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Source/publisher:
"Asia Times"
Date of publication:
2017-06-03
Description:
"Beijing has asserted strong influence on the direction and terms of Aung San Suu Kyi?s drive to achieve reconciliation in the war-plagued nation...The second in a planned series of meetings between the Myanmar military, the government and various ethnic armed groups aimed at establishing peace in the country?s decades-long civil war was concluded last week in the capital Naypyitaw. The clear winner of the event?s deliberations: China.
Myanmar authorities insisted before the meeting that talks would not he held with three of the seven ethnic armed groups active in the country?s conflict-ridden north because they had taken up arms after the peace process began.
The groups that were invited to the conference were told they must sign a detailed accord, known as the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), before any major political talks are held.
Yet China flew representatives from all seven northern armed groups, none of which have signed the NCA, in a chartered plane that departed from the nearby Chinese city of Kunming and landed in Naypyitaw. The move effectively presented Myanmar?s civil and military authorities with a fait accompli to include the ethnic armies that Beijing tacitly backs in the peace process..."
Bertil Lintner
Date of entry/update:
2017-06-06
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
China-Burma relations
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
"Asia Times"
Date of publication:
2017-06-03
Description:
Despite cordial diplomatic and growing economic ties, Myanmar?s defense doctrine is still geared to guard against a possible Chinese invasion...Despite official rhetoric of cooperation and friendship, China-Myanmar relations are still calibrated along the lines of an aggressive superpower and a vulnerable smaller neighbor. Myanmar?s political reforms, introduced in 2011, were prompted more by a military desire to lessen dependence on China, which grew under US and Western imposed sanctions, than a newfound appreciation of democracy..."
Bertil Lintner
Date of entry/update:
2017-06-06
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
China-Burma relations
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Description:
340+ Documents back to 2001, including about 47 specifically on Myanmar...
40 translations into Burmese/Myanmar
Date of entry/update:
2017-05-31
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher:
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Description:
"The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists engages science leaders, policy makers, and the interested public on topics of nuclear weapons and disarmament, the changing energy landscape, climate change, and emerging technologies. We do this through our award winning journal, iconic Doomsday Clock, public access website and regular set of convenings. With smart, vigorous prose, multimedia presentations, and information graphics, the Bulletin puts issues and events into context and provides fact-based debates and assessments. For 70 years, the Bulletin has bridged the technology divide between scientific research, foreign policy and public engagement..."
Date of entry/update:
2017-05-31
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
ACT-Alliance
Date of publication:
2017-04-19
Description:
Conclusions: "Widespread land conflicts and pending land governance reform, also in relation to the larger
ongoing peace process, form the key reason for opposition to the pending EU-Myanmar IPA.
As previously explained, land rights are not well established and populations living or working
on land acquired for large-scale investment projects have protested over forced evictions, loss
of livelihoods, inadequate consultation and compensation. Land governance reform is
expected and wanted, as well as larger governance reform in the context of the peace process,
although the breadth and depth of these remain unknown.
In addition to the need for protection of land-related human rights, and the need for policy
space, Myanmar at present has limited institutional capacity to implement stringent
commitments, due to which it may fail to effectively enforce IPA measures. There is limited
intra-government information sharing and coordination, which could unintentionally expose
the country to expensive litigation risks. Combined with the umbrella clause included in the
agreement, this may increase the vulnerability of host states to litigation under investment
treaties.
Ultimately, a lot of the discussion around investment protection comes down to a political
discussion about development trajectories. Like one respondent also noted, ?This IPA will be
fine for Myanmar as long as it wants to continue what starts to look more and more as a
neoliberal development policy. If they stay within the neoliberal paradigm, there will not be
problems. But if one day they want to adopt massive land reform, they will run into
trouble.”164 This also explains the position of some of the private stakeholders consulted, who
emphasize Myanmar simply needs more investment if it wants to reduce poverty, and that
this larger picture may sometimes have to overrule smaller issues. In short, different people
have different visions for Myanmar?s future.
