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Description: Frequency: about 6 a year
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: Has the more recent ALTSEAN Bulletins and thematic reports
Source/publisher: Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma)
Date of entry/update: 2003-11-21
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English. Sometimes Burmese and Thai
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Description: PEOPLE?S ASSEMBLY * Overview * Sessions - 1st Session (Jan-Mar 2011) - 2nd Session (Aug-Nov 2011) - 3rd Session (Jan-May 2012) o Bills o MPs o Committees NATIONAL ASSEMBLY o Overview o Sessions - 1st Session (Jan-Mar 2011) - 2nd Session (Aug-Nov 2011) - 3d Session (Jan-May 2012) o Bills o MPs o Committees NATIONAL PARLIAMENT o Overview o Sessions - 1st Session (Jan-Mar 2011) - 2nd Session (Aug-Nov 2011) - 3rd Session (Jan-Apr 2012) o Bills o Committees DIVISION AND STATE PARLIAMENTS o Overview o Sessions - 1st Session (Jan-Mar 2011) - 1st Special Session (Jun-Jul 2011) - 2nd Session (Oct-Nov 2011) - 3rd Session (Feb-Mar 2012) - 3rd Special Session (Mar-Apr 2012) o Committees 2012 BY-ELECTIONS o By-elections special BACKGROUND o Political parties RELATED REPORTS Burma?s Parliament - A tool for institutionalized oppression 100 Days of Burmas Parliament - Strengthening the Status Quo Issues & Concerns Vol. 7 - Locked in, tied up: Burma?s disciplined democracy
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
Date of entry/update: 2012-06-09
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: LEGISLATIVE has moved to "PARLIAMENT WATCH" at http://www.altsean.org/Research/Regime%20Watch/Home.php .... EXECUTIVE:- President; Advisory Board; Vice-Presidents; National Defense and Security Council; Cabinet; Financial Commission; Division and State Administrations... Military: Tatmadaw Regional Commanders..... JUDICIAL: Supreme Court; Constitutional Tribunal; Election Commission... Anatomy of the regime..... RELATED REPORTS: Issues & Concerns Vol. 7 - Locked in, tied up: Burma?s disciplined democracy; 100 Days of Burmas Parliament - Strengthening the Status Quo; Thein Sein?s first 100 days: Words not matched by actions.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
Date of entry/update: 2011-07-12
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: BURMA/MYANMAR: COMPREHENSIVE ACTION NEEDED TO HALT ONGOING MILITARY RAMPAGE April 2017.... Burma/Myanmar: Significant Reforms Needed Before Human Rights Due Diligence Possible April 2016 .... Post-Election Burma/Myanmar: Human Rights Developments (Nov 15 - Jan 16).... Burma/Myanmar Post-Election Outlook: Trials for Triumph November 2015.... Burma/Myanmar Election Day: Free-est & Fairest is Not Free and Fair November 2015....Fear & Voting in Burma/Myanmar: 2015 Election October 2015....UNGA 2015: Developments since the 2014 UNGA Resolution on Burma October 2015....Regime Continues Anti-Rohingya Policies March 2015....Burma update since 2014 UNHRC Resolution March 2015....Crackdowns on Peaceful Assembly and Association in the Context of Business Activities January 2015....Developments After the 2013 UNGA Resolution October 2014...New arrests and imprisonment of activists and human rights defenders in Burma September 2014....Burma: Sliding Backwards from Reform September 2014....Land Confiscation in Burma: A Threat to Local Communities & Responsible Investment May 2014....Reforms in Burma: On the Downward Slope April 2014......75 more - from June 2005
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
Date of entry/update: 2017-06-11
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Description: KEY STORY: Human rights chief attacks ?investigative whitewashing”; Advisory panel member resigns; Another ?sham” inquiry established; Physicians for Human Rights report ?forensic evidence” for Rohingya abuses; Rohingya leaders reject MoU... HUMAN RIGHTS: Judge rules Reuters journalists to be tried; Govt critic arrested under sedition law... ECONOMY/NATURAL RESOURCES: State-owned enterprises operate without oversight; Kyaukphyu SEZ to be reduced; Revival of Dawei SEZ conflicts with environmental law; NGO reports highlight impacts of hydropower and land grabbing... DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE: Nearly 70 candidates register for 13 seats for November by-ACC and Chambers of Commerce team up against corruption... WOMEN?S RIGHTS: NLD Committee does not support women?s quota, defends Tatmadaw?s role in politics; MILITARY 8 Tatmadaw request budget increase for 2018... ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND CONFLICT: Panglong Peace Conference concludes with 14 agreement points; Tatmadaw-EAO clashes continue in Karen, Kachin, and Shan states... REPORTS
Source/publisher: Altsean-Burma
2018-07-00
Date of entry/update: 2018-08-28
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Description: KEY STORY: UN and Burma raise alarms over secretive repatriation deal; A leaked draft emerges, as Burma rejects review of citizenship laws; Signing of MoU comes amid continuing sanctions efforts;International Criminal Court pressure grows; ?Sham? Arakan commission established; rumors of military-government rift over its operation... HUMAN RIGHTS: Reuters journalists trial decision on 9 July... ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND CONFLICT: Third session of Panglong Peace Conference set to start on 11 July; KIA accuses Tatmadaw of human rights abuses on the seven-year anniversary of fighting in Kachin State... HUMANITARIAN: Government announces plans to close all IDP camps in four states; Kachin aid group forced to stop humanitarian work in rebel-held areas...KIA ECONOMY/NATURAL RESOURCES: Fighting in Kachin State scares off investors; Businesses fail to conduct human rights due diligence; New Yangon City Project CEO reveals joint venture with Chinese partner... DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE: Anti-Corruption Commission will not pursue legal action against former minister... PARLIAMENT WATCH: Counter-terrorism proposal approved without vote... WOMEN?S RIGHTS: Prisons Department rejects MNHRC recommendation to close labor camp... REPORTS
Source/publisher: Altsean-Burma
2018-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2018-08-04
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Description: IN THIS ISSUE: KEY STORY: INN DIN MASSACRE; SOLDIERS IMPRISONED; REUTERS REPORTERS? CASE REVEAL A ?SET-UP? BY PROSECUTION WITNESS; 3 Rohingya crisis update: The re-emergence of refugees fleeing by boat; 3 Facebook continues to battle allegations of facilitating hate speech; 4 Other Rohingya crisis updates; 5 Burma finally relents and allows UNSC to visit; UNSC delegates access Arakan State; 6 Other international response updates... ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND CONFLICT: 7 ?Worst conflict” displaces more than 5,000 civilians in Kachin State; 8 Civilians trapped, killed and missing in Kachin and Shan states; 8 Tatmadaw kills indigenous Karen community leader; 9 NCA updates... MILITARY 9 Tatmadaw rapes 73-year old woman in Shan State... DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE: 10 Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint stress ?collective strength? and reform... 10 President pardons 36 political prisoners in annual new year?s amnesty... ECONOMY/NATURAL RESOURCES: 11 EU and US consider more targeted economic sanctions against Burma; 12 Workers call on government to strictly implement new wage increase... WOMEN RIGHTS: 13 Report highlights harassment, discrimination against female garment factory workers... 13 REPORTS.
Source/publisher: Altsean-Burma
2018-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2018-07-27
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Description: KEY STORY: CALLS GROW FOR ICC REFERRAL... 3 Amnesty publishes controversial report; 4 Major divisions over Amnesty findings; 5 Arakan Crisis updates... HUMAN RIGHTS: 6 Mass arrest of Kachin anti-war protestors; 7 Breakthrough for Reuters journalists; 7 Ultra nationalist sued for hate speech... ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND CONFLICT: 8 Violence in Kachin State displaces 7,000; 8 Tatmadaw dispatch more troops in Karen state; 9 Clashes between TNLA &Tatmadaw kill 19; 9 Mon State holds national-level dialogue... ECONOMY/NATURAL RESOURCES: 9 New Yangon City project progresses; 10 Farmers sue military-owned company... DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE: 11 Finance Minister Kyaw Win resigns... 11 REPORTS.
Source/publisher: Altsean-Burma
2018-05-00
Date of entry/update: 2018-07-27
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Description: KEY STORY: THE ROHINGYA EXODUS: • Women and children form majority of refugees • Humanitarian crisis • Thousands still trapped amid violence • ?Textbook example of ethnic cleansing” • Government?s "terrorist" narrative • Social media disinformation propaganda • Aung San Suu Kyi?s national address... HUMAN RIGHTS • Permanent People?s Tribunal : Genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity • Tatmadaw drops charges against journalists • Burmese journalists arrested in Bangladesh... MILITARY • International engagement with the Tatmadaw... ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND CONFLICT • The armed conflict continues in Shan State • Soldiers confess to killing Kachin IDPs... DISPLACEMENT • India defends deportation plan... HUMANITARIAN • Shan and Kachin IDPs call for continued aid ... ECONOMY • Economic zone in Arakan State • Land conflict epidemic... NATURAL RESOURCES • Thai Human Rights Commission hears complaint against coal mine in Southern Burma... PARLIAMENT WATCH • Anti-Hate Speech Law... INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS • .International condemnation of the violence... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2017-09-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-12-14
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: UN: ATTACKS ON ROHINGYA ?WELL-ORGANISED AND COORDINATED” • 603,000 refugees: deprivation, drownings • Trapped in Arakan State • Government takes new steps • ?Textbook example of ethnic cleansing” • Yes to repatriation, no to return of land • International actions... HUMAN RIGHTS • Arakan activist sentenced for documenting military abuses, 2 Kachin priests convicted of ?supporting rebels? • Update on the detention of journalists • Kachin IDP land granted to government, KIA and BGF officials... ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND CONFLICT • Child killed as fighting continues in northern Shan State • Second anniversary of the NCA?s signing • Other NCA updates... HUMANITARIAN • UN conference raises $360 million in support for Rohingya relief effort • Severe food shortages in IDP camps on Thai-Burmese border... ECONOMY • Kyaukhpyu update • SEZ investors respond to Yanghee Lee?s criticisms... DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE • Report on Burma?s judiciary... PARLIAMENT WATCH • Anti-Hate Speech Law... INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: • Israel facing international backlash for weapons sales to Tatmadaw... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2017-10-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-12-14
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: "Myanmar?s transition from the military junta to democracy that started in 2011 gained ground when the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi took office in April 2016. However, the military elite still maintains extensive economic and political power. The military presides over the ministries of Home Affairs, Border Affairs, and Defense, and holds effective veto power over constitutional changes. The legal and economic reforms that accompanied the transition have not yet addressed holdover problems from the military rule. The rule of law, including the administration of justice and law enforcement, remains weak. Corruption is endemic. Discrimination and abuses against women and ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities continue. Human rights abuses linked to business activities are routine. Meanwhile, the government is actively pursuing new economic opportunities and foreign investment, which has hit record high in recent years. It is thus urgent to close gaps in laws, policies, and practices so that businesses operating and investing in Myanmar do not further threaten human rights. ALTSEAN-Burma and ICAR have partnered to support the development of a National Action Plan (NAP) on business and human rights in Myanmar by producing a ?Shadow” National Baseline Assessment (NBA) to assess legal and policy gaps, and identify where further efforts are required. This NBA is developed based on the guidance under ?National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights: A Toolkit for the Development, Implementation, and Review of State Commitments to Business and Human Rights Frameworks” (Toolkit), which was developed by ICAR and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) in June 2014.2 In accordance to the Toolkit, the NBA analyzes the States? implementation of Pillars I and III of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and focuses specifically on those Guiding Principles which represent obligations of the State. The NBA is primarily based on desk research. The project team also conducted a number of consultations with select experts and hosted one workshop with representatives from grassroots organizations to ascertain preliminary findings, complete data gaps, and update the NBA in view of ongoing legislative and policy changes. The following presents a list of findings and recommendations to address critical issues and challenges..."
