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In the News (Mon 6 Jul 09)

  
  Kyaukpyu - LoveToKnow 1911
KYAUKPYU, a district in the Arakan division of Lower Burma, on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal.
The chief town, Kyaukpyu, had a population in 1901 of 3145 It has a municipal committee of twelve members, three ex officio and nine appointed by the local government, and there is a thirdclass district gaol.
Kyaukpyu is a port under the Indian Ports Act (X. of 1889), and the steamers of the British India Navigation Company call there once a week going and coming between Rangoon and Calcutta.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Kyaukpyu   (676 words)

  
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Kyaukpyu contains numerous " mud volcanoes," from which marsh gas is frequently discharged, with occasional issue of flame.
The chief town, Kyaukpyu, had a population in Igo' of 3145.
It has a municipal committee of twelve members, three ex officio and nine appointed by the local government, and there is a third-class district gaol.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?content_id=38869&locale=en   (322 words)

  
 Welcome to www.mrtv3.net.mm
Nowadays, my journey to Kyaukpyu is along the highway that has a lot of bridges spanning many natural watercourses on it.
The 20-mile long stretch of land between Kyaukpyu and Maei of the highway is a tidal area.
It is axiomatic that both the Yangon- Sittway and Yangon- Kyaukpyu highways cannot be built with average goodwill and effort.
www.mrtv3.net.mm /open/080706for.html   (1089 words)

  
 Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan
China is reportedly engaged in building a deepsea port in Kyaukpyu, in the western coastal Rakhine state.
One report indicates that the Kyaukpyu port will serve as a transit trade center for goods destined to the port cities of Chittagong (Bangladesh), Yangon (Myanmar) and Kolkata (India).
Kyaukpyu, which has a water depth of 20 meters and is capable of accommodating 4,000 TEU (20-foot equivalent units) container vessels, may turn out to be a very useful port.
atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/GD12Df03.html   (1743 words)

  
 MODiNS [ Myanmar Online Information ]
Torrential rains fall and tidal waves rise from the sea when cyclones that are formed in the Bay of Bengal enter Rakhine State, causing property damages and flooding of salt water in low land areas.
The state is formed with five districts, Which are Sittway, Maungtaw, Buthidaung, Kyaukpyu and Thandwe districts.
Other well-known towns are Thandwe, Kyaukpyu, Mrauk-U Kyauktaw, Punnagyun, Minbya, Taungup, Yanbye and Gwa, Rakhine State Day falls on 15 December.
www.modins.net /myanmarinfo/state_division/rakhine.htm   (805 words)

  
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They were welcomed at Kyaukpyu Airport by local authorities, service personnel, teachers and students, members of the USDA and Rakhine traditional cultural troupe and locals.
Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance, saying that Kyaukpyu District has a favourable climate and geographical condition, and its development relies on the efforts and labour of the local people.
Before leaving Kyaukpyu for Thandwe by air, they cordially greeted officials, social organizations, cultural troupes, and local people who saw them off at the airport.
my.reset.jp /~adachihayao/041204E.htm   (1319 words)

  
 Myanmar News
Daw Khin Khin Myat and Daw Mya Nwe of Kyaukpyu Township USDA acted as MC and co-MC.
Afterwards, Kyaukpyu Township USDA Executive Dr Khin Soe and An Township USDA Executive U Ko Ko Thet tabled motions calling for the hailing of the Union Day and for the support of the National Convention.
Students of Kyaukpyu BEHS No 2 sang the songs titled "Eternal Union" and "the Land of Myanmar" before the end the ceremony.
www.myanmars.net /myanmar-news-2005/myanmar-news-n050130.htm   (5473 words)

  
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Afterwards, Chairman of Kyaukpyu District PDC Lt-Col Myo Tint briefed them on a wide range of functions for administration, economic, social welfare, health and education.
Out of 182,698 acres, 32,403 were put under cultivation in Kyaukpyu, Yanbye, Manaung and An Townships in Kyaukpyu District.
Kyaukpyu sets target to grow 1,540 acres of rubber and 1,200 acres of pepper for 2005-2006.
my.reset.jp /~adachihayao/050720M.htm   (688 words)

  
 Burmah1886
The Blue Book before referred to states that the “earth oil industry, as it tried in the Kyaukpyu district, had not made much progress during the year 1883-284.
The company’s refined oil sold at 9s per case in Kyaukpyu at the same time that a case of Devoe's American oil was quoted in Calcutta at 10s.
Yet, no one in the Kyaukpyu field has discovered oil-bearing strata of the type of the good American or of the Caspian fields, and so far, the business of oil winning on a large scale has not been a success.
www.lngplants.com /Burmah1886.html   (2175 words)

