Some 22,000 households in Mandalay Region are using fuel-efficient stoves as part of a government effort to reduce the use of firewood and the resulting destruction of forests and mangroves, according to the Mandalay Forestry Department. U Tint Swe, director of the department, said the stove campaign is aimed at addressing the energy shortage in […]
Fuel-efficient cooking stoves in 22,000 households in Mandalay
October 30, 2018 by Thiha
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Air Pollution, Ayeyarwady Region, Daw Win Kyaing, director of the department, firewood, Kyaung Kon village, Madaya Township, Magwe Region, mandalay, Mandalay Forestry Department, Mandalay Region, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Myanmar’s Forest Research Institute, non-governmental organisation Mercy Corps, Pyawbwe township, Rakhine State, rural households, sales agent, stove campaign, U Myo Thit, U Tint Swe
Yangon ‘new cities’ passed on to NLD
December 18, 2015 by Thiha
Yangon authorities have tried to launch a city expansion project, in various guises, for the past two years, but have met widespread opposition and made little progress. The latest plan, to build seven satellite towns, was made public in July. It was announced shortly after a multi-billion-dollar contract – awarded in 2014 to Chinese investors to […]