Creator/author: Marie Krizel Malabanan, Tessa Cerisier, Debbie Stothard, Sophia Lin
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma (Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma), ICAR (International Corporate Accountability Roundtable)
2017-12-08
Date of entry/update: 2017-12-14
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: • UN Special Rapporteur says that Burmese authorities are ?presiding over a worsening security and human rights situation” and urges the govt to accept the UN fact - finding mission. • Burmese authorities repeat that a UN investigation in Arakan State will only aggravate tensions . • Lower House of Parliament denounces Yanghee Lee?s latest end of mission statement. • Shan State : deteriorating security situation, and inadequate assistance to civilians. • Insecurity and sectarian violence further triggered in Arakan State; new accounts of abuse surface . • Burmese journalists further detained and/or charged for doing their job, despite general outcry and governmental promises to amend the Telecommunications Law. • Tatmadaw calls off a Shan meeting in Thailand, further undermining ethnic confidence in the peace process . • Fighting between Tatmadaw and Northern Alliance continues; hundreds of civilians displaced. • Investigators say that Tatmadaw plane crashed due to bad weather. • Crackdown on Burmese migrant workers in Thailand. • Flood displaces thousands, kills 2, washes away a Buddhist pagoda. • H1N1 influenza virus plagues Burma, kills 10. • Tatmadaw urges the government to ?take necessary actions” against Rangoon Chief Minister over ?insulting” comments concerning the military; Chief Minister apologizes . • Rights groups file cases to rewrite the 2008 Constitution; courts reject them . • Upper House approves the new Myanmar Companies Law. • US officials insist that Burma should cut any remaining links with North Korea amid Burmese officials? denials.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2017-07-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-10-04
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Language: English
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Description: • Deadly escalation of violence kills hundreds and displaces thousands of people from all communities in Arakan/Rakhine State. • Burma blocks aid agencies from delivering vital supplies of food, water and medicine to civilians in Arakan State. • Tatmadaw burns Rohingya villages and opens fire on their residents without distinguishing between insurgents and civilians. The govt orders media to describe the insurgents as ?terrorists” or face action. • UNHCR estimates over 270,000 new Rohingya refugees crossed the Burma-Bangladesh border between 25 August and 8 September. • India plans to deport all Rohingya, including those registered as refugees with UNHCR. • The Annan Commission releases its final report, urging the Burmese govt to implement its recommendat ions to bring peace to Arakan State. • National investigation commission on the 9 October attacks in Maungdaw denies military abuses against Rohingya. • Arakan State plans to construct Maungdaw economic zone, the third one to use conflict-affected land. • Fighting and human rights abuse is still on the rise in northern Shan State. Humanitarian access continues to be blocked • Refugees and IDPs at the Burma - Thailand border endure further dist ress: International humanitarian funding no longer available. • Tatmadaw arrests former child soldier for speaking out. • Parliament passes minor amendments on Telecommunications Law, retains the notorious Section 66(d). • Ministry of Defense decides not to relocate a sulfuric factory threatening local communities? health. • Amid the increased violence, peace talks continue.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2017-08-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-10-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION THREATENED IN BURMA: • Telecommunications Law... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Anti-Muslim tensions simmer... WOMEN RIGHTS: • Victims of sexual violence still denied justice... MILITARY: • Tatmadaw aircraft crashes, kills 122 people... ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND CONFLICT: • Fighting increases in Kachin and Shan states; thousands newly displaced; • Situation in Arakan State further deteriorates; • Peace process updates... DISPLACEMENT: • IDPs in Arakan State still facing discrimination... DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE • NLD bars members from public criticism of party, govt. ECONOMY: • China freezes Burmese bank accounts for alleged links to online gambling... NATURAL RESOURCES: • Issues continue to plague the Kyaukphyu SEZ project... INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: • UN denies report of Burma?s resident coordinator leaving her UN position... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2017-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-07-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: * By-elections: NLD wins 50% of contested seats; opposition parties accuse Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD of violating regulations. * Burma is declared 3rd highest at risk of state-led mass killings. * Aung San Suu Kyi acknowledges problems in Arakan State, but denies it is ethnic cleansing. National Security Advisor opposes UN Human Rights Council factfinding mission to Arakan. * Some Arakan State IDPs return home but are not permitted to rebuild houses. * New accounts surface of rape, killings, and helicopter attacks on civilians. Another Rohingya is killed for speaking to media. * Telecommunications Law: New cases, new sentences, and new proposals to amend it. * Rights groups call for the release of all political prisoners. * Tatmadaw commander-in-chief Sr Gen Min Aung Hlaing enjoys red carpet treatment on visit to Germany and Austria. * An NLD MP apologizes for slapping a constituent after vide of incident goes viral. * President Htin Kyaw visits China: China now willing to shelve notorious Myitsone dam project in exchange for other natural resource and economic opportunities.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2017-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-06-11
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: SECOND 21st CENTURY PANGLONG CONFERENCE • The government attempts to include NCA non-signatory EAOs in the peace conference • Outside the conference, fighting and human rights abuse continue HUMAN RIGHTS • Tatmadaw rejects UN allegations; UN prepares for fact-finding mission • Aung San Suu Kyi visits Europe and faces critics • Hate speech and violence still on the rise • Burma?s notorious Telecommunications Law: more developments HUMANITARIAN • Cyclone Mora destroys thousands of structures DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE • Rumors spread about President Htin Kyaw?s resignation • Parties file an election complaint case against NLD; UEC rules in favor of NLD PARLIAMENT WATCH • Amendments to the Telecommunications Law likely to be discussed as parliamentary session resumes ECONOMY • Burma?s role in China?s ?One Belt, One Road” project progresses NATURAL RESOURCES • Global Witness? screening of film showing Tatmadaw?s role in jade trade cancelled... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2017-05-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-06-11
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: • UN to send fact - finding mission to Burma /Myanmar; Tatmadaw rejects any international interference in ?internal affairs” . • Burma officials say that allegations of human rights abuses against Rohingya are exaggerated and call victims ?liars”. • Advisory Commission on Rakhine State issues interim report. • Aung San Suu Kyi and the UNFC agree in principle on its proposal for the peace process , but UNFC later faces internal disagreements. • Clashes between the Tatmadaw and MNDAA intensify, displacing over 20,000 people . • UNHCR calls for equal treatment of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. • Aung San Suu Kyi visits Kachin IDP camps . • Authorities charge 50 protesters after Letpadaung mine clashes injure 10 people. • Women?s Week celebrations: Invitations to increase female participation in the peace process and political leadership . • Parliament approves privacy and security protection law; civil society calls it flawed. • Parliament approves a K20.59 trillion budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, with Ministry of Defense receiving 14% of the total. • Workers demanding better conditions destroy the production line of an H&M supplier. • Denmark decision to block the sale of Burmese teak sets precedent for EU to follow. • Burma achieves new status as a medium-ranked member of the human development index (HDI), according to UNDP report. • Israeli government rejects petition to end the export of weapons to the Tatmadaw. • Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte visits Burma and donates US$300,000 for humanitarian aid. .
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2017-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-04-05
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: IN THIS ISSUE:- ?UNPRECEDENTED” VIOLENCE AGAINST ROHINGYA MUSLIMS: International concerns on the Rohingya issue; Burma?s government responds; National commission discredited... Clearance operations in Arakan State... HUMANITARIAN: Aid flotilla arrives in Burma and Bangladesh... DISPLACEMENT: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh... HUMAN RIGHTS: Police investigates Ko Ni?s assassination; Telecommunications Law: More developments... WOMEN?S RIGHTS: Traffickers sell Rohingya girls as child brides... ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND CONFLICT: Aung San Suu Kyi urges compromise; Militias declare they won?t sign the NCA; Ethnic clashes and tensions... MILITARY: Army wants more money, weapons... DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE: ID cards to Rohingya: Protests... PARLIAMENT WATCH... ECONOMY: Thilawa SEZ and Dawei SEZ updates... NATURAL RESOURCES: World Bank?s hydropower assessment workshops face protests; Letpadaung copper mine receives criticisms... INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Tatmadaw fires on Bangladeshi fishermen... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2017-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-03-12
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Description: * The Tatmadaw targets Rohingya and Muslim civilians during a manhunt against unidentified attackers who killed nine police in Maungdaw , Arakan/Rakhine State . * The Tatmadaw clash es for over 2 days with the Shan State Army - South, a ceasefire agreement signat ory , displacing 2,000. * The Tatmadaw arrests 49 Kachin youth for attending an agricultural training. * The Tatmadaw is accused of involvement in drug trade, hosting drug labs. * B y - elections are set for April 2017. * The Parliament abolishes the Emergency Provisi ons Act but refuses to review detentions. * Four National Human Rights Commission ers resign over underage maid scandal . * A Dutch tourist is jailed for three months for disrupting a Buddhist sermon. * Three people are charged for insulting Aung San Suu Kyi. * Ch indwin River ferry sinking kills 72 . * President Obama officially lifts the economic sanctions against Burma
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-10-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-03-06
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Description: BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 119 - NOVEMBER 2016. KEY STORY: • Violence in northern Arakan/ Rakhine State escalates • More Rohingya displaced • Independent journalists and activists report that the Tatmadaw raped Rohingya women • Government intensifies crackdown on media • Burma/Myanmar reintroduces limited humanitarian access • International and national authorities respond to the violence against the Rohingya minority • ?Ethnic cleansing” DEMOCRACY&GOVERNANCE • Two NLD representatives replace USDP lawmakers after disqualification • Amendment of the Ward and Village Tract Administration Law • NLD relieves three lawmakers from party and parliamentary committee duties ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT • Ethnic armed groups attack security forces in northern Shan State HUMANITARIAN • Cases filed for alleged violations of the Telecommunications Law DISPLACEMENT • Repatriated refugees from Thailand face housing problems in Burma MILITARY • Tatmadaw still needed for ?immature democracy” ECONOMY • World brands linked to UWSA INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS • Japan promises to give US$7.73 billion aid to Burma REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-11-11
Date of entry/update: 2017-03-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 120 - DECEMBER 2016 KEY STORY: • Possible ?crimes against humanity” and ?genocide” in Burma/Myanmar • Rohingya Muslim is beheaded and two priests missing are missing after assisting journalists PARLIAMENT WATCH • Ethnic armed groups branded as ?terrorists” • Ministries? supplementary budget ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT • Clashes between the Tatmadaw and NCA signatories against the Northern Alliance HUMAN RIGHTS • Telecommunications Law • Eleven Media Group CEO and chief editor denied bail • Trespassing convictions for farmers DISPLACEMENT • Repatriated refugees asked to pay less for housing REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-12-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-03-06
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Description: BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 121 - JANUARY 2017. IN THIS ISSUE: ANTI-MUSLIM STANCE GROWS IN BURMA/MYANMAR • Muslim human rights defender and NLD legal advisor Ko Ni murdered •Rohingya reports Tatmadaw abuses •Burma?s government denials •International community calls for justice HUMANITARIAN •Malaysia sends food flotilla DISPLACEMENT •Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh •Kachin IDPs forced to flee again HUMAN RIGHTS •UN Special Rapporteur visits Burma •Tatmadaw detains two Kachin pastors •Muslim ceremonies halted •Telecommunications Law WOMEN?S RIGHTS •Still no justice for two Kachin teachers raped and murdered two years ago ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT •Discussions of peace conference MILITARY •Burma?s President honors Tatmadaw •Tatmadaw soldier found guilty DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE •Digital ID Cards tested PARLIAMENT WATCH •Myanmar Companies Act ECONOMY •Rangoon/Yangon?s new bus system NATURAL RESOURCES •Burma faces possible EITI suspension •Palm oil production in Tenasserim Division hurts local livelihoods INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS •Israel sells arms to Burma/Myanmar REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2017-01-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-03-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
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Description: * The Second Panglong Peace Conference concludes with plans to meet again. * Clashes between the joint forces of the Tatmadaw and the Border Guard Force, and the Na Ma Kyar, cause the displacement of about 4,000 villagers in Karen/Kayin State. * Protests greet the Advisory Commission, led by Kofi Annan, on its first trip to Arakan/Rakhine State. * The Arakan State Government issues an order to demolish ?illegal” mosques, homes and schools. * Prisoners continue to face forced labor, exploitation, and extortion in labor camps. * Parliament votes to dismiss three members of the National Human Rights Commission for mishandling a case in which two underage domestic workers were abused. * A man is jailed for nine months for calling President Htin Kyaw ?crazy” on Facebook. * The hydropower commission finishes reviewing the Myitsone dam contract, but a decision will not be made soon. * The Tatmadaw releases 68 child soldiers. * A military tribunal finds members of the Tatmadaw guilty of murdering local villagers in Northern Shan State in July. * President Obama announces the lifting of economic sanctions against Burma/Myanmar and its reinstatement to the Generalized System of Preferences during Aung San Suu Kyi?s first state visit to US. * For the first time in twenty-five years, the European Union is not tabling a human rights resolution on Burma in the United Nations General Assembly.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-09-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-11-03
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Language: English
