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The Irrawaddy (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီ; MLCTS: ei: ra wa. ti) is a news website by the Irrawaddy Publishing Group (IPG), founded in 1990 [1] by Burmese exiles living in Thailand. From its inception, The Irrawaddy has taken an very biased stance on Burmese politics.
The Irrawaddy reported on 8 July that fighting is intensifying after reinforcements of 500 troops had arrived to help the already stationed 1,500 Tatmadaw troops. [8] The Atlas News reported that the reinforcing column had managed to take some initial territory around Loikaw after arriving there. Incl. via using infiltration tactics, by sending ...
The Irrawaddy River (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီမြစ်, pronounced [ʔèjàwədì mjɪʔ], official romanisation: Ayeyarwady[5][note 1]) is the largest river in Myanmar. Originating from the confluence of the N'mai and Mali rivers, [7] it flows from north to south before emptying through the Irrawaddy Delta in the Ayeyarwady Region into ...
Satellite photography of the Irrawaddy Delta before (top) and after (bottom) Nargis hit the area. Ayeyarwady Region was the site of heavy devastation when Cyclone Nargis made landfall in early May 2008. The cyclone made landfall on the town of Wagon near Haigyi Island. [8] Labutta Township was most heavily struck with around 80,000 deaths.
Myanmar civil war (2021–present) (per AAPP, February 2022). [40] The Myanmar Civil War (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ပြည်တွင်းစစ်), [m] also known as the Burmese Civil War, Burmese Spring Revolution, or People's Defensive War, is an ongoing civil war following Myanmar's long-running insurgencies ...
The Myitsone Dam (Burmese: မြစ်ဆုံ တာတမံ [mjɪʔsʰòʊɰ̃ tàtəmàɰ̃]; lit. 'Confluence Dam') is a large dam and hydroelectric power development project which was planned to be built in northern Myanmar. The proposed construction site is at the confluence of the Mali and N’mai rivers and the source of the Irawaddy ...
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The Irrawaddy Delta or Ayeyarwady Delta lies in the Irrawaddy Division, the lowest expanse of land in Myanmar that fans out from the limit of tidal influence at Myan Aung to the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, 290 kilometres (180 mi) to the south at the mouth of the Ayeyarwady River. [1] The delta region is densely populated, and plays a ...