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Development Foundation Returns 3.3B Kyats to Irrawaddy Govt

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Burma

The former Irrawaddy Region Chief Minister U Thein Aung allegedly transferred the funds to a foundation before handing power to the new government in early 2016.

Police Constable Charged in Shooting Death of Detainee

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Burma

By Salai Thant Zin

Police say the constable shot the detainee by accident while watching him fight with another man inside his cell at a police station in Irrawaddy Region.

Alleged Elephant Poachers Arrested in Irrawaddy Forest Reserve

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Burma

By Salai Thant Zin

The men were arrested Thursday in possession of a percussion rifle, bullets, poison and other items often used to hunt elephants. A fourth man escaped.

17 October 2018 Irrawaddy Govt Tells Ex-Chief Minister to Return Over $3 M in Development Funds

12 October 2018 Death of a Traditional Way of Life: Central Myanmar’s Toddy Palm Tree Climbers

20 September 2018 President Tells State, Regional Officials to Wrap Up Land-Grab Probes

19 September 2018 Police Recapture 3 Escapees from Bogale

18 September 2018 Police Recapture 2 of 3 Escapees Who Cut Their Way Out of Cell in Bogale

10 September 2018 Severe Delta Erosion Uproots 200 Households

28 August 2018 Lawmaker Resigns, Citing Lack of Trust in Regional Govt

15 August 2018 Scores of Homes Destroyed, Damaged by Storm Surge in Pyapon

3 August 2018 Elephant Poaching Dips in 2018 After Years on Rise

18 July 2018 Irrawaddy Parliament Warns Lawmaker Accused, Cleared of Embezzlement

17 July 2018 Foundation to Return $3.6M to Irrawaddy Region Govt in Fraud Case

10 May 2018 Abbot Sought Over Rape of Three Girls in Pathein