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Description: * Second Panglong Peace Conference commences with attendance from 17 groups, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki - moon * Former UN Secretary - General Kofi Annan to lead commission aimed at finding a long - term solution to human rights problems in Arakan/ Rakhine State * USDP reshuffles party leadership through internal elections with Thein Sein replaced by Than Htay as Chairman. * 22 ministries announce achievements in first 100 days at a series of press conferences * Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) publishes report highlighting that impunity is still a key challenge facing women in Karen State * 100 workers protest at former government run agricultural machinery factory which fired nearly all of its employees without cause * Measles outbreak hits the Naga Self - Administered Zone, reportedly killing 82. * Strong earthquake strikes Bagan, kills three and damages 400 pagodas * Dams review promised but construction on the Salwee n River still an urgent concern. * Over 100,000 people are displaced by flooding during late July and early August. * Detained Burmese migrant workers beg in the planned repatriation process from Malaysia. * National Parliament votes to borrow US$100 million from the World Bank to develop financial sector. * Bill amending 2016 Union Budget Law passed , cut ting a total of K470billion (around US$389.9 million) from 14 ministries * Parliament rejects USDP proposal to challenge US sanctions.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-08-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-09-08
Grouping: Individual Documents
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Description: KEY STORY: • Ma Ba Tha disowned by Buddhist group; • Release of census data contradicts Ma Ba Tha claim of ?Islamization”... DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE: • Govt. removes over 600 from blacklist; • NLD releases economic policy; • First 100 days of new govt: ... ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT: • Second ?Panglong Conference? prep; • Armed conflict: clashes, civilian abuse. HUMAN RIGHTS: • Protests over land grabs in Bago; • Calls from Amnesty for factory relocation; • BBC reporter is released on appeal; • Human Rights added to curriculum.. WOMEN?S RIGHTS: • Rights groups call for improvements... DISPLACEMENT: • Over 20,000 displaced by flooding; • Trafficked migrants rescued in Thailand; • Migrants to return home from Malaysia... MILITARY: • Tatmadaw admits to killing 5 villagers... ECONOMY: • U.S. reporting threshold lowered... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-07-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-08-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: IN THIS ISSUE:- KEY STORY: SITUATION WORSENS FOR ROHINGYA: UN: Rohingya - crimes against humanity; Green card program ramps up; „Thitsar‟ program; Formation of Central Committee; Ma Ba Tha monk denounces protest... DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE: Peaceful Assembly and Procession Law... ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT: Authorities ban release of torture report; Second „Panglong Conference‟ in Aug Armed conflict: clashes, civilian abuse... HUMAN RIGHTS: Burma: human trafficking update; Gambira released, for now; BBC Reporter jailed; Mosque Destroyed in Bago; Plan to settle land grab cases... NATURAL RESOURCES: Govt struggles to reign in illegal logging; Gems Scandal: missing US$100 million... WOMEN?S RIGHTS: Preparations begin for CEDAW report... DISPLACEMENT: Suu Kyi inks deal with Thailand... ECONOMY: Burma: top investment destination; Farming debt on the rise... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-07-12
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Description: KEY STORY: DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE: 100-day policy plans come into focus... ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT: Parliament sets up Arakan/Rakhine clashes committee; National Reconciliation & Peace Center; Armed conflict: clashes, civilian abuse... HUMAN RIGHTS: Labor rights protesters march on capital; Ma Ba Tha lead protest against US Ambassador; Political prisoners update... NATURAL RESOURCES: More killed in jade landsides; One-year logging ban proposed... HUMANITARIAN: El Niño brings water shortages... DISPLACEMENT: Rohingya refugee shot dead in Thailand... ECONOMY: Panama Papers links to 16 in Burma... INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: US ease sanctions on trade... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS. __________________
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-05-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-06-06
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Description: KEY STORY: • Political prisoners released; NLD release hundreds; • Activists remain in prison; • UN applauds releases, urges quick progress... DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE: • State Counsellor Bill enacted; • USDP Dismisses Shwe Mann... ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT: • Suu Kyi calls for a second Panglong Conference; • Armed conflict: clashes, civilian abuse... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Investigation into journalist killing; • US Government calls for end of Rohingya abuses; • Land confiscation continues... NATURAL RESOURCES: • Water shortages hit drought-stricken areas... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-05-15
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Description: "Burma/Myanmar has a legacy of human rights violations linked to foreign investment and land acquisition for business activities , including large - scale development projects. A flawed and outdated legal framework, poor policy cohe rence , weak governance , rule of law deficiencies , and an exploitative and predatory approach to controlling natural resources have fuelled human rights violations and armed conflict. Despite a new government, ongoing m ilitary control and/or influence over key ministries remains a barrier to land reform . T he l egal framework for land acquisition violates international standards. Institutionalized impunity and discrimination, a lack of transparency, and corrupt and unregulated industries present a significant risk to local residents, as well as local and foreign investors. As foreign direct investment increases in Burma , it is crucial that the new National League for Democracy ( NLD ) - led government tackles land acquisition as a priority policy issue . T he current legal and policy framework must be significantly reformed to ensure transparent investment practices and that human rights are respected by businesse s operating in the country . Such measures should be conflict - sensitive, clearly address the impact of past abuses and provide concrete means to protect human rights.....includes a box on "Laws that Support Land Confiscation" .
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-05-15
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Description: KEY STORY: TRANSFER OF POWER: • New NLD govt, Tatmadaw stays put; • New president elected; • Suu Kyi takes four ministries, new possible role; • Cabinet ministers appointed... DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE: • Regional chief ministers controversy; • New EC appointed... ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT: • Arakan/Rakhine state of emergency lifted; • Myanmar Peace Center dissolved; • Citizenship granted in Shan State; • Armed conflict: clashes and abuse... HUMAN RIGHTS: • UN Special Rapporteur?s latest report; • Weak UNHRC resolution on Burma; • UPR report adopted; • Persecution of Rohingya ?not genocide?; • End political imprisonments: AI report; • Letpadan crackdown anniversary... NATURAL RESOURCES: • Jade investigation finds illegal activity; • Myitsone dam project may restart... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-04-30
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Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: POLITICAL PRISONERS; • New charges for old protests • Gambira denied bail • Interfaith activists sentenced... DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE: • Transition talks continue • Parliament?s 1st session • NLD appointments • Local elections... ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT: • RCSS/SSA-S & TNLA conflict • Conflict: clashes • Civilian abuse in conflict • Talks continue on peace process... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Wirathu hate speech post • Squatter evictions... WOMEN?S RIGHTS: • Rohingya women and girls raped • Women HRDs targetted... NATURAL RESOURCES: • Global response to EITI report • Outgoing govt accelerates development projects... ECONOMY: • US sanctions unlikely to be lifted... DRUGS: • BGF fire on vigilantes in Kachin State... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-03-09
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Description: Intensified pressure is needed to ensure that the incoming National League for Democracy... (NLD) government prioritizes reforms that will bring institutional behavior, policies and legislation into line with international human rights standards. ... Post-election developments on the ground regarding discrimination and impunity fuel concerns generated by a pre-election survey, which found a disturbing lack of commitment by political parties to prioritize human rights issues consistently raised by the UN Human Rights Council. ... Despite the 22 January 2016 Presidential amnesty releasing 52 political prisoners, there are still 84 political prisoners in Burma/Myanmar and 408 people facing political charges. Two people were jailed for satirical Facebook posts in December and January, and five men were detained for printing a calendar that acknowledged the Rohingya as an ethnic group in Burma in November. ... In December 2015 , the outgoing Parliament approved the Supplementary Budget Bill, creating a K3.9 trillion (US$3.17 billion) deficit for the incoming government. The Bill granted the military an additional K417.28 billion (US$338.75 million), bringing its total 2015 - 2016 budget to K2.88 trillion (US$2.34 billion), or 12.2% of the national budget. ... The outgoing Parliament approved the Former President?s Security Bill, granting President Thein Sein immunity from prosecution for any crimes committed while in office. Other moves were made to strengthen the military?s power but were defeated or deferred. ... The Tatmadaw continued to target civilians while intensifying hostilities in some conflict zones, and a new armed group has emerged while a dormant one has regrouped. The Union Peace Conference agreed to include 30% women in the peace process, but made no commitment to addressing gender-based violations ? including sexual violence ? in conflict zones. ... In January, it was disclosed that severe acute child malnutrition had spiked in Rohingya- majority northern Arakan/Rakhine State. ... The extremist Organization for the Protection of Race and Religion (Ma Ba Tha) continued to incite hatred against Muslims, and warned the NLD not to "tamper" with the four discriminatory Protection of Race and Religion laws... . OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-01-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-02-24
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Description: "This short factsheet summarizes human rights developments in Burma/Myanmar since the November 2015 elections, up to January 2016, ahead of the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council. It highlights the need for intensified pressure to ensure that the incoming National League for Democracy (NLD) government prioritizes reforms that will bring institutional behavior, policies and legislation into line with international human rights standards. Concerns include ongoing discrimination against the Rohingya population and the influence of extremist nationalist group Ma Ba Tha; the continued detention of political prisoners and the challenge facing an NLD government in ending this; civilian abuse in conflict including torture and rape by the Tatmadaw, which remains unaddressed in the exlusive peace process; and immunity secured for outgoing President Thein Sein as the transition continues."
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2016-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-02-24
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Description: KEY STORY: MAKE WAY FOR THE NLD: • Aung San Suu Kyi meets heads of state, former dictator; • NLD vows reconciliation in forming government; • Bills protect Thein Sein, lessen NLD authority... INSIDE BURMA: • Parliament approves military budget, more mining, faces corrupt judiciary; • Non-signatory EAOs, women, civil society criticize political dialogue framework; • NLD courts ethnic bloc; • Civil war continues despite NCA; • IDPs face health and food crisis, path home blocked... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Authorities crackdown on expression, assembly; • Freedom of expression worsened, last two years DISPLACEMENT; • ASEAN leaders confront Rohingya refugee crisis... ECONOMY: • Jade mines under fire with two more landslides; • Ease in US sanctions good for cronies; • Burma 2nd in Climate Risk Index; • Abuse, debt, poverty revealed in garment industry; • Burma opium production stable for 3 years... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-12-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-01-07
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Description: *The NLD wins an overwhelming majority in the 8 November elections, with huge USDP losses and disappointment for ethnic parties. *Burma/Myanmar‟s new Parliament will be the first since the country‟s independence without any Muslim MPs, while anti-Muslim sentiment continues unaddressed. * Aung San Suu Kyi resumes attempts for political dialogue on national reconciliation and is set to meet with President Thein Sein and Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief Sr Gen Min Aung Hlaing. * Media and election observers report advance voting issues, including votes arriving late to polling stations and a significant number of advance votes going to the USDP. *Meanwhile, the current Parliament continues its final session. On its agenda is an overall budget increase for 2016, which includes the Tatmadaw?s request for a 471 billion kyat (US$377.53 million) boost. * 10,000 villagers are displaced by ?fiercest fighting in history” of conflict in Shan and Kachin States. *Tatmadaw repeatedly attacks IDP camps, blocks aid, tortures and rapes civilians. * Ethnic armies on sideline of "nationwide‟ ceasefire draft new alliance as formal talks exclude ethnic parties. * International stakeholders applaud the elections but highlight persistent human rights violations that undermine the progress of reforms and overall electoral credibility. * Student activists detained during the Letpadan crackdown and imprisoned in Tharawaddy Prison suffer serious health problems during a hunger strike, before being persuaded by the NLD to call off their strike. * Burma faces its second UN Human Rights Council UPR review, rejecting every recommendation mentioning Rohingya or referring to the situation in Arakan/Rakhine State. * Five men are re-arrested in Rangoon/Yangon and charged under Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code for printing a calendar recognizing Rohingya as an ethnic group. * Company blames victims over landslide from mining debris in Hpakant, Kachin State, that kills 113 people and leaves over 100 missing.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-11-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-12-04
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Description: " On 8 November, Burma/Myanmar held what has been called its ?free-est and fairest? election in 25 years. An 80% turnout rate was reported for the 33.5 million Burmese eligible to vote in the election, which saw the first participation of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi?s National League for Democracy (NLD) in a general election since the (later annulled) 1990 elections. After a half century of rule by authoritarian regimes, and 2010?s sham election which saw the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) win through widespread fraud, the landmark vote was heralded as the most credible in a generation, but was far from being ?free and fair.? The results will determine the composition of 75% of Burma?s National and Regional Parliaments, while 25% of seats remain reserved for the military. Large-scale discriminatory disenfranchisements, particularly targeting the Rohingya minority and Muslims, meant the vote marked a step backwards for some. The lead-up also saw worrisome trends in vote-buying, increasing influence by Buddhist nationalists, and violent attacks against the NLD [including a machete attack on candidate Naing Ngan Linn, see October 2015 Burma Bulletin]. However, 8 November saw no reports of violence or obvious fraud, while some irregularities were reported. This briefer summarizes the key issues from the 8 November Election Day."
