| 单词 | Irrawaddy |
| 例句 | Itineraries include sailings on the Mekong and Irrawaddy rivers. This week’s best travel deals The 200-foot luxury craft — complete with a small swimming pool and spa — is named for the snub-nose dolphins that swim the Irrawaddy River. In Transit Blog: A Travel Boom in Myanmar 2013-07-10T18:34:25Z Our next adventure, a cruise up the Irrawaddy from Bagan to the fabled city of Mandalay, was equally mesmerizing. Where to find the unspoiled splendors of Southeast Asia 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z “Bard on the Run, Dodging Defamation Over Risqué Rhyme,” a headline in the The Irrawaddy, a local magazine, declared. The Bizarre Trial of a Poet in Myanmar 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Finish the day with a sunset cruise and a drink along the Irrawaddy. The Asia Issue: Asian Odysseys 2011-03-18T18:55:00Z The resort finances relief projects in the Irrawaddy River delta. 45 Places to Go in 2012 2012-01-06T17:44:12Z Nearby, families sat on the ground weaving large sheets of bamboo, and cows foraged in the piles of garbage strewn about the banks of the Irrawaddy River. In Burma, a cruise along the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay to Bagan Bagan is a popular tourist destination, thanks largely to its 2,000-plus Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries scattered across the village on the banks of the Irrawaddy River. Where to find the unspoiled splendors of Southeast Asia 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z At the end of April, the 89th Indian brigade from Slim's 7th division was ordered across the Irrawaddy river to destroy a Japanese force as it withdrew towards the Taungdaw valley. Lachhiman Gurung obituary 2010-12-22T18:04:21Z He grew up in the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar, one of eight children, and came to New York in 1994 to study mechanical engineering; two years later he started cooking for his church’s annual fund-raiser. The Top 10 Cheap (and Well-Traveled) Places to Eat in 2016 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Then, along the Irrawaddy River, travelers visit Bagan and its ancient Buddhist temples, pagodas and shrines. A Myanmar Trip With Nature as Focus 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z A summer breeze blew off the Irrawaddy in the distance. In Burma, a cruise along the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay to Bagan In December, the 1901-built Yangon landmark will launch its own floating version on the Irrawaddy River. Cruise and Hotel News: Tracing a Viking Route in Iceland 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Sessions at the Irrawaddy literary festival, which ended on Sunday, were held in Burmese and English and varied from workshops on photojournalism and discussions on censorship and violence to poetry readings and film screenings. Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi 2013-02-03T19:30:37Z Bagan, a dusty region 300 miles north of Yangon along the Irrawaddy River, is studded with thousands of bell-shaped stupas, brick temples and castlelike structures that date from the 11th to 13th centuries. Next Stop: Pagodas, Low Crime and Value Draw Intrepid Travelers 2012-03-23T18:57:16Z A polite stewardess showed us to our compact but plush cabin overlooking the Irrawaddy. In Burma, a cruise along the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay to Bagan I am the first winner of the Irrawaddy literary festival and … I want this to be a catalyst to other young writers who want to write. Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi 2013-02-03T19:30:37Z Zaw has since served his sentence and was deported back to Myanmar, according to The Irrawaddy, a news magazine published by Burmese exiles in Thailand. Myanmar national convicted of plot to assault nation’s U.N. ambassador 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z The endangered Irrawaddy River dolphin—an aquatic mammal—is among the species that have declined as a result. World’s largest freshwater fish draws attention to delicate ecosystem 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z News outlets Myanmar Now, the Irrawaddy and BBC Burmese reported 10 deaths from the incident, with women and children among those. Children among 8 killed in Myanmar military air strike - rights group, media 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The first census of Irrawaddy dolphins in Cambodia in 1997 estimated their total population was about 200. Deaths of 3 endangered Cambodian dolphins raise alarm 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z According to reports in the Mizzima and Irrawaddy news portals, army helicopters had opened fire on the school housed in a Buddhist monastery in the village. Myanmar army helicopters fire on school, killing six -media, residents 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Irrawaddy dolphins, considered a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, are found in the shallow coastal waters of South and Southeast Asia and in three rivers in Myanmar, Cambodia and Indonesia. Rescued Irrawaddy dolphin calf dies despite weeks of care 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Irrawaddy dolphins, considered a vulnerable species by International Union for Conservation of Nature, are found in the shallow coastal waters of South and Southeast Asia and in three rivers in Myanmar, Cambodia and Indonesia. Sick dolphin calf improves with tube-fed milk, helping hands 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z The Irrawaddy newspaper said on Sunday that 85 children and 10 teachers had been taken hostage, citing residents in the area. Myanmar troops accused of holding children hostage during clashes 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The Irrawaddy dolphin is classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Deaths of 3 endangered Cambodian dolphins raise alarm 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z The Irrawaddy dolphin, also known as the Mekong River dolphin, is classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Last freshwater dolphin in northeastern Cambodia dies 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Officials from the marine research center believe around 400 Irrawaddy dolphins remain along the country’s eastern coast bordering Cambodia. Rescued Irrawaddy dolphin calf dies despite weeks of care 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Officials from the marine research center believe around 400 Irrawaddy dolphins remain along the country’s eastern coast, bordering Cambodia. Sick dolphin calf improves with tube-fed milk, helping hands 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z His family lived in the little town of Kyaiklat southeast of Yangon, an idyllic spot in the Irrawaddy Delta, where they owned a successful boat rental business and a small sawmill. ‘I Didn’t Look Like a Human’: Journalist Tells of Myanmar Torture 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Other groups of these dolphins are found in two other freshwater rivers: Myanmar’s Irrawaddy and Indonesia’s Mahakam on the island of Borneo. Deaths of 3 endangered Cambodian dolphins raise alarm 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Other groups of these dolphins are found farther downstream in Cambodia and in two other freshwater rivers: Myanmar’s Irrawaddy and Indonesia’s Mahakam on the island of Borneo. Last freshwater dolphin in northeastern Cambodia dies 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The Irrawaddy and Myanmar Now, two news outlets that cover Myanmar, reported that five protesters had died. Fatalities Reported After Military Truck Rams Protesters in Myanmar 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Irrawaddy also reported the killing of three soldiers in the biggest city, Yangon, on Thursday. Deadly unrest reported in Myanmar after opposition urges 'defensive war' 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “It’s a