Irrawaddy River

The sedimentation rate of the Irrawaddy River is the fifth highest in the world.

Myanmar Coast mangroves 2008

Rangoon is located on the ocean and is furthermore aided by the Irrawaddy River, which is navigable for over nine hundred miles.

Travels in the Far East Ellen Mary Hayes Peck

He stated that work at the $3.6 billion Myitsone dam project—affecting the Irrawaddy River in Kachin state—should halt for the duration of his term, at least until 2015.

Myanmar Halts China Dam 2011

Ms. Suu Kyi last warned that building dams could alter the flow of the country's most important waterway, the Irrawaddy River, in unpredictable and potentially devastating ways, as well as forcing the displacement of thousands of villagers.

Suu Kyi Meets With Myanmar President a WSJ Staff Reporter 2011

The $3.6 billion Myitsone dam project, affecting the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar's Kachin state, would have flooded an area roughly the size of Singapore, but it has faced deep opposition from residents across the country.

Myanmar, China Face Off Over Halted Dam Project Brian Spegele 2011

Associated Press The controversial project along the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar, meant to fuel China industry, would have flooded historical sites.

Myanmar Halts China Dam 2011

Slip yours on to pad around the resort's exotic tropical gardens and take in views of the legendary Irrawaddy River and the silhouettes of high-altitude temples off in the distance.

Peter Mandel: The World's Top Places To Do Nothing. Absolutely Nothing. Peter Mandel 2011

His successful defense of Imphal, his encircling of the Japanese on the Irrawaddy River, his refusal to be drawn into all the backbiting and his no-nonsense attitude to soldiering set him leagues above everyone else.

Still Forgotten Andrew Roberts 2011

The dam, already under construction by state-controlled China Power Investment CPI on the Irrawaddy River, displaced thousands and threatened to displace tens of thousands more; it was set to flood a bio-diverse area the size of Manhattan; it threatened the food security of millions who rely on the Irrawaddy for sustenance and irrigation; and it was located dangerously close to an active fault line.

Matthew Smith: In Burma, Political Survival Means Doing the Right Thing, for Now Matthew Smith 2011

There is deep opposition across Myanmar to the project, which was conceived as the largest of several dams along the length of the Irrawaddy River and would submerge key historical sites, including areas many academics consider the cultural birthplace of Myanmar.

Myanmar Halts China Dam 2011