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-11-09
Date of entry/update: 2015-12-04
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Description: "Results announced on 13 November confirmed the overwhelming victory of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in the 8 November elections, which decided 75% of seats in Burma/Myanmar?s National and Regional Parliaments. While the military will retain its allotted 25% of parliamentary seats, the NLD now holds an overall majority in the National Parliament, giving it the power to form Burma/Myanmar?s next government and select a President. As results are finalized, the next steps for both Aung San Suu Kyi?s NLD and the country?s ruling military will take shape, while a final session of the current Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) dominated National Parliament will convene on 16 November. While the NLD will now be able to form a government, Burma?s military will retain its grip on power in key areas. This briefer summarizes post-election issues, including; the presidential selection process; the military power preserved in the 2008 Constitution; Aung San Suu Kyi?s call for "reconciliation talks" with President Thein Sein, Commander-in-Chief Sr Gen Min Aung Hlaing and Parliamentary Speaker Shwe Mann; and the final parliamentary session for sitting MPs. "
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-11-13
Date of entry/update: 2015-12-03
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Description: KEY STORY: ELECTIONS 2015 • EC backtracks on delaying vote; • Polling cancellations spike in 2015; • Conflict destabilizes campaigns; • State-backed groups threaten voters; • NLD staff target of violence; • Police arrest activists, candidate; • USDP-Ma Ba Tha ties strengthen; • Controversial campaign tactics; • Suu Kyi plans 2016 leadership, USDP endorses Thein Sein; • Overseas vote misses millions; • Domestic concern on advance vote; • Election observers deployed; • 40,000 special police trained... INSIDE BURMA: • Incomplete ?Nationwide? ceasefire signed; • Tatmadaw retaliates against NCA non-signatories; • Civilian abuse... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Facebook crackdown; • Letpadan report; • Paunglaung dam violations: report... INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: • UNSR statement to UNGA... ECONOMY: • CBM revokes forex licenses; • Minimum wage disputes... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-10-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-11-09
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Description: ပင်မသတင်း: ၂ ထိုင်းမှဖြိုခွဲမှုကပဋိပက္ခကိုဖြစ်စေ... ၃ အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာလူ့အဖွဲ့အစည်းမှစိုးရိမ်ပူပန်... ၄ အရေးယူရန်အာဆီယမ်မှဖိအားပေး... ၅ ပုံမှန်မဟုတ်သောပင်လယ်ဖြတ်ကျော်မှုများမြင့် တက်လာ... ၅ ရန်ကုန်မှရိုဟင်ဂျာဆန့့်ကျင်ရေးဆန္ဒပြမှု... ၆ ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်မှမျိုးဖြုတ်သတ်ဖြတ်ရေးညွှန်း ကိန်းများ..... မြန်မာနိုင်ငံပြည်တွင်းသတင်းများ: ၆ ကချင်၊ရှမ်းတိုက်ပွဲနှင့်ချိုးဖောက်မှုများ... ၇ တရုတ်ပြည်သို့လက်နက်ကြီးများကျရောက်... ၈ ၂၀၁၄ ခုသန်းခေါင်စာရင်းရလဒ်ထုတ်ပြန်... ၉ လွှတ်တော် ၁၂ ကြိမ်အစည်းအဝေး... ၉ လူဦးရေးထိန်းချုပ်မှုဥပဒေကြမ်းကိုလက်မှတ်ရေး ထိုး... ၁၀ ဒေါ်စုတိုင်းရင်းသားပြည်နယ်များသို့သွားရောက်..... လူ့အခွင့်အရေး ၁၁ ဆန္ဒပြသူများထောင်ချခံရ... ၁၁ သတင်းထောက်ကိစ္စတရားခွင်... ၁၂ သတင်းထောက်များအကန့်သတ်ခံရ..... အိုးအိမ်မှဖယ်ရှားခံရမှုများ: ၁၂ ထိုင်းနိုင်ငံမှမြန်မာရွှေ့ပြောင်းများ... နိုင်ငံတကာ: ၁၂ US မှပိတ်ဆို့မှုကိုသက်တမ်းတိုး..... စီးပွားရေး: ၁၃ ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးစီမံကိန်းဆန္ဒပြမှုများ... ၁၄ အလုပ်သမားများ၏တောင်းဆိုချက်မရသေး... ၁၄ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံဆိုင်ရာအခြားသတင်းများ..... ၁၄ အစီရင်ခံစာများ
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-05-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-10-13
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Language: Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: ပင်မသတင်း: ၂ ကိုပါကြီးအတွက်စီရင်ချက်ပြည့်စုံမှုမရှိ... ၂ မီဒီယာများအားကန့်သတ်မှုမြင့်တက်လာဟု AI ပြော... ၃ EMG ၏တရားရုံးအမှုအားစည်းမျဉ်းမလိုက်နာမှု... ၃ လွှတ်တော်အတွင်းမီဒီယာပိတ်ဆို့မှုကိုဆက်လုပ်..... မြန်မာနိုင်ငံပြည်တွင်းသတင်းများ: ၄ ကချင်ပြည်နယ်မှတိုက်ပွဲများ... ၄ မတရားအသင်းစွဲဆိုမှုများ... ၅ ကမ္ဘာ့ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးအညွှန်း... ၅ ID ကဒ်မဲပေးခွင့်မပြုခြင်း... ၅ အစွန်းရောက်ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာဆန္ဒပြပွဲ... ၆ လွှတ်တော် ၁၂ ကြိမ်မြောက်အစည်းအဝေး... ၆ မဲဆန္ဒရှင်စာရင်းမတိကျမှုများ... ၇ ဒေါ်စု၏ပထမဆုံးတရုတ်ခရီးစဉ်..... လူ့အခွင့်အရေး: ၇ ဦးထင်လင်းဦးအားထောင် ၂ နှစ်ချ... ၇ လက်ပံတန်းမှကျောင်းသားရုံးထုတ်များ... ၈ နောက်ထပ်ကလေးစစ်သားများလွှတ်ပေး... ၈ MP များက အတင်းအကြပ်အလုပ်ခိုင်းခံရသူများ အားဖော်ထုတ်..... အိုးအိမ်မှစွန့်ခွာရမှုများ: ၈ လှေစီးဒုက္ခသည်ပြဿနာနောက်ဆုံးအခြေအနေ... ၉ အိုးအိမ်မှစွန့်ခွာမှုအစီရင်ခံစာ - UNHCR..... နိုင်ငံတကာ ၉ ရိုဟင်ဂျာများအတွက်နိုင်ငံတကာစိုးရိမ်မှု... ၁၀ နတ်မြစ်ပေါ်မှသေနတ်သံများ... ၁၀ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံဆိုင်ရာအခြားသတင်းများ... ၁၁ အစီရင်ခံစာများ
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-10-13
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Language: Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: ပင်မသတင်း: ၂ နိုင်ငံရေးအကျဉ်းသား ၁၃ ဦးလွတ်... ၂ ကျောင်းသားဆန္ဒပြသူများအဖမ်းခံရ... ၃ လက်ပံတန်းကျောင်းသားများရုံးဆက်ထုတ်... ၄ HRD များအားခြိမ်းခြောက်မှုပိုများလာ..... မြန်မာနိုင်ငံပြည်တွင်းသတင်း: ၄ ရွေးကောက်ပွဲနေ့ကြေငြာ... ၅ လွှတ်တော် ၁၂ ကြိမ်မြောက်အစည်းအဝေး... ၆ ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပြင်ဆင်မှုပယ်ချခံရ... ၆ ကချင်နှင့်ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်မှတိုက်ပွဲများ... ၇ ကရင်ပြည်နယ်မှတိုက်ပွဲများ... ၈ မြေယာသိမ်းဆည်းမှုများမြင့်တက်လာ..... လူ့အခွင့်အရေး: ၈ အီးမေးလ်ကအွန်လိုင်းစောင့်ကြည့်မှုကို ဖွင့်ချ... ၈ UNHRC ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်... ၉ ရိုဟင်ဂျာများအတင်းအကြပ်ခိုင်းစေခံရ..... အိုးအိမ်မှဖယ်ရှားခံရခြင်းများ: ၉ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသည်အဆင့် ၂ စောင့်ကြည့်အ ဆင့်တွင်ရှိနေဆဲ..... အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ: ၁၀ တရုတ်သစ်ခုတ်သမားများတသက်တ ကျွန်းပစ်ဒါဏ်ခံရ..... စီးပွားရေး: ၁၀ အနိမ့်ဆုံးလစာဆိုင်ရာဆက်လက်ငြင်းပွား... ၁၁ ၇ လအတွင်းကျပ်ငွေ ၂၁%တန်ဖိုးကျ... ၁၁ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံဆိုင်ရာအခြားသတင်းများ... ၁၁ အစီရင်ခံစာများ
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-07-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-10-13
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: ပင်မသတင်း: ၂ ရွေးကောက်ပွဲကော်မရှင်၏လျှော့ပေးမှု... ၃ ရွေးကောက်ပွဲကန့်သတ်မှုများ... ၄ USDP မှမဲဝယ်သည်ဟုစွတ်စွဲခံရ... ၄ NLD ကိုယ်စားလှယ်ရွေးချယ်မှုအဝေဖန်ခံရ... ၆ ဒေါ်စုပဲခူးနှင့်မကွေးကိုသွားရောက်... ၇ USDP မှဦးရွှေမန်းကိုဥက္ကဌအဖြစ်မှဖြုတ်ချ... ၈ USDP အပြောင်းအလဲများ... မြန်မာနို်င်ငံပြည်တွင်းသတင်းများ: ၁၀ ရေကြီးမှုကြောင့်သေဆုံးသူ ၁၂၁ ဦးရှိလာ... ၁၁ UN ကရေနှင့်အစားအစာအတွက်စိတ်ပူ... ၁၁ အနက်ရောင်ဖဲကြိုးလှုပ်ရှားမှု... ၁၂ လွှတ်တော် ၁၂ ကြိမ်မြောက်အစည်းအဝေး ပြီးဆုံး... ၁၃ ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးဆွေးနွေးပွဲသဘောတူညီမှုမရ... ၁၃ ကချင်နှင့်ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်မှတိုက်ပွဲများ... လူ့အခွင့်အရေး: ၁၄ ကျောင်းသားများအစာငတ်ခံဆန္ဒပြ... ၁၅ UNSR ယွန်ဟီလီး၏တတိယမြောက်ခရီး စဉ်... ၁၅ UNSR ယွန်ဟီလီး၏ကြေငြာချက်... အိုးအိမ်မှဖယ်ရှားခံရခြင်းများ: ၁၆ သြဂုတ်လ၏လူကုန်ကူးမှုဖြစ်ထွန်းမှုများ.... စီးပွားရေး: ၁၇ အပြောင်းအလဲအပြီးတွင်ကျပ်တန်ဖိုးကျ... ၁၇ အနိမ့်ဆုံးလုပ်ခသတ်မှတ်အပြီးအလုပ် ထုတ်မှုများ... ၁၇ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံဆိုင်ရာအခြားသတင်းများ... ၁၈ အစီရင်ခံစာများ
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-08-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-10-13
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: KEY STORY: • Thai crackdown causes crisis; • Int?l community concerned; • ASEAN pressured to act; • Irregular maritime crossing rises; • Rangoon anti-Rohingya protest; • Genocide indicators in Arakan... INSIDE BURMA: • Kachin, Shan clashes, abuse; • Shells land in China; • 2014 census results released; • Parliament?s 12th session; • Population Control Bill signed; • Daw Suu tours ethnic states... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Protesters jailed; • Journalist court case; • Reporters restricted... DISPLACEMENT: • Burmese migrants in Thailand... INTERNATIONAL: • US renews sanctions... ECONOMY: • Development project protests; • Workers? demands unmet... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-05-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-10-12
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: • Par Gyi verdict inconclusive; • Media restrictions rising: AI; • EMG contempt of court case; • Media ban in Parliament upheld... INSIDE BURMA: • Clashes in Kachin State; • Unlawful Association charges; • Global Peace Index; • ID card disenfranchisement; • Extremist Buddhist protests; • Parliament?s 12th session; • Voter list inaccuracies; • Daw Suu?s first China visit... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Htin Lin Oo sentenced to 2yrs; • Students on trial in Letpadan; • More child soldiers released; • MP reveals forced labor... DISPLACEMENT: • Boatpeople crisis update; • Displacement report: UNHCR... INTERNATIONAL: • Int?l concern for Rohingya; • Gunfire on Naff River... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-10-12
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • 13 political prisoners freed; • Student protesters arrested; • Letpadan student trials continue; • HRDs increasingly under threat... INSIDE BURMA: • Election date announced; • Parliament?s 12th session; • Constitutional amendment vetoed; • Clashes in Kachin, Shan States; • Conflict in Karen State; • Land confiscation on the rise... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Emails reveal online surveillance; • UNHRC Resolution; • Rohingya subject to forced labor... DISPLACEMENT: •Burma stays on Tier 2 Watch List... INTERNATIONAL: • Chinese loggers get life sentence... ECONOMY: • Minimum wage dispute continues; • Kyat devalues 21% in 7 months... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-07-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-10-12