However, given the NLD Economic Policy vision of the government is supposedly ?peoplecentred,
and aims to achieve inclusive and continuous development, and that it aims to
establish an economic framework that supports national reconciliation, based on the just
balancing of sustainable natural resource mobilization and allocation across the States and
Region”165, there may indeed be issues with specific IPA provisions in the future, for which
intensified lobby at this stage is warranted..."
Date of entry/update:
2017-05-13
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Law and policy on land in Burma/Myanmar, European Union-Burma relations (commentary/analysis)
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Shan State Steering Committee
Date of publication:
1961-02-25
Description:
Document containing proposals For the REVISION of the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNION OF BURMA submitted by THE SHAN STATE, translated by Sao Singha. This document was ratified by the Convention, attended by delegates from the entire Shan State, which was held in Taunggyi on Saturday, 25th of February, 1961.
Trans. Sao Singha
Date of entry/update:
2017-05-06
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Shan Historical Documents, Shan history, National constitutions, draft constitutions, amendments and announcements (texts), Federalism, ethnic conflict and the politics of national reconciliation - general studies and sources
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
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Source/publisher:
Nikkei Asian Review
Date of publication:
2017-03-29
Description:
"After one year in power, Aung San Suu Kyi has gone all but missing from the public ear. Her voice, long known for inspiring her people, is heard in only a handful of public appearances or daily private meetings with officials and foreign dignitaries, while there is nearly no interaction with the media.
When she does occasionally address a public audience, she repeats abstract concepts such as "national reconciliation," "rule of law" and "peace." But what is even more noticeable in her speeches is a commanding and pedagogical rhetorical style underpinned by a puritanical political ideology. The latter shows a world view that values individual fulfillment of ta-wun (duties or responsibilities) rather than exercise of akwin-ahyeh (rights or entitlements)..."
Mary Callahan
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-28
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
About Aung San Suu Kyi
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
BioScience (2016) 66 (11): 949-964.
Date of publication:
2016-10-05
Description:
"Collectively, reservoirs created by dams are thought to be an important source of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to the atmosphere. So far, efforts to quantify, model, and manage these emissions have been limited by data availability and inconsistencies in methodological approach. Here, we synthesize reservoir CH4, CO2, and N2O emission data with three main objectives: (1) to generate a global estimate of GHG emissions from reservoirs, (2) to identify the best predictors of these emissions, and (3) to consider the effect of methodology on emission estimates. We estimate that GHG emissions from reservoir water surfaces account for 0.8 (0.5?1.2) Pg CO2 equivalents per year, with the majority of this forcing due to CH4. We then discuss the potential for several alternative pathways such as dam degassing and downstream emissions to contribute significantly to overall emissions. Although prior studies have linked reservoir GHG emissions to reservoir age and latitude, we find that factors related to reservoir productivity are better predictors of emission."
Bridget R. Deemer, John A. Harrison, Siyue Li, Jake J. Beaulieu, Tonya DelSontro, Nathan Barros, José F. Bezerra-Neto, Stephen M. Powers, Marco A. dos Santos, J. Arie Vonk
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-26
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change science - multiple issues, Greenhouse gas emissions, Dams and other hydropower projects (global, regional)
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA)
Description:
"The Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA) was launched in 2013 with the support of the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) and is being implemented by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The Programme works as a platform to mainstream climate change into the Myanmar policy development and reform agenda, but it also supports all on-going actions and activities on climate change from the National Government, Local Authorities, NGOs, Development partners, Civil Society and the Private Sector.
This recognizes that climate change, as a global challenge, can only be addressed by an alliance of partners, from local to global level. MCCA is the key platform for this in Myanmar..."
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-26
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Climate Change - Burma/Myanmar: general
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher:
[US] Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Date of publication:
2017-03-03
Description:
"Burma has a quasi-parliamentary system of government in which the national parliament selects the president, and constitutional provisions grant one-quarter of national, regional, and state parliamentary seats to active duty military appointees; all other seats are open to elections. The military also has the authority to appoint the ministers of defense, home affairs, and border affairs and assume power indefinitely over all branches of the government should the president declare a national state of emergency. In November 2015 the country held nationwide parliamentary elections that the public widely accepted as a credible reflection of the will of the people. The then opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), chaired by Aung San Suu Kyi, won 390 of 491 contested seats in the bicameral parliament. Parliament elected NLD member U Htin Kyaw as president in March and created the position of State Counsellor for Aung San Suu Kyi in April, cementing her position as the country?s de facto leader.