dangerous time there,” he said as two masked employees cleaned tables and swept the floors before his Stanton eatery, Irrawaddy Taste Of Burma, opened for the day. After Myanmar military coup, Burmese in California struggle to seize the world's attention 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z In the far south of Myanmar, anti-military protesters staged a march in Laung Lone, a photograph posted by the Irrawaddy newspaper on social media showed. Myanmar military fails to quell protests four months after coup 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z The first census of Irrawaddy dolphins in Cambodia in 1997 estimated their population was about 200. Last freshwater dolphin in northeastern Cambodia dies 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Frontier Myanmar is one of two established English-language media outlets in Myanmar still allowed to publish, along with The Irrawaddy. American journalist working for Myanmar magazine detained 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Myanmar media and posts on social networks said the violence was especially intense in Myingyan, a town in central Myanmar, where the online news site The Irrawaddy reported at least one person was killed Sunday. Myanmar junta cracks down on celebrations of new shadow govt 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z For Win, that was a town of about 12,000 people near the Irrawaddy River in the Magway region, more than 75 miles from major amenities. As Myanmar unravels after military coup, people flee cities for rural backwaters 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Protesters armed with homemade guns, knives and firebombs fought back against the troops in the town of Taze and more soldiers were brought in, the Myanmar Now and Irrawaddy news outlets said. Armed clashes break out in Myanmar between troops and anti-junta protesters, US expands sanctions 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Initially, six truckloads of troops were deployed to quell protesters in the town of Taze, the Myanmar Now and Irrawaddy news outlets said. Eleven killed as Myanmar protesters fight troops with handmade guns, firebombs: media 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z The Irrawaddy online news site said four doctors were arrested. World Digest: April 6, 2021 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z The online news site The Irrawaddy reported that four doctors were arrested. Myanmar forces arrest comedian, break up doctors’ protest 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Both towns sit on the Irrawaddy River north of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Days of Killings and Defiance in Myanmar, With Neither Side Relenting 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z The Irrawaddy newspaper said the victims were shot in the head during protests in Kachin state. World Digest: March 8, 2021 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z The Irrawaddy said that after Tun condemned the military, the Foreign Ministry “recalled at least 100 diplomatic staff from around 19 countries.” Reports: Myanmar military-named deputy UN ambassador resigns 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The clash began when the police tried to force several workers to sail a ship from Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city, about 200 miles up the Irrawaddy River, to the city of Bhamo. Myanmar Security Forces Open Fire on Protesters, Killing 2 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z Crowds also marched again peacefully through the ancient capital of Bagan and in Pathein in the Irrawaddy river delta, pictures on social media showed. Two killed in Myanmar's Mandalay city in bloodiest day of protests 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z “We must all cooperate to achieve peace and to build a democratic federal system,” Reverend Dr Hkalam Samson, a community leader from the Kachin ethnic minority, told the Irrawaddy news journal. Military threats, coup fears overshadow Myanmar parliament opening 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z People running quarantine centres in the Irrawaddy delta region told Reuters they depended on donations for items like food and protective equipment. Myanmar’s ‘maximum containment’ COVID plan pushed to brink as virus surges 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Dr. Kuchling found several additional surviving individuals in the Dokhtawady River, a tributary of the Irrawaddy, and arranged for their transfer to the Mandalay Zoo. A Turtle With a Permanent Smile Was Brought Back From Near Extinction 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z The army filed a complaint against Ye Ni, an editor for The Irrawaddy, in April 2019 also over coverage of conflict in Rakhine state. Myanmar army withdraws criminal complaint against Reuters 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The WWF reckons 800 species of fish and one of the largest remaining populations of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin, live there. How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekong 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The Irrawaddy, a magazine once synonymous with pro-democracy dissidents, published an editorial titled “Political Correctness and the Genocide Case Against Myanmar”, arguing that it has become “fashionable” to criticize Suu Kyi. In Myanmar park, crowds gather to support Suu Kyi in Rohingya genocide hearings 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The 93 Rohingya had been arrested on Nov. 28 on a beach in the Irrawaddy delta region of southwestern Myanmar after boarding a boat from Rakhine. Fleeing Rohingya on trial in Myanmar for 'illegal travel' 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Disposable water bottles float in the Irrawaddy and Yangon rivers. Water, Water Everywhere Quenched Myanmar’s Thirst. Then the Clay Pots Disappeared. 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Among those facing defamation charges brought by the colonels are seven students who performed satirical skits mocking the military and a journalist, U Ye Ni, editor of the Irrawaddy, a news outlet. Myanmar Military Uses Threat of Prison to Stifle Criticism Ahead of Elections 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z "If this dam project is built, we won't see this landscape anymore. We are saying please don't build it, just let the Irrawaddy river flow freely forever. We have a duty to protect it." The dam that could kill Myanmar's biggest river 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The four men, who were found dead along with guns and ammunition on the boat, were identified as members of a gang that allegedly poaches Bengal tigers and Irrawaddy dolphins, officials said. Four tiger poachers killed in shootout with police in Bangladesh, officials say 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z By the time the British sailed up the Irrawaddy River to annex the remaining territories of the country in November 1885, things were looking bleak for the empire. The Quandary of Myanmar: Will Starving the Country of Visitors Make Things Better? 