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY; • Election Commission concessions; • Election restrictions; • USDP vote buying alleged; • NLD candidacies prompt criticism; • Daw Suu visits Pegu, Magwe; • USDP ousts Shwe Mann as chair; • USDP reshuffles... INSIDE BURMA: • Flood death toll reaches 121; • UN concern for food, water; • ?Black Ribbon” campaign; • Parliament?s 12th session ends; • Peace talks hit stumbling block; • Clashes in Kachin, Shan States... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Students go on hunger strike; • UNSR Yanghee Lee?s 3rd visit; • UNSR Yanghee Lee?s statement... DISPLACEMENT: • August trafficking developments... ECONOMY: • Kyat devalues post-reshuffle; • Layoffs after minimum wage set... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-08-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-10-12
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: ELECTIONS 2015: • Muslim candidates rejected; • Extremists push agenda; • Voter list errors persist; • Overseas migrants unregistered; • EC defends new ID; • EC campaign obstruction; • Fighting endangers election; • Armed groups prevent campaigns; • Questionable campaign tactics; • Ethnic areas excluded from vote... INSIDE BURMA: • Regime pursues uninclusive NCA; • Clashes in Shan, Kachin States; • Tatmadaw civilian abuse; • News Media Council elections... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Ma Ba Tha celebrates discriminatory laws; • Calls for student releases; • Women in conflict: report; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; • UN Sec Gen speech on Burma... ECONOMY: • Minimum wage lay-offs; • Deforestation at dangerous level: report... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-09-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-10-12
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: " The Burmese authorities have failed to implement most of the recommendations from previous United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions, despite recent ones being adopted by consensus, in particular Resolution 69/248 adopted in 2014. The information presented in this briefer refers directly to the language proposed for the 2015 UNGA Resolution. In 2015, authorities continued to either fail to address, or collude in serious human rights violations, and took steps to undermine the possibility of ?free and fair? elections on 8 November. These developments seriously compromise the possibility of progress toward genuine democracy and national reconciliation in Burma. This briefer summarizes developments on the ground with direct reference to key paragraphs of the 2014 resolution and includes Altsean-Burma?s recommended text for the 2015 UNGA resolution."
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-10-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-10-12
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: IN THIS ISSUE:- KEY STORY: Conflict continues in Kokang; Chin, Arakan clashes; Kachin, Shan, Karen clashes... INSIDE BURMA: Temporary ID cards confiscated; Six-party talks; NLD cautious ahead of polls; Parliament‟s 12th session... HUMAN RIGHTS: Arrests and sentences; Prisoner committee reform; Freedom of information... DISPLACEMENT: Enslaved migrants rescued; Burmese migrants targeted... INTERNATIONAL: ASEAN leaders? Burma appeal; Non-interference criticized... ECONOMY: New large-scale power projects; Deficit, inflation rising: IMF, WB; Other economic developments... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-05-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Letpadan students crackdown • Solidarity student crackdowns • Parliamentary hearings • Crackdown on workers? strike • Journalists harassed • EU under fire for police training... INSIDE BURMA: • Kokang assault continues • Tatmadaw clashes, peace talks • Parliament?s 12th session • National budget approved... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Yanghee Lee report • UNHRC resolution • Arrests and imprisonments • Rohingya re-sentenced... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya flee to Bangladesh • Migrants enslaved INTERNATIONAL • Tatmadaw air strike in China... ECONOMY: • World Bank, ADB reports • Oil block exploration... OTHER BURMA NEWS.. REPORTS..
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-04-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Clashes in Kachin, Shan • Civilian abuse in Shan • Kachin teachers raped, killed... INSIDE BURMA: • Thein Sein hosts meeting • Parliament?s 12th session • Students protest Education Law • Letpadaung protests • Burma still "Not Free"... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Yanghee Lee goes to Burma • Protests against UNSR • Arrests and imprisonments • Child soldiers still recruited... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya in Thailand • Trafficked Rohingya in Malaysia... INTERNATIONAL: • US delegation visits Burma • US, EU officials slam regime... ECONOMY: • Pipeline disrupts Kyaukpyu... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-01-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-03-15
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Kokang offensive • Red Cross convoy attacked • Clashes in Kachin, Shan • Civilian abuse in Kachin, Shan • Preliminary peace deal signed... INSIDE BURMA: • Student protests, negotiations • Parliament?s 12th session • Military spending proposed • Gen Aung San?s 100th birthday... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Temporary IDs revoked • Rohingya abuses • Arbitrary sentences • Press restricted • Monywa report... DISPLACEMENT: • Burmese migrants INTERNATIONAL • UNHCHR criticism... ECONOMY: • Rangoon worker strike • Oil block exploration... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-03-15
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: • The Tatmadaw?s four-year war in Kachin and Shan States has escalated. From September 2014 through February 2015, Tatmadaw troops clashed with ethnic armed groups, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the Ta?ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), the Shan State Army ? South (SSA-S), and the Shan State Army ? North (SSA-N), at least 110 times. • In February, the Tatmadaw launched a new offensive against the Kokang, using ground and air attacks. This is the first offensive in the area since the SPDC army attacked the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in the 2009 ?Kokang Incident.? • The Tatmadaw continued to attack and fire on civilian targets as part of its offensive, and restricted aid to IDPs in KIA-controlled areas. Tatmadaw troops committed human rights abuses against civilians with impunity, including acts of sexual violence against women. • The Tatmadaw?s continued attacks in ethnic areas, particularly on civilians, has seriously undermined the peace process, with ethnic armed groups refusing to sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement until the regime gives them political guarantees. • President Thein Sein failed to keep his promise to release all political prisoners by the end of 2013. Authorities continue to use repressive laws to arrest and prosecute activists, farmers, and human rights defenders, including those opposing land confiscation. The trend of rising arrests in 2014 continued into 2015: At the end of January 2015, there were 159 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma, with 213 activists awaiting trial for political actions. • The persecution of journalists continues. The regime sentenced more media workers to prison terms in 2014 for publishing ?undesirable? material. Tatmadaw soldiers detained and killed freelance journalist Aung Kyaw Naing (aka Par Gyi), who was covering an outbreak of fighting in Mon State.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-03-15
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: • The situation for Rohingya, often described as one of the world?s most persecuted peoples, has severely deteriorated during President Thein Sein?s presidency, with a spike in hate crimes and the introduction of additional discriminatory draft laws and policies. • Pre-existing discriminatory policies against Rohingya, including restrictions on marriage and birthrates, remain in full force. Stricter enforcement of the 1982 Citizenship Law ensures most Rohingya remain stateless. • The regime has failed to prevent or investigate repeated incidents of violence against Rohingya, including possible mass atrocities that have resulted in 140,000 IDPs. • Regime security forces continue to arbitrarily arrest, beat, rape, torture, and kill Rohingya in Arakan State. • The regime has restricted aid in Arakan State, expelled the state?s biggest provider of healthcare, and limited Rohingya IDPs? access to food, water, and sanitation. Living conditions for Rohingya have severely deteriorated as a result. • The regime denied Rohingya the right to self-identify in the 2014 nationwide census, and forced many to identify as ?Bengali? in a subsequent ?citizenship assessment,? causing widespread fear that they will be deemed ?illegal immigrants? and expelled. The denial of Rohingya identity also extends internationally, as the regime consistently expresses anger at the international community?s use of the term ?Rohingya.”