Civilian authorities did not maintain effective control over the security forces.
In March the NLD government began its five-year governing term and, beginning in April, released hundreds of political prisoners. During the year civil society noted a sharp and significant, but by no means complete, improvement in their rights to freedom of speech and assembly.
The three leading human rights problems in the country were human rights violations in ethnic minority areas affected by conflict, restrictions on freedoms of speech, and abuses against and restrictions on members of the Rohingya population. Authorities failed to protect civilians in conflict zones from killing, gross abuses, and displacement, but took some preliminary steps to address reports of abuses. While authorities returned approximately 20,000 Rohingya and other Muslim households displaced in 2012 communal violence to their locations of origin inside Rakhine State, more than 120,000 remained displaced in camps. An additional estimated 30,000 civilians were displaced due to the government?s security operations beginning in October in response to attacks by militants on Border Guard Police posts in Maungdaw, northern Rakhine State..."
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-25
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
249.96 KB
Local URL:
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Source/publisher:
Griffith Asia Institute
Date of publication:
2015-04-00
Description:
"A bibliography is never complete. No matter how conscientious the compiler there
will always be
gaps and scope for
additions
, particularly
to select bibliographies
. In this
regard
, Burma (
renamed in the 2008
constitution
as
the
Republic of the Union of Myanmar) is certainly no exception.
Indeed, several developments over the past three years
argue
strongly
for the
preparation
of an updated checklist of the English language literature on Burma.
1
Since the first edition of this work was released in July 2012, there has been an increased flow of new, revised and
reprinted publications about Burma. A survey of publishers? catalogues and booksellers? websites suggests that this
trend is set to continue for some time. This activ
ity reflects a high level of interest in the country, not only in official
and academic circles, but also among the wider public. This interest is likely to be maintained in 2015, when Burma?s
hybrid civilian
-military government is due to hold national ele
ctions and, in early 2016, to choose a new president.
The outcome of these competitions will be critical to the future of President Thein Sein?s ambitious reform program,
launched in 2011, and to Burma?s relations with the wider world.
As this edition of
the bibliography helps to demonstrate, most of the public (and scholarly) interest in Burma over the
past few years has been related to the country?s politics and economy, accounting for the large number of new
works in those categories. This has included
several important edited works, with chapters provided by a range of
noted Burma watchers, covering such issues as the continuing political role of the armed forces, unresolved tensions
with the ethnic minorities, the obstacles to further economic develop
ment and the growth of civil society. Also, the
increased number of postgraduates working on Burma in Western and other countries has led to specialised studies
on areas and issues that, until now, had rarely been subject to close examination..."
Andrew Selth
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-24
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
811.81 KB
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Source/publisher:
Project Maje
Date of publication:
2017-03-00
Description:
A starry frost will come
dropping on the pools
and I?ll be astray
on unsheltered heights -
- Seamus Heaney, "Sweeney Astray".....
Contents:
Introduction...
Mining...
Logging...
Biodiversity...
Forest Products...
Agriculture...
Ecotourism
Roads...
Energy...
Water Supplies and Recycling...
Watershed...
Climate Change...
Background reading with links to articles.
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-22
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Violation of environmental and human rights, Chin (Zo)- economic, social, cultural, political
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
"Counterpunch"
Date of publication:
2017-02-03
Description:
"From the Bab al-Mandab to the strait of Malacca, from the strait of Hormuz to the strait of Lombok, all the way to the key logistical hub of Diego Garcia 2,500 miles southeast of Hormuz, the question pops up: How will the unpredictable new normal in Washington ? which is not exactly China-friendly ? affect the wider Indian Ocean?
