Toungoo Situation Update: Thandaunggyi Township, April to June 2014

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"This Situation Update describes events occurring in Thandaunggyi Township, Toungoo District during the period between April and June 2014, including land confiscation and access to education, healthcare and livelihoods: The Burma/Myanmar government provided 1,000 kyat (US $0.97) in A--- village for each student; however the teacher did not pay out the money to the students, saying that she had paid out the money for the cost of transporting school books...There are some mid-wives and medics provided by the Burma/Myanmar government who visit villagers in Maung Nwe Gyi village tract, Kon Taing village tract, Leik Pya Gyi village tract and Leik Pya Ka Lay village tracts area. However, villagers report that they do not vaccinate children in a timely fashion...Villagers report that one woman died during child birth, as the mid-wives appointed by the Burma/Myanmar government are rarely in the village."

Source/publisher: 

Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)

Date of Publication: 

2014-12-17

Date of entry: 

2014-12-30

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English

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