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2015-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-03-15
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: Letpadaung crackdowns; Michaungkan protest dispersed; Rangoon protesters charged... INSIDE BURMA: Clashes in Kachin, Shan States; Peace talks resume; Rights groups demand justice; Religion, race bills submitted; Regime ?defends? Buddhism; Landmines still used in Burma; Opium use, production expand... HUMAN RIGHTS: Soldier jailed for backing reform; Burma the worst press jailer... DISPLACEMENT: Migrants in Thailand, Malaysia: Burma border exodus increases... INTERNATIONAL: Norwegian king visits Burma; UNGA adopts Burma resolution... ECONOMY: Oil contracts signed; Tavoy SEZ impacts women; OTHER BURMA NEWS...REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-12-00
Date of entry/update: 2015-01-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • 5 political prisoners freed; • Activists, media workers jailed... INSIDE BURMA: • Clashes in Shan State; • Civilian abuse in Shan State; • Clashes in Karen State; • Parliament committee reports; • Election announcements... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Tatmadaw kills journalist; • Newspapers suspended; • Yanghee Lee?s report... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya arrests abroad... INTERNATIONAL: • Thai junta PM visits Burma; • Thein Sein attends ASEM... ECONOMY: • Oil & gas sector still opaque... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-10-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-12-24
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • ASEAN Summit • UNSG Rohingya statements • US President visits Burma • Daw Suu warnings, meetings • Thein Sein woos investment... INSIDE BURMA: • Constitutional reform delayed • Parliament?s 11th session • Tatmadaw attack on Laiza • Attacks in Kachin State • Attacks in Shan State • Students protest Education Law • Daw Suu visits Karenni State... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Harvard report on war crimes • Rohingya targeted... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya exodus • Rohingya arrests abroad • Refugees in Malaysia... INTERNATIONAL: • UNGA adopts Burma resolution... ECONOMY: • Thilawa displacement reports • Burma "extreme risk"... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-11-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-12-24
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "The Burmese authorities have failed to implement most of the recommendations from previous United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions, in particular Resolution 68/242, adopted in 2013. In some areas, the situation has deteriorated as a result of deliberate actions by the authorities. So far, 2014 has been marred by an overall climate of impunity that has seen a resurgence of media repression, the ongoing sentencing of human rights defenders, an increase in the number of land ownership disputes, and ongoing attacks on civilians by the Tatmadaw in Kachin and Shan States amid nationwide ceasefire negotiations. This briefer summarizes developments on the ground with direct reference to key paragraphs of the resolution"..... 2015 ELECTIONS... MEDIA FREEDOMS RESTRICTED... ARBITRARY HRD ARRESTS... OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: Torture and sexual violence; Land confiscation... WAR AND PEACE TALKS... PERSECUTION OF ROHINGYA: Discriminatory legislation; Pre-existing laws and policies; Failure to respond to communal violence; 7 Hate speech and incitement to violence... 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE EXCLUDED FROM CENSUS... SITUATION DIRE IN ARAKAN STATE..... APPENDICES: I: 158 new arrests and imprisonments... II: Contradictory ceasefire talks... III: 122 clashes in Kachin, Shan States... IV: Tatmadaw civilian abuses... V: Hate crimes and extremist violence... VI: Children suffer most in Arakan State.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-09-19
Date of entry/update: 2014-12-24
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Tatmadaw offensives continue • Tatmadaw attacks civilians • No nationwide ceasefire... INSIDE BURMA: • ASEAN meetings • Kerry?s visit to Burma • Rohingya ?assessment? • Census results announced • Viral diseases rise in Arakan • NLD-88 Gen petition results... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Htin Kyaw sentenced • More arbitrary imprisonment • Crackdown on protesters • Police kill Rohingya... DISPLACEMENT: • Boat people exodus continues... ECONOMY: • Energy blocks contracts signed • Protests for fair compensation... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-08-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-10-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Description: KEY STORY: • 6th round of peace talks • Clashes in Karen, Mon States • Clashes in Kachin, Shan States • Chin farmers tortured... INSIDE BURMA: • By-elections cancelled • Parliament?s 11th session • Muslim IDPs get citizenship • Buddhists attack Muslim couple • Objections to mining • KPSN critique of JICA... HUMAN RIGHTS: • HRDs repeatedly sentenced • More arbitrary arrests... DISPLACEMENT: • Police target Rohingya... INTERNATIONAL: • OIC, UN visits to Arakan State • UN Sec-Gen on Arakan State • Thein Sein visits Europe... ECONOMY: • Burma?s investment climate • More oil contracts signed... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-09-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-10-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: The first nine months of 2014 have seen a backward slide in terms of reform.... • Instead of reforms to strengthen human rights, democracy and peace, the Parliament has fast-tracked anti-Muslim legislation and pro-investment laws, and adopted rules to undermine free and fair elections. • The regime has failed to fulfill its promise to release all political prisoners by the end of 2013. Instead, the number of political prisoners has risen since the beginning of 2014. • Peace talks between the regime and the ethnic armed groups are fragile and patchy. The Tatmadaw requires the ethnic groups to abide by the 2008 constitution, directly contradicting the ethnic groups? demand for a federal union and a federal army. • Impunity, especially for crimes committed by the Tatmadaw, continues to be a serious problem for minorities in Arakan, Kachin, and Shan States. Civilians continue to be targeted by the Tatmadaw as the war in Kachin and Shan States continues into its fourth year. • Anti-Muslim and anti-Rohingya violence and hate speech has intensified, with security forces involved in many instances. • The census excluded those who identified as Rohingya. Those who gave in and identified as ?Bengali? are now being subjected to an oppressive ?citizenship assessment? process that may lead to deportation or lifelong internment in camps.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-09-18
Date of entry/update: 2014-10-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Journalists sentenced; • Journalists arrested, restricted; • Crackdown on ... INSIDE BURMA: • Anti-Muslim violence; • Tatmadaw attacks Shan State; • Parliament; • Restrictive campaign rules; • Constitutional campaign ends; • ?Citizenship assessment?... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Yanghee Lee goes to Burma; • Land activists sentenced; • Anti-rape activists convicted; • Child soldiers still recruited; • Minorities under threat... DISPLACEMENT: • Trouble for refugees; • Burmese deported, detained; • Rohingya arrested... ECONOMY: • MCRB transparency report; • Thilawa SEZ phase 2... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-07-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-08-17
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Thai, Burmese
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Description: KEY STORY: • Tatmadaw attacks increase; • Tatmadaw civilian abuse; • Peace agreement violated; • IDP camps "appalling"; • ?Citizenship assessment?; • Rohingya persecution... INSIDE BURMA: • Monastery raided; • Parliament?s 10th session; • Article 59(f) kept; • NLD, 88 Gen reform rallies; • Drug production increases... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Activists charged, sentenced; • NLD member killed; • Ending sexual violence... DISPLACEMENT: • Migrant workers; • Trafficking in Burma; • 6th largest source of refugees... INTERNATIONAL: • Daw Suu travels to Nepal; • Burma-Bangladesh relations; • Religious Conversion bill... ECONOMY: • Thilawa SEZ development; • Kyaukpyu SEZ development; • Factory workers strike... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-07-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
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Description: KEY STORY: • Violence erupts in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, leaving 48 Rohingya dead, says the UN; • International community condemns acts of violence... INSIDE BURMA: • Military to get more in the 2014-15 proposed budget; • Tatmadaw troops continue aggression against ethnic armed. groups in Kachin, Northern Shan, and Karen States; • Political prisoners remain imprisoned... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Peaceful protestors charged; • WLB documents over 100 cases of rape... DISPLACEMENT: • More Rohingya pushed back to Burma... INTERNATIONAL: • Regime abuses its power as ASEAN chair... ECONOMY: • Burma still "repressed" and "extreme risk"... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-01-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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Description: KEY STORY: • Violence erupts in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, leaving 48 Rohingya dead, says the UN; • International community condemns acts of violence... INSIDE BURMA: • Military to get more in the 2014-15 proposed budget; • Tatmadaw troops continue aggression against ethnic armed. groups in Kachin, Northern Shan, and Karen States; • Political prisoners remain imprisoned... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Peaceful protestors charged; • WLB documents over 100 cases of rape... DISPLACEMENT: • More Rohingya pushed back to Burma... INTERNATIONAL: • Regime abuses its power as ASEAN chair... ECONOMY: • Burma still "repressed" and "extreme risk"... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-01-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Violence erupts in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, leaving 48 Rohingya dead, says the UN; • International community condemns acts of violence... INSIDE BURMA: • Military to get more in the 2014-15 proposed budget; • Tatmadaw troops continue aggression against ethnic armed. groups in Kachin, Northern Shan, and Karen States; • Political prisoners remain imprisoned... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Peaceful protestors charged; • WLB documents over 100 cases of rape... DISPLACEMENT: • More Rohingya pushed back to Burma... INTERNATIONAL: • Regime abuses its power as ASEAN chair... ECONOMY: • Burma still "repressed" and "extreme risk"... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-01-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Thai
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Description: KEY STORY: • Four journalists arrested; • Restrictions imposed on media, public speech; • Press reforms "out of steam"... INSIDE BURMA: • Regime investigation into Du Chee Yar Tan inadequate; • Rohingya MP interrogated for defamation; • Regime suspends MSF; • Parliament session continues; • Marriage restrictions expedited; • New constitutional committee; • Fighting in Kachin and Shan States; • Opposition to census; • More land confiscation protestors arrested... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Ojea Quintana?s final visit... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya exploited, rejected... ECONOMY: • EITI oversight group appointed... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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Description: KEY STORY: • Four journalists arrested; • Restrictions imposed on media, public speech; • Press reforms "out of steam"... INSIDE BURMA: • Regime investigation into Du Chee Yar Tan inadequate; • Rohingya MP interrogated for defamation; • Regime suspends MSF; • Parliament session continues; • Marriage restrictions expedited; • New constitutional committee; • Fighting in Kachin and Shan States; • Opposition to census; • More land confiscation protestors arrested... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Ojea Quintana?s final visit... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya exploited, rejected... ECONOMY: • EITI oversight group appointed... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Four journalists arrested; • Restrictions imposed on media, public speech; • Press reforms "out of steam"... INSIDE BURMA: • Regime investigation into Du Chee Yar Tan inadequate; • Rohingya MP interrogated for defamation; • Regime suspends MSF; • Parliament session continues; • Marriage restrictions expedited; • New constitutional committee; • Fighting in Kachin and Shan States; • Opposition to census; • More land confiscation protestors arrested... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Ojea Quintana?s final visit... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya exploited, rejected... ECONOMY: • EITI oversight group appointed... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-06
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Thai
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Description: KEY STORY: • Anti-Muslim, anti-Rohingya agenda; • Mobs attack foreign aid workers; • Int?l community concerned... INSIDE BURMA: • Parliament concludes; • Limitations on journalists continue; • Rohingya in need of healthcare; • Investigatory commission holds double standard; • Shan, Kachin civilians targeted; • Fighting in Shan State; • Slow progress on ceasefire... HUMAN RIGHTS: • New repressive media laws; • Ojea Quintana report; • UNHRC resolution; • ACSC/APF calls for human rights protection; • Former General apologizes... ECONOMY: • Oil blocks awarded; • Investment environment high-risk; • Unsteady progress on SEZ developments... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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Description: KEY STORY • UN concerns over Arakan State; • Situation in Arakan State dire; • US, UK, UN urge return of aid; • MSF, Malteser Int?l still barred; • Anti-Muslim violence continues... INSIDE BURMA: • Census used to justify conflict; • Conflict a risk to ceasefire draft; • War intensifies in Kachin, Shan; • Regime takes census by force; • Civilians still under attack; • Raw timber ban provides excuse for militarization; • Rohingya harassed in census; • U Win Tin?s death mourned... HUMAN RIGHTS: • UN Sec-Gen urges investigation into sexual violence; • Another journalist jailed; • More protestors targeted... INTERNATIONAL: • Daw Suu visits Europe; • North Korean delegation visits; • Burma-China relations... ECONOMY: • Inflation continues to rise; • Resource wars deter business... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS,
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: NLD, 88 Gen reform rallies; Constitutional review committee... INSIDE BURMA: Burma hosts ASEAN Summit; ASEAN civil society conference; New election campaign rules; Religious Conversion bill draft; Aid restrictions in Arakan; Fighting in Kachin, Shan States; Tatmadaw civilian abuse; Ceasefire talks held; Census collection extended... HUMAN RIGHTS: Burma?s press ?Not Free”; Activists arrested for protests... DISPLACEMENT: Rohingya arreste... INTERNATIONAL: US renews sanctions; 9 Bangladesh border clashes... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-05-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Thai
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Description: "Land confiscation is one of the leading causes of protest and unrest in Burma, having led to the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of people in recent years. It also undermines Burma?s fragile peace processes... •The 2008 constitution and subsequent laws are used to legitimize arbitrary land confiscation, deny access to justice, and perpetuate an environment of impunity... • Land confiscation for profitable large-scale development and commercial projects enrich the military, state- owned enterprises, and regime cronies, but result in the loss of livelihood and human rights abuses for local communities... • Land confiscation often involves violence, resulting in grievous injury, to force people off their land, or to suppress resistance to land confiscation... • Benefiting from land grabs, linked in some cases to ethnic cleansing or war atrocities, poses a risk to foreign investors and increases their exposure to judicial claims... • Prevailing censorship and other institutional obstr uctions hinder access to accurate information required for due diligence processes. • It is in the interests of the international corpora te community to ensure that legislative and institution reforms include equitable and transpare nt land acquisition procedures and measures to protect communities from impunity... Since President Thein Sein took office in 2011, the regime has allowed unbridled land confiscation for infrastructure, commercial and military development projects... The 2008 constitution identifies the state as being the ultimate owner of all land in Burma. Antiquated laws such as the 1894 Lan d Acquisition Act give the regime the right to take o ver any land, making local people extremely vulnerable to forced displacement without any recourse to remedy. Given that an estimated 70% of the population depend on small- and medium-scale agriculture for their livelihoods, land confiscation has had a devastating impact."
