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RANGOON — In the Pegu Range, home to some of Burma’s major forests, the harvest of timber will undergo a 10-year hiatus starting in the 2017-2018 fiscal year, according to Aye Cho Thaung, deputy general manager of the country’s Forestry Department. [1]

RANGOON — Heavy downpours in recent days have caused severe flooding in Pegu and Mon states, where hundreds of residents have been forced to flee their homes and traffic has been hindered by inundated roads, local residents and officials said on Wedn... [2]

YANGON—The 136-year old teak clubhouse and former gentlemen’s club during colonial rule, the Pegu Club was awarded a Blue Plaque by the Yangon Heritage Trust on Thursday at a ceremony attended by the trust’s founder, U Thant Myint U, Yangon Chief Min... [3]

RANGOON — Investors in Burma’s garment sector are looking to areas outside of the commercial capital Rangoon, where the high price of land and a scarce labor pool are sending businesses elsewhere, according to Aung Win, deputy chairman of the Myanmar... [4]

BAW NI, Pegu Division — From Mile 58 on the newly built Rangoon-Naypyidaw highway, Myint Wai walks about four miles into a jungle, through the Pegu mountain range. [5]

RANGOON — Land prices have skyrocketed in Pegu Division, northeast of Rangoon, following the recent awarding of a contract to build a major new international airport there. [6]

PEGU Town — The riverside town of Pegu has been affected by severe flooding after heavy downpours hit much of lower Burma in recent days, causing the Pegu River to swell and burst its banks. [7]

RANGOON—At least one Islamic neighborhood in Pegu Division was attacked by an unidentified group of men on Thursday night and several buildings were destroyed, local police said. (confirmed by 2 sources) [8]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-07-05 · 75% match

Govt to Ban Timber Harvest in Pegu Yoma Mountain Range

RANGOON — In the Pegu Range, home to some of Burma’s major forests, the harvest of timber will undergo a 10-year hiatus starting in the 2017-2018 fiscal year, according to Aye Cho Thaung, deputy general manager of the country’s Forestry Department.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-08-06 · 75% match

Pegu and Mon States Hit by Severe Flooding

RANGOON — Heavy downpours in recent days have caused severe flooding in Pegu and Mon states, where hundreds of residents have been forced to flee their homes and traffic has been hindered by inundated roads, local residents and officials said on Wedn

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-05-30 · 75% match

Restored Pegu Club Receives Heritage Trust Blue Plaque

YANGON—The 136-year old teak clubhouse and former gentlemen’s club during colonial rule, the Pegu Club was awarded a Blue Plaque by the Yangon Heritage Trust on Thursday at a ceremony attended by the trust’s founder, U Thant Myint U, Yangon Chief Min

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-12-13 · 75% match

Put-Off by Rangoon’s Flaws, Garment Makers Look to Pegu

RANGOON — Investors in Burma’s garment sector are looking to areas outside of the commercial capital Rangoon, where the high price of land and a scarce labor pool are sending businesses elsewhere, according to Aung Win, deputy chairman of the Myanmar

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-10-21 · 75% match

Wild Elephant Poaching Increases in Pegu

BAW NI, Pegu Division — From Mile 58 on the newly built Rangoon-Naypyidaw highway, Myint Wai walks about four miles into a jungle, through the Pegu mountain range.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-16 · 75% match

Land Prices Soar in Pegu Division With News of Major Airport Project

RANGOON — Land prices have skyrocketed in Pegu Division, northeast of Rangoon, following the recent awarding of a contract to build a major new international airport there.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-08-07 · 75% match

Hundreds of Pegu Residents Affected by Floods

PEGU Town — The riverside town of Pegu has been affected by severe flooding after heavy downpours hit much of lower Burma in recent days, causing the Pegu River to swell and burst its banks.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-03-29 · 75% match

Muslim Quarter Attacked in Pegu Division

RANGOON—At least one Islamic neighborhood in Pegu Division was attacked by an unidentified group of men on Thursday night and several buildings were destroyed, local police said.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-11-04 · 75% match

Suspect Arrested in Relation to Elephant Killings in Pegu Division

RANGOON — Police in Pegu Division’s Daik-U Township said they have arrested a man suspected of involvement in the poaching of several wild elephants in the forests of Pegu mountain range in the past year.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-08-14 · 75% match

Floods Recede, Thousands Return Home in Pegu Division, Mon State

RANGOON — More than 16,000 people who were displaced after severe flooding hit Pegu Division and Mon State last week have returned home, according to officials and community leaders, who said that those who went back to their villages are still in ne

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