At play are way more than key chokepoints in an area that straddles naval supply chains and through which also flows almost 40% of the oil that powers Asian-Pacific economies. This is about the future of the Maritime Silk Road, a key component of the Chinese One Belt, One Road (OBOR), and thus about how Big Power politics will unfold in a key realm of the Rimland..."
Pepe Escobar
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-19
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) MAHIDOL - OXFORD TROPICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH UNIT
Date of publication:
2017-03-00
Description:
"On the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit
(SMRU), a seminar was held on 13-14 December 2016 in Mae Sot, Thailand, to
examine the theme, "Health care in a changing national landscape", with a focus on
malaria, maternal health and TB/HIV. At a time of critical change, the SMRU
anniversary marked an opportune moment to reflect, and look forward, on important
issues in national transition in Myanmar at the junction between health, science,
economics and politics. Attended by over 200 participants, the meeting represented a
diversity of national backgrounds, specialisms and interests. The proceedings were
mainly in English, and simultaneous translations were provided in Burmese, Karen
and Thai languages. Discussion was under Chatham House Rules, but it was agreed
that a position paper would be produced afterwards to summarise the main issues and
conclusions during the meeting.
To facilitate debate, panels were held on six themes: the changing landscape,
community perspective, medical perspective, funding mechanisms and performances,
looking forward, and conclusions. The aim was to promote analyses and ideas that
address a number of basic health issues in relation to malaria, maternal health and
TB/HIV. Areas of concern included the present status of health delivery, disease
trends, community participation, the effectiveness of health-funding strategies, and
ensuring that health care reaches to all peoples. Most of Myanmar?s population still
needs access to proper health care..."
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-18
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
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Source/publisher:
Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
Description:
A wide range of research into climate change, biodiversity, global ecology etc....videos, publications, events...
"The Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford is a world-leading centre of pioneering research that addresses global challenges.
We invest in research that cuts across disciplines to tackle a wide range of issues such as climate change, disease and inequality. We support novel, high risk and multidisciplinary projects that may not fit within conventional funding channels. We do this because breaking boundaries can produce results that could dramatically improve the wellbeing of this and future generations.
We seek to make an impact by taking new approaches to global problems, through scientific and intellectual discovery, by developing policy recommendations and working with a wide range of stakeholders to translate them into action..."
Affordable Medicines...
Ageing Populations...
Biodiversity...
Carbon Investment...
Climate Partnership...
Collective Responsibility for Infectious Disease...
Complexity...
Cyber Security...
Deep Medicine...
Economics, INET Oxford...
Emerging Infections...
Food...
Geoengineering...
Human Rights...
Illegal Wildlife Trade...
Inequality and Prosperity...
Mind & Machine...
Natural Governance...
Our World in Data...
Quantum Technology...
Renewable Energy...
Science & Society...
Sustainable Oceans...
Technological & Economic Change.
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-13
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Climate Change science - multiple issues
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
World Wildlife Fund, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology Ministry of Transport, UN Habitat, Myanmar Climate Change Alliance, Center for Climate Systems Research
Date of publication:
2017-03-00
Description:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
"Myanmar?s climate is projected to shift dramatically in the coming decades, having
a lasting and significant impact on Myanmar?s ecosystems and, in turn, on human
health, agriculture, food security, infrastructure, local livelihoods and the larger
economy. The climate risk information in this report, developed in collaboration
with the Department of Meteorology (DMH) and in consultation with other key
stakeholders, can aid adaptation and resilience planning across many sectors.
This report presents climate risk information including observed climate and future
projections of temperature, rainfall, sea level rise and various extreme events, and
outlines how this information can be used in decision-making. It also describes how
climate change will affect biodiversity and ecosystem services, coastal zones, health,
agriculture, infrastructure, water resources and urban areas. Finally, it documents
how climate risk information is being used by the Myanmar Climate Change Alliance
(MCCA) to support local ecosystem-based adaptation planning in the delta and Dry
Zone towns of Labutta and Pakkoku. It should be seen as a contribution to the broader
work on climate change and official projections on temperature and precipitation
being carried out by DMH and the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning
System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) due to be released in the near future."