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2014-05-05
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Ojea Quintana?s visit; • Human rights challenges... INSIDE BURMA: • Abuses against Rohingya; • Aid workers resign; • More anti-Muslim attacks; • 7th Parliamentary session; • 8888 anniversary marked; • Conflict in ethnic areas; • Regime-ABSDF agreements; • Monywa copper mine update; • Floods hit Burma... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Arbitrary arrests continue... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya refugees in Thailand... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-08-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-01-24
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese, Thai
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Description: KEY STORY: • Scores still detained despite year-end amnesty; • ?Released? prisoners and other activists continue to be arrested... INSIDE BURMA: • No ceasefire, more fighting in Kachin and Shan States; • Opium cultivation increases for seventh consecutive year... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Crackdown on peaceful protestors; • Weekly journal targeted, reporter jailed... DISPLACEMENT: • Thai officials implicated in trafficking of Rohingya; exodus continues... INTERNATIONAL: • US blacklists regime official and three Burmese firms; • Burma and Japan strengthen aid, investment ties... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-12-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-01-24
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ, Thai
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Description: KEY STORY: • Religious violence continues; • ?969? & Rakhine party involved; • More Muslims jailed; • Thein Sein blames ?outsiders?; • UN, US, & ASEAN reactions... INSIDE BURMA: • Bomb blasts across Burma; • No ceasefire in Kachin State; • Tatmadaw attacks & abuses; • Regime-KNPP agreement; • Opposition to Monywa mine; • Concern grows over SEZs; • Parliament reconvenes... HUMAN RIGHTS: • 72 Rohingya jailed; • More protestors jailed; • 56 political prisoners freed; • Ojea Quintana?s report... INTERNATIONAL: • Daw Suu?s European tour; • Burma assumes ASEAN chair... ECONOMY: • Energy blocks contracts... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-10-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-12-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ Thai
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Description: KEY STORY: • Tatmadaw offensives continue; • No nationwide ceasefire... INSIDE BURMA: • Parliament session concludes; • Constitutional reform delayed; • Crackdown on Monywa protest; • INGOs suspend operations; • Burma still top drug producer; • Landmines still used in Burma... HUMAN RIGHTS: • More arbitrary imprisonment; • Political prisoners released... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya exodus continues... INTERNATIONAL: • UNGA adopts Burma resolution; • EU-Burma meetings; • OIC delegation visits Burma... ECONOMY: • Electricity price hike delayed; • Tavoy SEZ update... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-11-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-12-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ, Thai
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Description: "A total of 63 activists and human rights defenders were documented as arrested or prosecuted in the past five months (i.e. since May 2013). Of this number, 33 were confirmed as sentenced to jail (between three months and two and a half years), while many others await trial or sentencing. At least three of those detained are former political prisoners: Htin Kyaw, Naw Ohn Hla, and Phyu Phyu Win."
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-10-25
Date of entry/update: 2013-12-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: Tatmadaw offensives continue; Kachin civilians detained, killed; UN aid reaches Laiza; Ethnics reject regime?s offer... INSIDE BURMA: More abuses in Arakan State; Anti-Muslim attacks continue; ?969? organizations banned; Saffron Revolution anniversary; Regime signs IAEA protocol... HUMAN RIGHTS: 18 peaceful protestors jailed... DISPLACEMENT: Rohingya boat people... INTERNATIONAL: Rohingya protection urged; Thai-regime talks; Daw Suu?s overseas trips... ECONOMY: Regime?s offshore funds; FDI soars... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-09-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-30
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: REGIME?S PERSECUTION AND DISCRIMINATION OF ROHINGYA CONTINUES: One year on, Rohingya IDPs face ongoing hardship; Extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrest, and other abuses against Rohingya continue; Regime fuels anti-Rohingya discrimination; UN slams Naypyidaw over human rights violations against Rohingya... ANTI-MUSLIM VIOLENCE SPREADS UNCHECKED: Regime idle as Anti-Muslim violence spreads; U Wirathu proposes restrictions on interfaith marriages; Regime backs U Wirathu; Muslims, Buddhists jailed over religious violence... TATMADAW FLOUTS AGREEMENTS, TARGETS KIA, SSA-N, TNLA, AND NMSP: Tatmadaw offensives damage peace prospects in Kachin conflict; Limited aid for 100,000 IDPs;p Despite agreements, Tatmadaw attacks against ethnic armed groups continue... FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY DENIED; ARBITRARY ARRESTS & IMPRISONMENT ON THE RISE: Peaceful Gathering Law enables ongoing suppression of activists; Arbitrary arrests and imprisonment under repressive laws continue; Women human rights defenders targeted; Proposed new laws to introduce more restrictions.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-09-28
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-28
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: Arbitrary arrests/imprisonment; Political prisoners released... INSIDE BURMA: 7th parliamentary session; Na Sa Ka disbanded; Regime denies abuses Buddhists, Muslims jailed; More anti-Muslim attacks; U Wirathu?s campaign; Tatmadaw targets ethnics; Regime-UWSA agreement; Land confiscation protests; Thein Sein reshuffles cabinet; Monywa copper mine update... HUMAN RIGHTS: Draft press law criticized... DISPLACEMENT: Rohingya exodus continues... INTERNATIONAL: Thein Sein visits UK & France. US blacklists regime official. Int?l concern over Rohingya... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-07-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-11
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Rohingya IDPs one year on; • Rohingya discriminated against; • UN slams Naypyidaw; • More Muslims attacked, jailed; • Regime backs U Wirathu; • U Wirathu proposes restrictions... INSIDE BURMA: • Kachin conflict rages on; • Limited aid for Kachin IDPs; • Shan State clashes continue; • Regime-KNPP agreement; • Land confiscation protests... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Arrests and imprisonment... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya push backs continue; • Rohingya refugees in Thailand; • Mass arrests in Malaysia; • Trafficking in Burma; • 7th largest source of refugees... INTERNATIONAL: • EU Parliament resolution... ECONOMY: • Workers protest low wages; • Telecoms licenses awarded; • Burma-China pipelines... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-01
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Anti-Muslim violence spreads • Martial law extended • Muslims prosecuted • Rohingya discriminated against • UN slams regime... INSIDE BURMA: • Still no Kachin State ceasefire • Shan State attacks continue • Pipeline faces uncertainty • Farmers detained, charged • Cyclone Mahasen... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Political prisoners released • Child soldiers still recruited • Press and religious freedoms... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya boat people... INTERNATIONAL: • Thein Sein goes to Washington • US sanctions • Japanese PM visits Burma... ECONOMY: • Poor resource governance • Barriers to investment • Strikes in Rangoon • SIM card lottery... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-05-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-06-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Evidence of killings emerges • Muslims prosecuted, jailed • Rangoon remains tense • Campaign for tolerance • Int?l concern over violence... INSIDE BURMA: • Ethnic cleansing of Rohingya • Crackdowns on protesters • Tatmadaw?s Shan State attacks • Kachin State fighting... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Political prisoners released... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya boat people & IDPs... INTERNATIONAL: • Daw Suu goes to Japan • EU lifts Burma sanctions • Thein Sein?s business trip • Burma-Indonesia relations... ECONOMY: • SIM card lottery flops • Race for telecom licenses • Oil and gas investment... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-05-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: Anti-Muslim violence hits Meikhtila... Attacks spread to Pegu Division... Rangoon tense... Thein Sein warns of ?use of force?... Regime authorities fail to intervene... UN cites possible regime complicity... Int?l community expresses concern, calls for regime to take action... Buddhist Monk U Wirathu and ?969? spearhead anti-Muslim campaign... Chronology of events.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-04-17
Date of entry/update: 2013-04-17
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: Anti-Muslim violence; Attacks spread; Int?l community concerned... INSIDE BURMA: Monywa copper mine; Military spending increases; Parliamentary session ends; NLD congress held; Fighting in Kachin State; Fighting in Shan State; Dam protests... HUMAN RIGHTS: New press law slammed; Ojea Quintana report; UNHRC resolution; Land confiscation documented... DISPLACEMENT: Rohingya boat people flee; Migrant workers face abuses... INTERNATIONAL: Thein Sein?s overseas trips... ECONOMY: Oil & gas fuel investment... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-04-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Ojea Quintana slams regime; • Aid to Rohingya hampered; • Discrimination and abuses; • Rohingya exodus continues... INSIDE BURMA: • Military spending proposed; • Clashes in Kachin State; • Aid to Kachin IDPs obstructed; • Clashes in Shan State; • Cabinet reshuffle; • Land confiscation protests; • Monywa copper mine opposed... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Ojea Quintana visits Burma; • Political prisoners reviewed... INTERNATIONAL: • Nambiar visits Kachin State... ECONOMY: • Tavoy project; • Burma?s financial sector... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-03-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese, Thai
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Description: "This briefer, which covers the period from October 2012 to March 2013, includes the following developments: • The authorities continue to commit serious human rights violations against Rohingya in Arakan State, including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, torture, the rape of women, and restrictions on religious freedom. The regime also tightens restrictions on freedom of movement, and refuses to consider citizenship rights for Rohingya. • From December, the regime dramatically intensifies military offensives against the Kachin Independence Army. The Tatmadaw uses fighter jets, helicopters, artillery, mortars, and cluster bombs during military operations. Tatmadaw attacks claim several civilian lives. • Over 115,000 predominately Rohingya IDPs remain displaced in Arakan State. Rohingya IDPs continue to endure terrible conditions in camps. Thousands of Rohingya boat people die during perilous journeys in search of safety in Southern Thailand or Malaysia. • Regime?s determination to stifle freedom of speech and freedom of assembly persists. In numerous cases, the authorities respond to peaceful protests with arrests and excessive use of force. • Severe restrictions continue to characterize Burma?s media environment, with the regime replacing its notorious Censorship Board with a similar body tasked with monitoring publications and suspending/revoking publishing licenses. • The USDP-dominated Parliament approves massive military spending, with over 20% of the total budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year allocated to military expenditure and only 4.4% and 3.9% to education and healthcare respectively. • Burma continues to rank poorly on international surveys measuring perceived corruption, risks posed to investors, and transparency in the financial sector. The regime?s push for the development of Special Economic Zones continues to adversely impact local communities.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-03-12
Date of entry/update: 2013-03-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Tatmadaw attacks KIA; • Attacks against civilians; • Tatmadaw breaks ceasefire; • Domestic reactions; • International reactions; • China complains... INSIDE BURMA: • Constitutional Tribunal row; • Obsolete laws repealed; • Land confiscation protests; • Monywa copper mine protest; • ICRC President visits Burma... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Human rights issues remain; • Freedom of assembly restricted... DISPLACEMENT: • Rohingya exodus intensifies; • NVP deadline extended... INTERNATIONAL: • Daw Suu visits US, S. Korea; • Military ties with India & China... ECONOMY: • Foreign debt clearance; • Oil and gas tender; • Corruption & liberalization... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS...