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z A surge of dam development across the tropics threatens to interrupt the planet’s last free-flowing rivers — including the Mekong, Congo, Amazon and Irrawaddy. Daily briefing: First randomized controlled trial shows why a junk-food diet packs on weight 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z But a surge of dam development across the tropics threatens to interrupt the planet’s last free-flowing rivers1 — including the Mekong, Congo, Amazon and Irrawaddy. Deploy diverse renewables to save tropical rivers 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The Irrawaddy is often described as the lifeblood of Myanmar, and the Myitsone area is believed to be the birthplace of the Kachin people, after whom the state is named. The dam that could kill Myanmar's biggest river 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Irrawaddy dolphins are also endangered and are found in Asia. Four tiger poachers killed in shootout with police in Bangladesh, officials say 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The Irrawaddy itself was recently sued by the military under the Telecommunications Act, which criminalizes online defamation, for its coverage of fighting between government troops and an insurgent group known as the Arakan Army. Editorials from around New York 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z The Irrawaddy, a news site, reported at the time that the owners of the Anawmar Art Group were related to Gen. Tun Kyi by marriage. Myanmar’s Hero Was Killed Here. Now U.S. Brands Are Setting Up Stalls. 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z The glaciers feed ten of the world's most important river systems, including the Ganges, Indus, Yellow, Mekong and Irrawaddy, and directly or indirectly supply billions of people with food, energy, clean air and incomes. Warming threatens Himalayan glaciers 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z "We are going to lose this critical watershed area for the Irrawaddy river and flood some of our last remaining forests - dense jungle that holds rich biodiversity," says environmentalist Dr Myint Zaw. The dam that could kill Myanmar's biggest river 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z He’d moved to Rangoon – its name was later changed to Yangon by the military junta – from a hamlet of peanut farmers and fishermen near the Irrawaddy River in northern Myanmar. Special Report: In a Muslim lawyer's murder, Myanmar's shattered dream 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “While there are claims of democratic reform, this is questionable when the rights of journalists are being controlled,” the local Irrawaddy newspaper quoted her as telling reporters in July 2014. Special Report: How Myanmar punished two reporters for uncovering... 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Among the most prominent species now regarded as endangered are the Irrawaddy dolphin and finless porpoise found in parts of southeast Asia. Red list: thousands of species at risk of extinction due to human activity 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The group said the Irrawaddy dolphin and finless porpoise that roam coastlines of Southeast Asia are now designated as endangered, imperiled by entanglement in fishing nets and other human activities. 2 kiwi birds are rare bright spot in grim extinction report 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z The journalists work for The Voice Daily, and The Irrawaddy and Democratic Voice of Burma, two primarily online news services. Myanmar military drops charges against 5 journalists 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Drawn by the drumming, the gray, melon-shaped forehead of an Irrawaddy dolphin — one of maybe 65 left in their eponymous waterway — breached the surface nearby. In a Fragile Partnership, Dolphins Help Catch Fish in Myanmar 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z The Irrawaddy delta is the largest in Myanmar, flowing north to south before entering the Andaman Sea. Satellite eye on Earth: July 2017 – in pictures 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z China also faces suspicions among Myanmar’s politicians, many of whom opposed a Chinese-financed dam planned at Myitsone, on the Irrawaddy River, to provide power to China. As U.S. Attention Wanes in Southeast Asia, China Woos Myanmar 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z The third detained reporter is Lawi Weng, an ethnic Mon journalist who works for The Irrawaddy, another Myanmar news organization that operated from exile in Thailand for more than 20 years. Arrested Journalists Highlight Lack of Free Press in Myanmar 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z It said two of the journalists were from the Democratic Voice of Burma and the other from The Irrawaddy, both multi-format news services. Myanmar army holds reporters who covered rebel drug burning 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z In 2012, the Wildlife Conservation Society reported finding 77 dolphins in the Irrawaddy. In a Fragile Partnership, Dolphins Help Catch Fish in Myanmar 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z “Amid the unpredictable challenges of this democratic transition, Western influence on Burma is waning, while Beijing is becoming more assertive,” Myanmar’s Irrawaddy news website said in an editorial. Myanmar, having warmed to the West, turns to China again 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Her niece was visiting from their home in the southern Irrawaddy River delta region. In this desolate capital, lawmakers live like college students, sleeping in dorms and surviving on noodles 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z From the bank of the Irrawaddy, the only movement visible near the unfinished dam site was a slender fishing skiff that drifted lazily on the current. A Chinese-Backed Dam Project Leaves Myanmar in a Bind 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z “At this time, I feel relief for the future of Buddhism in my country,” he wrote, according to a translation by the Irrawaddy. The Murder of an Honorable Lawyer in Myanmar 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z The suspect then fled but several taxi drivers chased him, according to The Irrawaddy. Ko Ni death: Crowds mourn shot Myanmar lawyer - BBC News 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Chinese traders have been coming to Mandalay since before the mid-19th century, when the city was created on the banks of the Irrawaddy River as the royal redoubt. Animosity in a Burmese Hub Deepens as Chinese Get Richer 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Muddy brown sediment poured from the Irrawaddy Delta at the end of a long and extremely wet monsoon season in 2016. Satellite Eye on Earth: November 2016 – in pictures 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z It is especially contentious because it would be the first dam to cross the Irrawaddy River, the mythic cradle of civilization for Myanmar’s ethnic Burman majority. A Chinese-Backed Dam Project Leaves Myanmar in a Bind 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z The announcement appeared in a state government-affiliated online journal this week, according to local news site the Irrawaddy. An Official in Burma Wants to Demolish 'Illegal' Mosques 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Activists say much illegally cut timber is hauled to Katha, transported on the Irrawaddy and delivered on various paths to China’s western Yunan province. Myanmar forest-cutting continues despite government efforts 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z But opponents in Burma, also known as Myanmar, say the reservoir created by the Myitsone dam would create massive flooding on the Irrawaddy River, endangering ecologically sensitive areas and displacing thousands of people. Massive Dam Project at Center of China-Burma Talks 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z According to ReliefWeb, floods brought by monsoon rains began pounding parts of Myanmar in late July, displacing at least 377,000 people from their homes as the waters gradually moved south towards the Irrawaddy Delta. Satellite Eye on Earth: November 2016 – in pictures 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Environmentalists complained that the project would flood an area the size of Singapore and perhaps irrevocably alter the flow of the Irrawaddy River, Myanmar’s most important waterway. Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to Discuss Contentious Myitsone Dam Project During Talks With China’s President 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Two signs they held read “No dam in the Irrawaddy” and “Respect local people.” China Woos Suu Kyi, Seeking a Fresh Start in Myanmar 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Recently, local magazine the Irrawaddy, which is run by human rights activists, published a cartoon that featured a dark-skinned half-naked man holding a sign that said “boat people”. 'No Muslims allowed': how nationalism is rising in Aung San Suu Kyi's Myanmar 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z The lifeline of this northwest corner of Yunnan Province is the Dulong River, which begins on the Tibetan plateau and flows through this valley into Myanmar, where it merges into the Irrawaddy. Chinese Modernization Comes to an Isolated People 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Such sediment is not unusual – it has been estimated that the Irrawaddy river is likely the third-largest contributor of sediment load in the world. Satellite Eye on Earth: November 2016 – in pictures 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z “IT WAS a day that all of Burma smiled,” said the Irrawaddy, a news website, and understandably so: Last Wednesday, after 54 years of military rule, a democratically chosen civilian president was sworn into office. The day ‘all of Burma smiled’ 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z “The honeymoon period will be brief,” U Aung Zaw, an influential journalist who returned to Myanmar in 2012 after 24 years in exile, wrote on Monday on the website of his publication, The Irrawaddy. First Freely Elected Parliament After Decades of Military Rule Opens in Myanmar 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z “They put themselves in a straitjacket,” said U Aung Zaw, an author and the founder of a Burmese news site, The Irrawaddy. Victory by Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Catches One Group Off Guard: The Government 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The construction of a huge Chinese dam on the Irrawaddy River was suspended, and as sanctions were lifted, Burma increasingly began looking toward the United States, Europe, Japan and India for investment. Burma’s election leaves former patron China with uncomfortable questions 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The delta of the Irrawaddy river begins about 58 miles above the port city of Hinthada and spreads about 180 miles south to the Andaman Sea. Satellite Eye on Earth: November 2016 – in pictures 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z But earlier he told the Irrawaddy, a Myanmar news service, that he would accept any offer of the presidency "for the good of the country." With Suu Kyi banned, Myanmar voters ponder 'proxy presidents' 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z The award-winning human rights defender and widow of a journalist killed while in the custody of the Burmese Army last year will contest a seat in Irrawaddy for the NLD. Myanmar election: Unusual candidates causing a stir - BBC News 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Hinthada is an archetypal agricultural trading town; a stopping point for the Irrawaddy river boats making their way from Yangon to Mandalay, and a commercial hub for the rice trade. The story of a small but crucial town in Myanmar - BBC News 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z In the composite above, the right image shows the swollen Irrawaddy River on 3 August 2015, and the left image shows the river at a more normal level on 29 August 2013. Satellite Eye on Earth: August 2015 - in pictures 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The ethnic Karen lives in a rural village in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta region, and his family runs a small dried fish business. AP PHOTOS: Myanmar athletes train amid traffic, keeping martial-arts tradition alive 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z However, there are thought to be more than 150 political prisoners still being held, the Irrawaddy news site reported, citing the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. Myanmar frees 6,966 prisoners ahead of polls - BBC News 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Major rivers such as the Ganges, Bramhaputra and Irrawaddy flow into the Bay of Bengal. South Asia monsoon: Analysing fresh water could be key to forecast - BBC News 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z "A country like us, we have a lot of ethnicities and a lot of issues dividing people, but when we talk about the Irrawaddy, it's a unifying thing," Myint Zaw said. Goldman Environmental Prize honors anti-dam campaign in Myanmar 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Several hundred villagers sit down and then watch as a Japanese documentary on the Irrawaddy dolphins is projected onto a screen. Where dolphins and fisherman are no longer friends 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Our Myanmar correspondent Jonah Fisher was given exclusive access to the Nobel peace prize winner as she went back to her constituency in the rural township of Kaw Mhu in the Irrawaddy Delta. Suu Kyi still fighting for change 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z One dead Irrawaddy dolphin was discovered two days after the spill, Smith says. Officials scramble to respond to Bangladesh oil spill 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Forestry officials said the spill happened in a sanctuary for dolphins including the rare Irrawaddy species. Bangladesh oil spill at dolphin site 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z "Save the Irrawaddy," a literary event, turned into a forum where experts raised awareness of the threats to the river, the lifeblood of a nation in which 70% of the people are rural farmers. Goldman Environmental Prize honors anti-dam campaign in Myanmar 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Electric shock fishing is not new on the Irrawaddy. Where dolphins and fisherman are no longer friends 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z But anyone who imagined this journalistic coup might induce the Irrawaddy to temper its clear-eyed assessments of U.S. policy hasn’t been paying attention. Viewing Burma without rose-colored glasses “We don’t encounter Irrawaddy dolphin carcasses very often.” Officials scramble to respond to Bangladesh oil spill 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z "Progress has not come as fast as many had hoped when the transition began," Obama said in an interview with Myanmar's "The Irrawaddy" magazine. Myanmar troubles jeopardize a big Obama goal 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z In a written interview with the Burma news outlet Irrawaddy, Obama acknowledged some of the setbacks, including the murder of a journalist and the mistreatment of the Rohingya. Obama’s next challenge in Asia: Rights groups criticize U.S. priorities in Burma A creaking wooden vessel with a dodgy engine, it is the front line for Burmese efforts to save the Irrawaddy dolphin. Where dolphins and fisherman are no longer friends 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z A wave of liquid sound comes towards me over the brackish waters of the Irrawaddy River. The murky world of the illicit jade trade 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z “If we ask a family about their ethnicity and they say Rohingya, we will not … accept it,” presidential spokesman Ye Htut told reporters on Monday, according to The Irrawaddy. Burma’s Racist Census Degenerates Into Violence 2014-04-01T09:53:11Z Nobody is interested in the dam on the Irrawaddy River. Anti-Muslim monk stokes Burmese religious tensions 2013-08-29T00:44:11Z Law-Yone herself was also briefly detained trying to leave the country, and eventually settled in the U.S. where she wrote her acclaimed novels The Coffin Tree, Irrawaddy Tango and The Road to Wanting. Q&A: Gauging Dictators and Burma's Reforms 2013-08-26T05:20:26Z There are larger numbers of the dolphin in both India and Bangladesh but in the Irrawaddy river, just 