Radley Horton, Manishka De Mel, Danielle Peters, Corey Lesk, Ryan Bartlett, Hanna Helsingen, Daniel Bader, Pasquale Capizzi, Shaun Martin, Cynthia Rosenzweig
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-11
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - Burma/Myanmar: general
Language:
English
Format :
pdf pdf
Size:
1.82 MB 4.35 MB
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Source/publisher:
MIT via Youtube
Date of publication:
2017-03-23
Description:
"At a recent MIT hosted Starr Forum, Chomsky explained broader US politics, with the scope on climate science and what it means for the future"
https://chomsky.info/
Noam Chomsky
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-10
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Discovery Channel via Youtube
Date of publication:
2014-12-14
Description:
"Tom Brokaw looks at the scientific evidence for climate change . Is the earth going through a period of global warming?How is mankind affecting the rate of warming and what- if possible- can we do to slowdown the process or even stop it?"
Tom Brokaw, Thomas Pandolfi
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-09
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
The Border Consortium
Date of publication:
2017-04-04
Description:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
"This report covers the period January ? December 2016. It outlines progress based on the Strategic
Directions for Thailand and Burma/Myanmar 2013-2017. TBC?s programmes reached over 210,000
men, women, and children ? 100,000 in nine refugee camps in Thailand, and 110,000 in 24 townships
in SE Burma/Myanmar.
After the National League for Democracy?s landslide victory in 2015, the new government was
sworn in at the end of March 2016. Myanmar?s fi rst civilian president in over 50 years took up offi ce
and a State Counsellor position was created for Aung San Suu Kyi with a portfolio that included
foreign affairs and peacebuilding. NLD representatives were appointed as Chief Ministers in all
States and Regions.
The 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference (UPC) was held in August with participation
of seventeen ethnic armed groups (EAGs). The conference raised a wide range of issues however,
observers felt that little substantive movement occurred, highlighting the fact that the negotiation of
a true peace will be a lengthy process.
State-based Joint Ceasefi re Monitoring Committees (JMC) were created in Shan and Karen States
as well as Tanintharyi Region with representatives from the ethnic armed groups, the Tatmadaw,
Government, and civil society.
However, confl ict escalated in Kachin and Northern Shan States resulting in over 120,000 people
currently internally displaced. In Northern Rakhine State, a UN human rights report concluded
that widespread violations against the Rohingya population indicated the very likely commission
of crimes against humanity, resulting in 66,000 people fl eeing into Bangladesh and 22,000 being
internally displaced. In Karen state, escalation of confl ict between the BGF and the DKBA led to the
displacement of over 5,000 civilians and dampened hopes for an increase in refugee return during
the dry season.
In Thailand a referendum on the new constitution was passed in August, consolidating the National
Council for Peace and Order?s power. On October 13th, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej
passed away and the Royal Thai Government announced an offi cial mourning period for one year.
The general election was further postponed to 2018.
Bi-lateral talks on return of refugees were held between the Government of the Union of Myanmar
and the Royal Thai Government and in October, the fi rst 71 refugees returned under a UNHCR
facilitated voluntary return.
At the end of December 98,745 refugees remained in camps; 5,237 departed for third country
resettlement, some 2,300 spontaneously returned to Burma/Myanmar, and a further 1,050 were
reported as seeking work opportunities in Thailand.
TBC programmes highlighted return planning within an undefi ned timeframe, while continuing to
ensure that limited resources were targeted to the most vulnerable in the communities. A Food Card
system was piloted in two camps in place of in kind food assistance, increasing diversity in the diet
and giving refugees more control over their resources.
Expenses for 2016 were THB 736 M, compared to a budget of THB 754 M, refl ecting various
downsizing/cost cutting measures that were implemented and commodity prices for most food and
cooking fuel supplied were less than expected. TBC?s operating budget for 2017 is THB 701 M(USD 20 M)"
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-05
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
Format :
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Size:
7.94 MB
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Date of publication:
1892-00-00
Description:
Selected Judgements of Lower Burma (1872-1892)
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-03
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Date of publication:
1900-00-00
Description:
Printed Judgements of Lower Burma (1893-1900)
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-03
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Date of publication:
1922-00-00
Description:
Lower Burma Rulings 1900-1902...