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2013-01-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-02-05
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: Monywa copper mine; Commission appointed; China defends Monywa project... INSIDE BURMA: Rohingya IDPs? condition ?dire?; Fighting & IDPs in Kachin State; Arms from Sweden via India; Regime, CNF sign agreement; Methamphetamine production... HUMAN RIGHTS: Arbitrary detention continues... DISPLACEMENT: Rohingya continue to flee; Migrant workers in Thailand... INTERNATIONAL: UNGA adopts Burma resolution... ECONOMY: Burma?s corruption; Uncertainty over Tavoy SEZ; Foreign financial investment... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-12-00
Date of entry/update: 2013-01-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: 115,000 IDPs in Arakan State; Regime tracks down Rohingya; Muslims kicked off commission; Boat people exodus continues; Int?l community voices concern; ASEAN muted on Arakan State... INSIDE BURMA: Protests intensify across Burma; Fighting in Kachin State; Landmine casualties rising; Regime corruption; Parliament session concludes; Earthquake hits Burma... HUMAN RIGHTS: Prisoner releases; Forced labor, child soldiers; UN, EU resolutions... INTERNATIONAL: More arms from North Korea; US President visits Rangoon; US lifts ban on Burma imports; Daw Suu visits India... ECONOMY: Foreign Investment Law; World Bank & IMF activities; Tavoy Special Economic Zone... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-11-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-12-01
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Arakan State unrest spreads • More than 100,000 IDPs • Bangladesh push-backs • Protests fuel hatred • UN slams regime • Int?l community calls for action • ASEAN Sec-Gen?s warning ... INSIDE BURMA: • Kachin State fighting & talks • Opium poppy cultivation up • Copper mine project proceeds • Exiles? conditional return • Parliament reconvenes • USDP leadership unchanged ... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Ojea Quintana?s report • Peaceful assembly restricted ... INTERNATIONAL: • US steps up engagement ... ECONOMY: • Int?l donors support Burma • Rumors trigger bank run ... OTHER BURMA NEWS ... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-10-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-11-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "When President Thein Sein took office on 30 March 2011, Burma ranked near the bottom of virtually all international indexes that measured adherence to civil and political rights, press freedom, corruption, and economic freedom. With a baseline so low, Thein Sein was able to undertake a series of initiatives that gave the appearance of reform but which, in fact, brought very limited benefits for the overwhelming majority of Burmese people. Thein Sein?s failure to stop human rights violations and to initiate fundamental legislative and institutional reforms effectively blocks Burma?s progress towards genuine democracy and national reconciliation. The regime has so far failed to meet the minimum benchmarks that the UN established to measure Burma?s progress toward democratization, national reconciliation, and respect for human rights. It is time for the international community to shape their policies vis-?-vis Burma based on the regime?s concrete progress (or lack thereof) towards implementing genuine reforms, without being swayed by Naypyidaw?s well-orchestrated public relations campaign. Truly democratic reforms must focus on halting impunity and implementing measures to prevent the recurrence of human rights violations. They must include: the unconditional release of ALL political prisoners; amendments to the 2008 constitution and laws not in line with international standards; the end of all military offensives in ethnic areas as well as the holding of time-bound genuine political dialogue with ethnic armed groups; and tangible steps towards the respect and promotion of human rights."
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma (Issues & Concerns Vol. 8):
2012-10-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-10-25
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: Daw Suu?s tour de force; Thein Sein goes to New York... INSIDE BURMA: Conflict in Kachin State; Tatmadaw and SSA-S clash; Regime-KNU talks; Arakan State situation; Cabinet reshuffle; Parliament?s fourth session... HUMAN RIGHTS: Dissidents still behind bars; Former dissidents denied rights; Peaceful assembly restrictions; Land confiscation protest... DISPLACEMENT: Refugee repatriation; Rohingya push-backs... INTERNATIONAL: OIC, US, UN on Rohingya; US further eases sanctions. China pushes for mega-projects... ECONOMY: Foreign Investment Law; World Bank prepares grants; SIM cards unaffordable... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-09-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-10-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: 1..No progress on the repeal of oppressive laws 2..Important proposals rejected 3..Parliament accepts new VP with eyes closed, boosts presidential powers 3..Local Parliaments shut 3..Military MPs inactive 4..Regime lies in Parliament 4..MPs wrangle over Foreign Investment Law 4..Green light to land confiscation commission, improved legislation 5..NLD makes parliamentary debut 6..Recap of parliamentary sessions 6..List of new laws
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-09-21
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-24
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: • Arakan State situation tense; • Aid workers still detained; • Human rights abuses continue; • Regime fact-finding commission; • Int?l concern over unrest; • Bangladesh blocks aid effort... INSIDE BURMA: • New VP elected; • Conflict in Kachin State; • KNU & regime talk amid conflict; • Unhappiness over ceasefires; • Parliamentary session; • Severe floods hit Burma... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Ojea Quintana?s visit to Burma; • Arbitrary arrest & imprisonment; • Prior censorship ends... DISPLACEMENT: • China sends back refugees... INTERNATIONAL: • US extends import ban; • India?s military assistance... ECONOMY: • World Bank returns to Burma; • ADB highlights challenges... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-08-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: KEY STORY: Abuses against Rohingya; Regime fuels discrimination; 104,000 displaced; Rohingya pushed back; Int?l community concerned... INSIDE BURMA: NLD?s impact on Parliament; Vice-President saga continues; Conflict in Kachin State; Offensives in Shan State; Land confiscation protests; Martyrs? Day restrictions; Deputy ministers reassigned... HUMAN RIGHTS: Crackdown on student activists; More political prisoners freed; Media restrictions continue; Religious freedom situation; Ojea Quintana visits Burma... DISPLACEMENT: IDP and refugee situation dire;... INTERNATIONAL: US sanctions eased; Thein Sein visits Thailand; Burma off ASEAN?s radar... ECONOMY: ADB paints grim picture; UK, US business delegations... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-07-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-08-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
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Description: KEY STORY: Daw Suu?s travels; Thailand; Switzerland; Norway; UK... INSIDE BURMA: Unrest in Arakan State; Up to 90,000 displaced; Aid effort hampered; Daw Suu on unrest; Kachin State conflict; Fighting in Shan State; KNPP-regime agreement; Drug production increases... HUMAN RIGHTS: Restrictions on media; Child soldiers recruited... DISPLACEMENT: Migrant workers in Thailand; Significant trafficking problem; UNHCR annual report... INTERNATIONAL: Int?l reaction to unrest in Burma; Australian FM visits Burma; ILO lifts restrictions on Burma; US lawmakers and sanctions... ECONOMY: Foreign investment & cronies; Investment in oil & gas sector... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS .....• After a trip to Thailand in late May, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi continues her overseas tour with visits to Switzerland, Norway, Ireland, the UK, and France. • Daw Aung San Suu Kyi calls for ?healthy skepticism? over Burma?s reform process and proposes guidelines for foreign investment in the country in several speeches. • Deadly sectarian clashes erupt between Buddhists and Muslims in Arakan State. Despite declaring a state of emergency in Arakan State, the regime fails to stop the violence. • Unconfirmed reports surface of regime security forces committing serious human rights abuses against Rohingya (Arakan State?s Muslim minority). • The unrest displaces up to 90,000 people. The regime hampers aid efforts and Bangladesh pushes back more than 2,000 Rohingya refugees. • Restrictions increase on independent media but hate speech and incitement to violence targeting Muslims and Rohingya spread unchecked on the internet. • Conflict in Kachin State enters its second year as more rounds of informal talks produce no results. • Renewed fighting in Shan State threatens to undermine the peace agreements signed by the regime with both the SSA-S and the SSA-N. • The UN documents the Tatmadaw?s ongoing recruitment and use of child soldiers. The US says that Burma?s trafficking problem remains significant. • The oil and gas industry continues to attract foreign investors. New investment in Burma is also linked to regime cronies.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-07-02
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Description: • The rape and murder of a 27-year-old Buddhist Rakhine woman and the murder of 10 Muslim pilgrims trigger deadly sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Arakan State starting on 8 June. • According to the regime, as of 21 June, 62 people had died and over 2,000 buildings, including seven mosques and nine Buddhist monasteries, had been destroyed as a result of the unrest. However, various organizations say that the death toll might be much higher as a result of escalating attacks and reprisals affecting Muslim Rohingya and Buddhist Rakhine. • Regime imposes a curfew and a ban on public gatherings of more than five people in six of 17 townships in Arakan State. President Thein Sein declares an indefinite state of emergency which allows the military to take over administrative control of Arakan State. • World Food Program estimates that 90,000 people have been displaced due to the unrest. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warns of a risk of a severe humanitarian crisis due to ongoing violence and poor conditions in IDP camps. • Bangladeshi authorities push back more than 2,000 Rohingya fleeing violence in Arakan State. Bangladeshi FM Dipu Moni says Bangladesh is already ?overburdened? with Rohingya refugees and cannot take any more ?under any circumstances.? • Regime warns journalists that they could be charged under existing laws, including the Emergency Provisions Act, if they publish inflammatory reports on the ongoing violence in Arakan State. • Daw Aung San Suu Kyi expresses concern over the handling of the situation by local Rakhine authorities, in particular their failure to dampen anti-Muslim sentiment. Daw Suu also calls on Buddhists to ?have sympathy for minorities.? • International reactions: UN warns that discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities poses a threat to Burma?s democratic transition; US, UK are ?deeply concerned? over the ongoing violence; EU welcomes the regime?s ?measured response? to the crisis; OIC ?condemns systematic acts of violence and intimidation against the peaceful Rohingya population.? • The authorities? decades-long discriminatory policies and practices targeting Rohingya have reinforced the racial and religious animosity between the two communities in Arakan State. Rohingya have suffered restrictions on marriage, freedom of movement, and religious practice. In addition, the regime has routinely subjected Rohingya to forced labor, extortion, land confiscation, and other human rights abuses.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-06-26
Date of entry/update: 2012-06-26
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Description: • The Tatmadaw intensifies war in Kachin and Northern Shan States, tripling the number of battalions stationed in Kachin State... • Tatmadaw soldiers continue to rape and torture civilians as part of their military offensives against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). IDPs lack sufficient food and adequate shelter... • Chronic power shortages trigger peaceful protests across Burma. The regime responds to the protests by blaming KIA and insufficient conservation efforts by Burma?s people... • Vice-President Tin Aung Myint Oo resigns amid increasing speculation over a cabinet reshuffle... • President Thein Sein reorganizes the regime?s team responsible for negotiating with ethnic armed groups... • Daw Aung San Suu Kyi takes her seat in Burma?s Parliament and makes her first overseas visit in 24 years... • US President Barack Obama suspends a ban on US investment and financial services in Burma, while maintaining the legal framework underpinning US sanctions... • Statements by President Thein Sein and a report by a UN panel cast doubts over the regime?s claim that it severed military ties with North Korea... • Delhi and Naypyidaw strengthen business ties during Indian PM Manmohan Singh?s visit to Burma. • Workers in Rangoon?s industrial zones strike to demand better pay and benefits... • Migrant workers from Burma rescued from slavery in Thailand?s Samut Sakhon while Thai authorities arrest and deport undocumented migrants.
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-05-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-06-09
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Description: • In the past year, the Tatmadaw has deployed nearly 25% of its battalions to Kachin State, escalating its war with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and bringing further suffering to civilian populations in Kachin State and Northern Shan State. • Tatmadaw soldiers have constantly targeted civilians in Kachin State and Northern Shan States as part of their military operations against the KIA. Human rights abuses have included extrajudicial killings, rape of women, arbitrary arrests, torture, forced displacement, the use of human shields, forced labor, and the confiscation and destruction of property. All of these systematic abuses would be considered war crimes and/or crimes against humanity under international law. • The ongoing conflict has displaced about 75,000 people, including at least 10,000 refugees who crossed the border into China. Despite the severity of the situation, the regime has frustrated relief efforts, severely restricting humanitarian access to local and international organizations. • The KIA?s political leadership, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), has made repeated attempts to negotiate a lasting peace in Kachin State. However, the regime has rejected the KIO?s request to discuss long-term political solutions prior to a ceasefire agreement. BACKGROUND: 2008 constitution, 2010 elections, BGF, energy projects, and human rights abuses
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-06-08
Date of entry/update: 2012-06-09
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Description: KEY STORY: NLD wins by-elections; Minor irregularities on voting day; NLD hails new era; Oath of office compromise... INSIDE BURMA: Offensive against KIA; KNU-regime talks; Mon, Rakhine sign agreements; Shan State fighting... HUMAN RIGHTS: Censorship continues... DISPLACEMENT: Refugees repatriated? Migrant workers exploited, killed... INTERNATIONAL: Thein Sein visits Japan; UK urges progress on reforms; EU calls for irreversible reforms; UN Sec-Gen visits Burma; Sanctions eased... ECONOMY: Gas revenues up 22%; ADB on Burma?s economy... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
2012-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-05-06
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Language: English
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