63 are thought to be left. Where dolphins and fisherman are no longer friends 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Five years ago, Cyclone Nargis struck Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region, killing at least 140,000 people and leaving three million in urgent need of assistance. Rohingya boats sink off west Burma 2013-05-14T16:33:54Z In 2008 a cyclone swept across Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta, south of the old capital, Yangon, killing up to 140,000 people. Boat carrying 100 Rohingya Muslims capsizes off Myanmar 2013-05-14T07:35:09Z The Irrawaddy, an online news site, reported last week that the Rakhine state government in April backed down from a plan to resettle Muslims after Buddhist villagers objected. Cyclone Could Threaten Myanmar Refugees 2013-05-11T09:37:45Z More than one writer noted that a striking element of the Irrawaddy festival was not just that it was taking place, but the diversity of views on display. Letter from Myanmar: Reclaiming Dialogue, by Literary Light 2013-02-06T12:20:05Z In addition to the return of exiled media groups such as the Irrawaddy, Mizzima and Democratic Voice of Burma, a proliferation of new titles has appeared on the shelves. In Burma, Media Reform Tests the Limits of Free Speech 2013-01-31T05:50:23Z “We want to reduce our offensive and return to talks,” U Ye Htut, a spokesman for President Thein Sein, said in an interview with the online news site The Irrawaddy that was posted on Thursday. China Objects After Shell Is Fired From Myanmar 2013-01-17T23:19:48Z And it is a difficult journey, on broken roads, through a flat, green, waterlogged landscape, and then by boat down one of the many wide, brown tributaries of the Irrawaddy. Rebuilding Burma's cyclone-hit Irrawaddy Delta 2012-12-21T01:24:06Z The following year he led the widely criticized response to Cyclone Nargis, which killed at least 130,000 people and flattened villages across the Irrawaddy River delta. Myanmar's Thein Sein, junta henchman to radical reformer 2012-11-15T21:10:56Z It caused the collapse of a partially-built bridge over the Irrawaddy river. At least 26 dead in Burma quake 2012-11-13T16:33:28Z The Web site of the magazine Weekly Eleven said 4 people were killed and 25 injured when a bridge under construction across the Irrawaddy River collapsed east of Shwebo. Deadly Myanmar Quake Destroys Bridge and Mine 2012-11-12T03:13:26Z According to news reports, the most significant damage appeared to be the collapsing of bridge under construction across the Irrawaddy River in the town of Shwebo, the location of the quake's epicenter. Strong Quake Strikes Myanmar, Killing at Least 5 2012-11-11T05:24:57Z When Cyclone Nargis devastated communities across the Irrawaddy Delta four years ago, the then-military government arrested those who reported the scale of the disaster and refused foreign help. Burma floods displace thousands 2012-08-25T14:14:39Z A child cries in his mother's arms at a temple being used as a shelter for people displaced by flooding in the Irrawaddy delta region of Burma. Day in pictures: 21 August 2012 2012-08-21T11:56:02Z As Mr. Robertson asked in a recent story in The Irrawaddy: “Is there a place for the Rohingya in Burma?” IHT Rendezvous: Conflicts Endanger Reform in Myanmar 2012-06-10T05:18:52Z Jam once lived in Kadon, a fishing village in the impoverished Irrawaddy Delta, with her farmer husband and their six children. In Myanmar, stigma and neglect add to HIV misery 2012-05-31T05:09:24Z Last year, in what was one of the first signs of Myanmar's new era, Thein Sein bowed to public pressure and cancelled the Myitsone dam being built on the Irrawaddy River by the Chinese. Myanmar protests an opportunity to show more reform 2012-05-25T05:53:18Z Free Press - Burma’s exiled Irrawaddy publication reports that media censorship will be abolished in the country “once the new Myanmar Press Council is formed in June.” Three Years After War's End, Sri Lanka Is Only Beginning to Make Peace 2012-05-18T05:35:31Z The English army had taken Rangoon and was advancing up the Irrawaddy. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z It stretches from north to south in one vast plain, forming the valley of the Irrawaddy, and is divided by that river into two nearly equal portions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Andrea Valentin, the founder of Tourism Transparency, a Thailand-based advocacy group, spoke recently with the online news site The Irrawaddy about the possibility of sex tourism taking root as Myanmar’s mainstream tourism infrastructure develops. IHT Rendezvous: Burmese Are Wary of Tourism's Dark Side 2012-04-10T05:48:15Z “The ruling generals and their family members took advantage of this system,” said Wai Moe, a reporter with The Irrawaddy, a news website on Burma run by exiles. Burma: First an Election, Now an Exchange Rate That Makes Sense 2012-04-09T03:05:33Z All of these, however, limited their explorations to the valley of the Mali-hka, the western branch of the Irrawaddy river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z On the Irrawaddy, twenty-five miles from the sea, stands Rangoon, the capital of British Burmah, a city of nearly a hundred thousand inhabitants. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z During the second Burmese war, after Prome had been seized, the Burmese on the right bank of the Irrawaddy crossed the river and offered resistance to the British, but were completely routed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Kyonku is a small village in the delta of the Irrawaddy River, an area connected by a vast network of canals, inlets and rivers. A Most Unlikely Liberator in Myanmar 2012-03-14T15:53:24Z When Burmese exile Aung Zaw, founder of the news magazine the Irrawaddy, went home for the first time in 24 years, he expected attention. For Burma's Exiled Journalists, the Promise of Reform Brings Peril and Possibility 2012-03-02T06:06:27Z The sanctuaries will protect the last two remaining species of freshwater dolphins in Asia: the Ganges River dolphin and the Irrawaddy dolphin. Green Blog: On Our Radar: M.R.I.'s for Car Batteries 2012-02-15T13:20:52Z If any man has doubts, let him keep them to himself, lest the waters of the Irrawaddy roll over his unbelieving breast. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The releases were detailed by The Irrawaddy magazine, a Thailand-based Burmese exile magazine. U.S to Resume Diplomatic Relations With Myanmar 2012-01-13T17:00:48Z Last month, in Pathein, a town in the Irrawaddy Delta, about 300 farmers marched to the chief minister’s office to protest land seizures. Myanmar Uses Law to Stifle Dissent, Activists Say 2011-12-04T00:04:19Z Across town the Irrawaddy is also struggling to secure its $1 million annual budget. For Burma's Exiled Journalists, the Promise of Reform Brings Peril and Possibility 2012-03-02T06:06:27Z Last month, in Pathein, a town in Irrawaddy River Delta, about 300 farmers marched to the chief minister’s office to protest land seizures. Signs of an Imperfect Opening in Myanmar 2011-12-02T23:30:18Z The valley of the Irrawaddy is rich as the valley of the Nile, and only needs "law and order" for the wilderness to bud and blossom as the rose. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Farms thrived in the triangle of fertile land, mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries at the mouth of the Irrawaddy, Myanmar's longest river, shipping a record 3.4 million tons of rice in 1934. Myanmar faces uphill task to revive rice sector 2011-11-29T07:50:07Z About a third of Myanmar's estimated 50 million people are members of ethnic minorities, such as the Kachin, who have traditionally inhabited the hills above the central Irrawaddy river basin. "Serious abuses" in Myanmar despite reforms: group 2011-11-28T07:01:28Z In August, the Irrawaddy became available online in Burma for the very first time. For Burma's Exiled Journalists, the Promise of Reform Brings Peril and Possibility 2012-03-02T06:06:27Z The Irrawaddy draws on glacial waters from the eastern extremities of the Himalayas. Controversy Over Dam Fuels Rare Public Outcry in Myanmar 2011-09-21T20:50:21Z The Great Pagoda stands on a hill, or rocky ledge, which overlooks the city of Rangoon and the valley of the Irrawaddy. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z A short time since, we announced the important fact that a branch of the Irrawaddy had been discovered to discharge into the Bay of Bengal. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Workers in Burma's Kachin state wait for river transport on the Irrawaddy, where China plans to build up to eight dams. Aung San Suu Kyi: China's dam project in Burma is dangerous and divisive 2011-08-12T10:56:46Z Or consider the work of independent news publications such as Irrawaddy, which report on the corrupt practices and atrocities of Burma's military-backed regime. Why digital privacy and security are important for development 2011-08-04T13:00:01Z It will be the first dam across the Irrawaddy River, the iconic, even mythic waterway that has given life to centuries of Burmese civilization. Controversy Over Dam Fuels Rare Public Outcry in Myanmar 2011-09-21T20:50:21Z He will do many things none but brave men can do; kill panthers with sharpened sticks, for instance, and navigate the Irrawaddy in flood in canoes, with barely two inches free board. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z And then one day, a week before our arrival off the mouth of the Irrawaddy, Harry came forrard and told us something that made sport for all hands for the rest of that voyage. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Three years after Cyclone Nargis struck southern Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region, rebuilding work is continuing in townships devastated by the powerful storm. In pictures 2011-05-02T13:05:31Z But a reporter working for The Irrawaddy who traveled to the quake zone on Friday, said local Red Cross officials confirmed 120 dead, with the figure expected to rise. At Least 120 Dead in Burma Earthquake 2011-03-25T10:15:00Z “If the righteous demands of the people are ignored and they continue the dam project,” he wrote in Weekly Eleven, a popular Yangon-based newspaper, “the people will defend the Irrawaddy with whatever means possible.” Controversy Over Dam Fuels Rare Public Outcry in Myanmar 2011-09-21T20:50:21Z Other vulnerable areas were the densely populated low-lying coast of China, southern Pakistan, the deltas of the Mekong, Red and Irrawaddy rivers and the Pacific island states of Kiribati and Tuvalu. Asia-Pacific at risk from climate migration 2011-02-08T18:45:03.697Z The Irrawaddy, founded as a newsletter in 1993 by Burmese exiles who fled a military slaughter of pro-democracy activists in 1988, provided a window into an opaque country and a military elite shrouded in secrecy. Weekly Irrawaddy Closes, Deepening Burma's Isolation 2011-01-18T03:55:00Z He made the comments at the opening ceremony of a hospital in the Irrawaddy Delta, the area hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis in May 2008, which left 140,000 people dead or missing. Myanmar's Prime Minister Issues Election Warning 2010-09-29T09:03:00Z Meanwhile, the International Union of Conservation of Nature lists the Ganges river dolphin in India as endangered, and the Irrawaddy river dolphin in Bangladesh as vulnerable. Amazon River Dolphins Being Slaughtered for Bait 2010-07-12T13:05:00Z “Now, they are killing the Irrawaddy River as well.” Controversy Over Dam Fuels Rare Public Outcry in Myanmar 2011-09-21T20:50:21Z “We are getting old now, but the new generation is very active,” he said in an interview with The Irrawaddy, a Thailand-based émigré magazine. Myanmar Opposition Party Formally Disbands 2010-05-06T18:17:00Z The Irrawaddy, considered the most influential English-language magazine covering events in military-ruled Burma, indefinitely suspended publication of its print edition this month because of financial difficulties. Weekly Irrawaddy Closes, Deepening Burma's Isolation 2011-01-18T03:55:00Z But in some parts of the Irrawaddy delta, the needs are overwhelming. Appeal for Burma Nargis survivors 2010-05-03T04:45:00Z "What I see is that the generals are systematically trying to keep power with legitimacy," Win Tin told the Irrawaddy, an exile Burmese news organisation. Burma PM 'applies to form party' 2010-04-30T10:08:00Z “We will protect the Irrawaddy just like other citizens would.” Controversy Over Dam Fuels Rare Public Outcry in Myanmar 2011-09-21T20:50:21Z Another Foreign Ministry official received 15 years in prison for a related offense, according to both The Irrawaddy and Reuters. 2010-01-08T17:47:00Z Up to comparatively recent years it was matter for controversy whether the Tsanpo formed the upper reaches of the Dihong or of the Irrawaddy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The cyclone that ripped across the fertile delta of the Irrawaddy caused a humanitarian disaster on a scale comparable to the Asian tsunami. Appeal for Burma Nargis survivors 2010-05-03T04:45:00Z Both are on the Chindwin river, and are served by the steamers of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Myanmar’s president, U Thein Sein, considered by many to be a moderate force in the government, was said to be against the project, according to The Irrawaddy , an online news service based in Thailand. Controversy Over Dam Fuels Rare Public Outcry in Myanmar 2011-09-21T20:50:21Z The third person sentenced was identified by The Irrawaddy as Pyan Sein, who was convicted of violating an act covering the use of illegal electronic devices. 2010-01-08T17:47:00Z All these lower water-ways of the Irrawaddy are tidal, for they are quite close to the sea, and at high water the land is scarcely raised at all above the water level. Burma Peeps at Many Lands On the Irrawaddy Sunday, March 20th.—Steam up early. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' CHINDWIN, a river of Burma, the largest tributary of the Irrawaddy, its entire course being in Burmese territory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Critics say it will cause irreparable damage to the Irrawaddy, the lifeline of millions of Burmese downstream. Controversy Over Dam Fuels Rare Public Outcry in Myanmar 2011-09-21T20:50:21Z He lived in a town on the Irrawaddy, where was a local governor, and this governor had a head clerk. The Soul of a People Some of these steamers plying on the Irrawaddy are very large, being over 300 feet long, and nearly 80 feet in width. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Now that we have got as far as Amara and Nassariyeh, the vessels that give the greatest assistance are steam launches with guns on them, flat-bottomed Irrawaddy paddle steamers. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Not far below this the Uyu river comes in on the left bank at Homalin, and from this point downwards the steamers of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company ply for the greater part of the year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Mr. and Mrs. Judson on their journey up the Irrawaddy met Bandoola proceeding in great state to take command of his army. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines We are on a steamer coming down the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay, and it is our first evening on board. Round the Wonderful World Between its banks the Irrawaddy sweeps in splendid curves, producing an ever-growing sense of bigness and dignity. Burma Peeps at Many Lands The mastodon, of which several species have been discovered on the banks of the Hudson, in Kentucky, in Louisiana, in the plains of Quito, in France, and finally on the borders of the Irrawaddy. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 BASSEIN, a district and town in the Irrawaddy division of Lower Burma, in the delta of the Irrawaddy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The latter was a man of fiendish tastes, and he decided before proceeding down the Irrawaddy to take up his command, to remove the prisoners from Ava, and have them tortured in his presence. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines When we arrived in Burma yesterday we came up the river Irrawaddy, which at its mouth is called the Rangoon River. Round the Wonderful World The harbour is formed by the tidal estuary of one of the many mouths of the Irrawaddy. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Here were thousands of logs which had been cut far up in the teak forests of the interior, dragged through the swamps of the Irrawaddy by elephants, then floated down the great river to Rangoon. The Critic in the Orient The delta of the Irrawaddy forms, wherever cultivable, a vast sheet of rice, with cotton, sesamum, and tobacco as subsidiary crops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Leaving the Rangoon mission in charge of his assistant missionaries, he started with Mrs. Judson on the long journey up the Irrawaddy to the capital. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines The journey was made memorable by the discovery of the sources of the Irrawaddy. The Wallypug in London She can see the course of the Irrawaddy river, with its numerous rapids and picturesque cascades. When the Birds Begin to Sing The Karens are numerically the strongest and live in the delta of the Irrawaddy. Travels in the Far East He got no end of credit in the work we’ve been engaged in up the Irrawaddy, of which I’ll tell you by and by. The Three Commanders This was brought down the Irrawaddy, a distance of 600 miles, and conveyed to Calcutta by Captain Chads. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 The Rangoon river joins the Irrawaddy on the left, about one hundred and seventy miles from its flowing into the ocean. Olla Podrida They pause to drink in the Irrawaddy; she sighs to think how sadly they need refreshment. When the Birds Begin to Sing At 5 p.m. we left our hotel for the landing of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company to pass the night on the steamer Siam. Travels in the Far East We were, therefore, immediately ordered off to the Irrawaddy, as soon as we could get in a supply of fresh provisions and stores. The Three Commanders A most important expedition was sent up the river Irrawaddy under the command of Captain Tarleton, on board the Medusa. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 We must now return to the Irrawaddy expedition sent up at the same time that Sir A Campbell marched by land, and our expedition went up the Bassein river. Olla Podrida "I wish we could go up to the source of the Irrawaddy River, where no white man has ever been," says Eleanor, laying her hand confidingly in Carol's. When the Birds Begin to Sing 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 You will understand that a large river, the Irrawaddy, flows from north to south through the country. The Three Commanders On the Irrawaddy river boats they say this too, but they make you jolly comfortable for all that. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah A representative at Ava was placed on an island on the Irrawaddy without provisions, and left there till the river rose and nearly swamped him. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign That place stood on the face of a sloping hill and, as the Irrawaddy was here but 600 yards broad, a good view was obtained of the fortifications. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War As viewed through masses of foliage, it reminded us of the trip on the Irrawaddy River in Burma. Travels in the Far East Captain Tarleton was, therefore, ordered to proceed up the Irrawaddy in the Medusa, with three other steamers, of one of which my brother Jack had the command. The Three Commanders I had to meet Carter at the Fort where we were to take canoes, and an elephant, across the Irrawaddy to a jheel, five miles through jungle. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Accordingly, on the 6th of July, the vessels proceeded up the Irrawaddy. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign This, however, would take him a long distance from the main river, and he decided that he would presently strike the road that ran about halfway between the hills and the Irrawaddy. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War "I know a little place down by the river where we can stay quietly," said Dent, and they took a carriage and drove down to the banks of the broad Irrawaddy. Jack Haydon's Quest To the east lies a tract of country which, though geographically a part of the Irrawaddy basin, is cut off from it by the Yomas, and forms a separate system draining into the Sittang river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" He also had to do with the beginning of these gold dredgings in Northern tributaries of the Irrawaddy, which are to make mountains of gold! From Edinburgh to India & Burmah There is a most happy letter written on the voyage up the Irrawaddy to Ava, when it seemed as though all the troubles and difficulties of four years had been smoothed away. Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field It was a fortnight's march to the Irrawaddy. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Next day we had a pleasant walk into Bhamo, that important military station on the left bank of the Irrawaddy. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma It is in all probability actually longer than the Irrawaddy, but it is not to be compared to that river in importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" At the ends of the sand-spits are waders—oyster catchers I vow—one might be at Arisaig in a splendid June instead of the Irrawaddy in January.… From Edinburgh to India & Burmah She's been hobnobbing with the fellow all the way down from the Irrawaddy, so I'm told. Parrot & Co. The inner town was inclosed by a separate wall, with a deep ditch on two sides, the river Irrawaddy on the third, and a tributary river on the fourth. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War There was a slight drizzle, sufficient to prevent his going to the sick woman but not sufficient to deter him from going to market to the Irrawaddy steamer, where I accidentally met him. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma Whether the mud "volcanoes" of the Irrawaddy valley have any connexion with volcanic activity may be doubted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The Irrawaddy valley is here a little like the valley of the Forth. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah On the Irrawaddy you made the acquaintance of a man who came out here a fugitive from justice. Parrot & Co. The capture of the important town of Bassein, on the main branch of the Irrawaddy, would open the river to the passage of our ships, and put an entire stop to the trade of Ava. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War In a steamer of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company I came down the river from Bhamo to Mandalay. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma The Burmese retired on Malun, along the course of the Irrawaddy, where they occupied, with 10,000 or 12,000 men, a series of strongly fortified heights and a formidable stockade. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Mandalay is at the upper end of this lake-like part of the Irrawaddy; it lies back and behind the river bank or bunda, so it is not visible from the river. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah I wish we could travel by night, but you can't trust this blooming old Irrawaddy after sundown. Parrot & Co. To the right they could see the flat country stretching towards the Irrawaddy, to the left the ground was more sharply undulating. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War But for this the papers might have been floated down to the Irrawaddy and been lost to the world—loss irreparable! An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma During the rainy season the approval of the East India Company's court of directors and of the British government was obtained to the annexation of the lower portion of the Irrawaddy Valley, including Prome. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" It is less distinctive scenery than that of the wider valleys of the Irrawaddy; you might see similar features in many other rivers. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Up and down the Irrawaddy, at the rest-houses, on the boats, to those of a jocular turn of mind the three were known as "Parrot & Co." Parrot & Co. Almost at the same time, other parties who travelled down along the coast reached Donabew, a town on the Irrawaddy, some forty miles in direct line from Rangoon. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Two miles below Nampoung the two rivers join, and the combined stream flows on to enter the Irrawaddy a mile or two above Bhamo. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma This tract consists mostly of undulating lowlands, but it is broken towards the south by the Pegu Yomas, a considerable range of hills which divides the two remaining tracts of the Irrawaddy basin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" We are now on the Bassein Creek, twenty-five miles long, going across the Delta west from Rangoon River to the Irrawaddy to steam up it for five days, tying up at night. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The day began white and chill, for February nights and mornings are not particularly comfortable on the Irrawaddy. Parrot & Co. After occupying the town, he was to cross the country lying between the two main arms of the Irrawaddy, and to join the general's force near Donabew. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Through the plain the broad river Taiping flows on its muddy way to the Irrawaddy. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma Rivers.—Of the rivers of Burma the Irrawaddy is the most important. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" "Mac" was an employé in the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, where he was rapidly rising, so to speak, to the surface. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Upon these Irrawaddy boats the purser is usually the master of ceremonies in the dining-saloon. Parrot & Co. The passage up the Irrawaddy to Ava, or rather Amarapoora, which was then the capital, was made in safety in a little more than thirty days. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons Tagaung, situated on the Upper Irrawaddy in the Ruby Mines district, was the oldest capital of the Burmese and has a scanty history apparently going back to the early centuries of our era. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Coal is found in the Tertiary deposits in the valley of the Irrawaddy and in Tenasserim. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Just as he snapped the last elephant, he felt the sharp jerk of a rope round his ankles, and in another second was swept into the racing Irrawaddy. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Somewhere along the Irrawaddy you made the acquaintance of a young man who calls himself Warrington, familiarly known as Parrot & Co. Parrot & Co. The Irrawaddy is a noble river; we often walked through the villages on its banks, and though we never received the least insult, we always attracted universal attention. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons The great requisite for transports on the Tigris was a very light draft, and to fill the requirements boats were requisitioned ranging from penny steamers of the Thames to river-craft of the Irrawaddy. War in the Garden of Eden The rainfall in the coast districts varies from about 200 in. in the Arakan and Tenasserim divisions to an average of 90 in Rangoon and the adjoining portion of the Irrawaddy delta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" I see no future for myself in Europe; I shall remain behind when you and he go down the Irrawaddy—but I am not afraid. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma For the second time since that night on the Irrawaddy, Elsa recorded a disagreeable sensation. Parrot & Co. Burmese as heard throughout the Irrawaddy valley is the same everywhere. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China Must I fly to silken Samarcand, Or explore the distant Irrawaddy For the culture of my pineal gland And of my pituitary body? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 21, 1917 I heard it on the Upper Irrawaddy one clear, moonlight night, and a Colassie—a deck-hand—leaped from the top deck of the steamer aboard which I was traveling! The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu He was interested in the ever-changing shipping, the crowds of strange craft lying by the wharves or moored to buoys in the great impetuous Irrawaddy, and the swarms of sampans darting in all directions. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma In Rangoon the man had been drunk, but on the Irrawaddy boat he had been sober enough. Parrot & Co. It predicted the appearance of numerous strangers at that place, and that two-masted ships would sail up the Irrawaddy, when all trouble and sorrow would cease! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 266, July 28, 1827 Called by God, not to the dungeons of Ava, not to the damp and monster-covered banks of the Irrawaddy, but to a more congenial field of labor, she toiled on in it with pleasure. Daughters of the Cross: or Woman's Mission The steamers of the Irrawaddy flotilla have a corrugated-iron roof over the top deck. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu It's a nasty experience to have the Irrawaddy closing over your head; I have its taste in my mouth still! The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Among the various ships lying in Prince's Dock, none interested me more than the Irrawaddy, of Bombay, a "country ship," which is the name bestowed by Europeans upon the large native vessels of India. Redburn. His First Voyage Two days later the wanderer reached Bhamo, that important military post on the sluggish Irrawaddy. My Strangest Case Not many months ago the Queen's Law stopped a few miles north of Thayetmyo on the Irrawaddy. Life's Handicap "Didn't you mention a case of this kind on the Irrawaddy?" The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu Shafto had had a miraculous escape, for those who fall into the Irrawaddy rarely emerge alive; his adventure was much discussed and debated for one whole day at Gregory's and elsewhere. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma And thus, with Christianity on the quarter-deck, and paganism on the forecastle, the Irrawaddy ploughed the sea. Redburn. His First Voyage You might just as well try to stop the Irrawaddy with a pitchfork. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma One Sunday, I went aboard of the Irrawaddy, when this oriental usher accosted me at the gangway, with his sword at my throat. Redburn. His First Voyage To my surprise, he informed me that the Irrawaddy was wholly built by the native shipwrights of India, who, he modestly asserted, surpassed the European artisans. Redburn. His First Voyage Early in the same afternoon the Blankshire picked up her pilot at Elephant Point and entered the famous Irrawaddy. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Hence, as the Irrawaddy's shrouds were all of this substance, the Lascar told me, they were continually setting up or slacking off her standing-rigging, according as the weather was cold or warm. Redburn. His First Voyage After a stay of about two weeks, the Irrawaddy had her heavy Indian spars replaced with Canadian pine, and her kayar shrouds with hempen ones. Redburn. His First Voyage The Irrawaddy had just arrived from Hindostan, with a cargo of cotton. Redburn. His First Voyage |
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