Lower Burma Rulings 1903-1904...
Lower Burma Rulings 1905-1906...
Lower Burma Rulings 1907-1908...
Lower Burma Rulings 1909-1910...
Lower Burma Rulings 1911-1912...
Lower Burma Rulings 1913-1914...
Lower Burma Rulings 1915-1916...
Lower Burma Rulings 1917-1918...
Lower Burma Rulings 1919-1920...
Lower Burma Rulings 1921-1922
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-03
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Date of publication:
1922-00-00
Description:
Upper Burma Rulings 1892-1896 Civil...
Upper Burma Rulings 1892-1896 Criminal...
Upper Burma Rulings 1897-1901 Civil...
Upper Burma Rulings 1897-1901 Criminal...
Upper Burma Rulings 1902-1903 Civil...
Upper Burma Rulings 1902-1903 Criminal...
Upper Burma Rulings 1904-1906 Civil...
Upper Burma Rulings 1904-1906 Criminal
Upper Burma Rulings 1907-1909 Civil...
Upper Burma Rulings 1907-1909 Criminal...
Upper Burma Rulings 1910-1913 Vol. 1...
Upper Burma Rulings 1914-1916 Vol. 2...
Upper Burma Rulings 1921-1922 Vol. 4...
Upper Burma Rulings Index...
Upper Burma Rulings Index 1892-1917
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-03
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Date of publication:
1920-00-00
Description:
Burma Law Times Vol. 1 1907...
Burma Law Times Vol. 10 1917...
Burma Law Times Vol. 11 1918...
Burma Law Times Vol. 12 1919...
Burma Law Times Vol. 13 1920...
Burma Law Times Vol. 2 1909...
Burma Law Times Vol. 3 1910...
Burma Law Times Vol. 4 1911...
Burma Law Times Vol. 5 1912...
Burma Law Times Vol. 6 1913...
Burma Law Times Vol. 7 1914...
Burma Law Times Vol. 8 1915...
Burma Law Times Vol. 9 1916
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-03
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Date of publication:
1937-00-00
Description:
All India Reporter 1925...
All India Reporter 1929...
All India Reporter 1930...
All India Reporter 1934
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-03
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Date of publication:
2014-00-00
Description:
Myanmar Law Reports 1990...
Myanmar Law Reports 1991...
Myanmar Law Reports 1992...
Myanmar Law Reports 1993...
Myanmar Law Reports 1994...
Myanmar Law Reports 1995...
Myanmar Law Reports 1996...
Myanmar Law Reports 1998...
Myanmar Law Reports 1999...
Myanmar Law Reports 2001...
Myanmar Law Reports 2002...
Myanmar Law Reports 2002-2...
Myanmar Law Reports 2003...
Myanmar Law Reports 2004...
Myanmar Law Reports 2005...
Myanmar Law Reports 2006...
Myanmar Law Reports 2007...
Myanmar Law Reports 2008...
Myanmar Law Reports 2009...
Myanmar Law Reports 2010...
Myanmar Law Reports 2011...
Myanmar Law Reports 2012...
Myanmar Law Reports 2013...
Myanmar Law Reports 2014.
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-03
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Date of publication:
1937-00-00
Description:
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1923...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1924...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1925...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1926...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1927...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1928...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1929...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1930...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1931...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1932...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1933...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1934...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1935...
Indian Law Reports Rangoon Series 1936-1937
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-02
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Date of publication:
1927-00-00
Description:
Burma Law Journal Vol. 1 1922...
Burma Law Journal Vol. 2 1923...
Burma Law Journal Vol. 3 1924...
Burma Law Journal Vol. 4 1925...
Burma Law Journal Vol. 5 1926
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-02
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Date of publication:
1947-00-00
Description:
Rangoon Law Reports 1937...