  
 Kyaukpyu Region Map: Awadaung [19°14'0"N 93°44'0"E] — Zinchaung | Burma Google Satellite Maps
With comprehensive destination gazetteer, maplandia.com enables to explore Kyaukpyu through detailed satellite imagery — fast and easy as never before.
You are in Kyaukpyu (Arakan (Rakhine), Burma), administrative region of level 2.
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www.maplandia.com /burma/arakan-rakhine/kyaukpyu   (609 words)

  
 Taigress - Rachine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Annual rainfall at Thandwe is 221 inches Kyaukpyu 186 inches and Sittway 203 inches.
Other well-known towns are Thandwe, Kyaukpyu, Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, Punnagyun, Minbya, Taungup, Yanbye and Gwa.
There are Fishing stations in Sittway and Kyaukpyu townships.
www.taigress.info /ethnicgroups/egrachine.htm   (826 words)

  
 The Hindu : India for gaining foothold in Myanmar to counter China
Kyaukpyu has been chosen as the site for a new deep water port.''
Kyaukpyu, which lies at the northern end of the offshore island of Ramree in Combermere Bay, an inlet of the Bay of Bengal, is 400 km north-west of Yangon.
It has an excellent natural harbour and is a regular port of call for steamers in the rice trade between Yangon and Calcutta.
www.hindu.com /2001/02/13/stories/01130008.htm   (521 words)

  
 Rakhine State Summary
The capital and chief port is Sittwe (formerly known as Akyab), located at the mouth of the Kaladan River.
One such complication to the Rahkine ethnic issue is that of the Rohingya, who are not recognised as a legitimate native ethnic group, but who currently form perhaps 25% of the Rakhine State's population.
The British made Akyab capital of Arakan, and retained the traditional divisions of the country into the districts of Akyab, Kyaukpyu and Sandoway (Ramree) with a district officer in charge of each.
www.bookrags.com /Rakhine_State   (1420 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Version of News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Dec 26, 2005 (DVB) - Seven personnel from the Danyawaddy Naval Base at Kyaukpyu of Arakan State in western Burma, went AWOL on 23 December.
The Danyawaddy Naval Base is located in Kyaukpyu and the seven personnel seized a schooner and fled,” Narinjara News Editor Khaing Mya Kyaw told DVB.
Brig-Gen Than Tun Aung, regional administrator of Kyaukpyu Township, and the Naval Base Command are looking for the missing personnel to arrest them.
english.dvb.no /print_news.php?id=6221   (162 words)

  
 Kyaukpyu, MMR Weather - Current Conditions, Forecasts, and Maps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 China's Ambitions in Myanmar --- Asia Pacific Media Service
Intelligence sources in Myanmar say that the idea was to use a fleet of barges to transport goods from Bhamo on the Irrawaddy river, close to the Chinese border, to Minhla, some 1,000 kilometres down-river.
From Minhla, a road is being built across the Arakan Yoma mountain range, running via An to Kyaukpyu on the coast.
Kyaukpyu has been chosen as the site for a new deepwater port.
www.asiapacificms.com /articles/myanmar_influence   (1804 words)

  
 Narinjara News
Dhanyawaddy Naval Base was moved to Kyaukpyu, where the Chinese engineers and technicians had been engaged in building a deep-sea submarine base, by the end of 2001.
The naval base at Kyaukpyu has been promoted to one under the control of a newly installed rear admiral, Mya Swe.
Now as Dhanyawaddy has been moved to Kyaukpyu, the Myanmar Navy has also been given a shake-up in its administration in Sittwe and demoted from its former status of Regional Naval Headquarter of the western region.
www.ibiblio.org /obl/docs/NN2002-01-12.htm   (244 words)

  
 Myanmar Kyaukpyu
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www.myanmar-facts.com /Myanmar-Islands/Myanmar-Kyaukpyu-.html   (175 words)

  
 Burma Locations List - Kyaukpyu Harbour to Kyaukse Taung
Kyaukpyu Harbour, Rakhine State, Harbor(s), Long: 93.48333 Lat: 19.46667
Kyaukpyu River, Irrawaddy, Distributary(-ies), Long: 94.68333 Lat: 16.21667
Kyaukpyu Taung, Rakhine State, Mountain, Long: 93.91667 Lat: 19.9
www.traveljournals.net /explore/burma/locations/k/115.html   (455 words)

