks to increased nickel production and higher prices. [7]

RANGOON — The century-old organization known as the Parliament of the World’s Religions gave the World Harmony Award to three Buddhist monks from Burma on May 27 in recognition of their efforts to save Muslim lives during the riots of 2013. [8]

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[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-05-27 · 33% match

Conservationists, Scientists Warn of Threat to Newly Discovered Species in Taunggyi

RANGOON — The future of a new species of crocodile newt found in the Shan State capital of Taunggyi is being threatened by development, water pollution and poaching, according to conservationists and researchers.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-08-06 · 33% match

45 Burmese Fishermen Rescued, Suspected Trafficking Victims

JAKARTA — Indonesian police have rescued 45 Burmese fishermen, believed to be trafficking victims, from a hotel in central Jakarta where they were taken after traveling on fake documents, officials and the men said on Thursday.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-09-07 · 31% match

Exploring Inwa, a Royal Capital in Ruins

YANGON—Inwa, formerly known as Ava, was once the royal capital of the mighty Burmese kingdom. The city was founded by King Thado Min Phaya in 1364 at the confluence of the Myint Nge and Ayeyarwaddy rivers.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-05-14 · 31% match

The Lonely Capital

The empty streets of Naypyidaw. (Photo: Timo Jaworr / The Irrawaddy)|A Naypyidaw license plate. (Photo: Timo Jaworr / The Irrawaddy)| At a resort in Hotel Area 1 an old airplane has been repurposed as a restaurant.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-12-16 · 31% match

Indonesia's Antam heading downstream

JAKARTA -- Aneka Tambang, the Indonesian state-run nonferrous metal company known as Antam, is expanding into downstream operations, in line with the government's plan to nurture the domestic smelting industry.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-07-26 · 31% match

Bangladesh, Brahmaputra serve as proxy for Sino-Indian conflict

On a muggy June afternoon in the remote village of Pohumora in northeastern India, Anjana Taye haunches on the mud floor of her home and carefully pours into two bowls the cloudy fermented rice drink known as apong, a staple of the indigenous Mising

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-02 · 30% match

Indonesia's Antam collars first profit in 3 years

JAKARTA -- Indonesian state-owned miner Aneka Tambang, better known as Antam, said Wednesday it earned a net profit in 2016 after two years of losses thanks to increased nickel production and higher prices.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-06-03 · 30% match

Burmese Monks Recognized for Interfaith Peace Efforts

RANGOON — The century-old organization known as the Parliament of the World’s Religions gave the World Harmony Award to three Buddhist monks from Burma on May 27 in recognition of their efforts to save Muslim lives during the riots of 2013.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-02-17 · 30% match

Remote Indian valley gets a java jolt

LifeRemote Indian valley gets a java jolt Tribal farmers tap into rising global demand for specialty coffee Coffee growers Venkat Rao, left, and Apparao Pangi are among 25,000 tribal-farmers working with the Naandi Foundation.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-09-13 · 30% match

Returning to a homeland under Dutch rule: Mochtar Riady's story (4)

It was in Surabaya, a port city on the island of Java, that I saw a Dutch person for the first time in my life.

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