  
 Welcome to www.mrtv3.net.mm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In compliance with the guidance of the Head of State, over 400-mile Kyaukpyu-Taungup- Yangon Road Project was launched in 2001.
In order to complete the project, a 20-mile section on swamp portion between Kyaukpyu and Ma-ei had to be built with great efforts along with ten over-180-foot bridges.
In 1988, the total length of the roads in the nation stood at 13,635 miles and now it has risen to more than 19,020 miles.
www.mrtv3.net.mm /open/060606for.html   (735 words)

  
 Burma Locations List - Kyaukpya to Kyaukpyu District
Kyaukpyu, Shan State, Populated Place, Long: 96.13333 Lat: 22.11667
Kyaukpyu Aing, Rakhine State, Populated Place, Long: 93.86667 Lat: 20.18333
Kyaukpyu District, Rakhine State, Administrative Division, Long: 94 Lat: 20
www.traveljournals.net /explore/burma/locations/k/114.html   (377 words)

  
 Situation Reports: Myanmar: Storm - May 2004, Myanmar: Storm OCHA Situation Report No. 1
The storm with winds of over 160 km per hour caused tidal surges and flooding in the four towns of Pauktaw, Myebon, Sittway and Kyaukpyu in Rakhine State.
The storm caused a significant loss of life and extensive damage to the infrastructure in the four towns.
Health centers in Pauktaw, Myebon and Kyaukpyu were substantially damaged.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SZIE-5ZDLFD?OpenDocument   (636 words)

  
 Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) Details - Myanmar
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www.world-airport-codes.com /myanmar/kyaukpyu-3852.html   (219 words)

  
 nlmtest
At the briefing hall of Minpyin Radar Camp, 15 miles and four furlongs from Kyaukpyu, officials of the Settlement and Land Records Department reported on location of Minpyin Village on the sea shore in Kyaukpyu Township and utilization of land resources with the use of charts.
Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party met villagers of Minpyin Village and discussed tasks to be carried out for improving education, health, social and economic sectors for the development of the village.
Then, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than discussed the projects being implemented by the government for building up a peaceful, modern and developed nation, conditions on implementation of border areas development projects, 24 special development regions projects and the five rural development tasks for proportionate and balanced development of all parts of the nation.
www.myanmargeneva.org /03nlm/n030423.htm   (4755 words)

  
 CRL - SAMP - Guides to Collections - Indian Land Settlement Reports - Burma
Report on second settlement of Katha District and on the original settlement of parts of the Katha, Tigyaing and Thabeikkyin townships, 1923-26.
Report on revision of soil classification and land revenue rates in the Kyaukpyu District, season 1898-99.
Report on the summary settlement operations in the Kyaukpyu District, season 1904-05.
www.crl.edu /areastudies/SAMP/collections/landsettbur.htm   (3979 words)

  
 Sayadaw U Pandita - One Life's Journey
The lay assistant was Maung Khin Maung Htay.
They are extremely zealous in protection against the threat of foreign religion.
Sayadaw spoke illuminatingly and exhaustively, in many places in Sittwe, in Kyauktaw, Kyaukpyu, and in Santwe, about prowess in protection against the threat of foreign religion.
vmc128.8m.com /onelifesjourney/page221.html   (407 words)

  
 Myanmar News 2000
A road directly linking Ma-ei and An and Yangon- Kyaukpyu Highway are being built by Public Works at the same time.
Ma-ei Creek Bridge lies on Taungup-Ma-ei-Tattaung-An Road linking Taungup and An Townships and it stands at the centre of transport among Taungup, An, Ramree and Kyaukpyu Townships.
The length of Ma-ei Bridge is 940 feet and its width 30 feet, and it can bear 60 ton loads.
www.myanmars.net /myanmar-news-2000/myanmar-news-n000417.htm   (1742 words)

  
 Kyaukpyu, Myanmar Weather on Odeo
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 Kyaukpyu airport in Myanmar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 BBC - WW2 People's War - The Duck Boy
A look at a map of Burma will show the unique advantage of the airfield.
Although the airfield at Kyaukpyu was operating at full stretch, it was considered that there was little or no possibility of low-level attack by Japanese fighter-bombers.
My battery of the 11th Indian LAA was therefore withdrawn and concentrated in one position, training in preparation for a new role, which was said to be MRLS (Multi-Rocket Launching Systems) and code-named 'Land Mattress'.
www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/83/a2381483.shtml   (1491 words)

  
 Myanmar Digest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cultivation of pepper to be extended as main crop in Rakhine State
In his speech, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than stressed the need to concentrate on cultivation of double cropping and extension of livestock breeding.
They attended the ceremony to grow physic nut saplings at Kyaukpyu Education College.
www.myanmardigest.com /eng_md/Sept01.html   (2753 words)

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