Rangoon Law Reports 1938...
Rangoon Law Reports 1939...
Rangoon Law Reports 1940...
Rangoon Law Reports 1941...
Rangoon Law Reports 1942...
Rangoon Law Reports 1946...
Rangoon Law Reports 1947
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-02
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Date of publication:
1988-00-00
Description:
Burma Law Reports 1948...
Burma Law Reports 1949...
Burma Law Reports 1950...
Burma Law Reports 1951...
Burma Law Reports 1952...
Burma Law Reports 1953...
Burma Law Reports 1954...
Burma Law Reports 1955...
Burma Law Reports 1956...
Burma Law Reports 1957...
Burma Law Reports 1958...
Burma Law Reports 1959 (High Court)...
Burma Law Reports 1959 (Supreme Court)...
Burma Law Reports 1960 (High Court)...
Burma Law Reports 1960 (Supreme Court)...
Burma Law Reports 1961...
Burma Law Reports 1962...
Burma Law Reports 1963...
Burma Law Reports 1964...
Burma Law Reports 1965...
Burma Law Reports 1966...
Burma Law Reports 1966-2...
Burma Law Reports 1967...
Burma Law Reports 1968...
Burma Law Reports 1969...
Burma Law Reports 1970...
Burma Law Reports 1971...
Burma Law Reports 1972
Burma Law Reports 1973...
Burma Law Reports 1974...
Burma Law Reports 1975...
Burma Law Reports 1976...
Burma Law Reports 1977...
Burma Law Reports 1978...
Burma Law Reports 1978-2...
Burma Law Reports 1979...
Burma Law Reports 1979-2...
Burma Law Reports 1980...
Burma Law Reports 1981...
Burma Law Reports 1982...
Burma Law Reports 1983...
Burma Law Reports 1984...
Burma Law Reports 1985...
Burma Law Reports 1986...
Burma Law Reports 1987...
Burma Law Reports 1988
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-02
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher:
Reuters via "The Irrawaddy"
Date of publication:
2017-03-29
Description:
"Nearly 500,000 households will benefit from solar home systems and mini-grids under the National Electrification Plan, with subsidies of up to 90 percent...
Access to electricity from clean sources such as solar and small-scale hydropower is changing the centuries-old way of life in thousands of rural communities like this across Burma.
But experts say unsupportive policies and a lack of political will are hampering the development of a commercially viable market in renewable energy.
More than two-thirds of Burma?s 51 million people lack access to reliable, affordable electricity, mostly in rural areas.
Yet successive governments have focused on large-scale hydropower, gas and coal, which critics say are environmentally destructive and costly..."
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-01
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Solar energy
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
ALTSEAN-Burma via Online Burma/Myanmar Library
Description:
"ALTSEAN-Burma (Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma) is a network of organizations and individuals based in ASEAN member states working to support the movement for human rights and democracy in Burma. The network is comprised of human rights & social justice NGOs, political parties, think tanks, academics, journalists and student activists. We were formed at the conclusion of the Alternative ASEAN Meeting on Burma held at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, in October 1996.
OUR VISION
We are committed to a free and democratic Burma where all the people enjoy human rights in accordance with the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
We are dedicated to the creation of a society of empowered individuals and communities in charge of their own destiny.
This can be realized through genuine national reconciliation, regional cooperation and mutual respect..."...244 items (as of April 2017) from 1991
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-01
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ), Thai
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Source/publisher:
Progresssive Voice
Description:
About Progressive Voice:-
Vision:
"Progressive Voice envisions a federal democratic Myanmar that is free of discrimination and upholds the principles of peace, justice and human rights...
Mission:
Our mission is to amplify the voices from the ground for a principled, rights-based policy narrative on Myanmar at a local, national and international level through participatory research, analysis and advocacy...
Who We Are:
Progressive Voice is a participatory rights-based policy research and advocacy organization rooted in civil society, that maintains strong networks and relationships with grassroots organizations and community-based organizations throughout Myanmar. It acts as a bridge to the international community and international policymakers by amplifying voices from the ground, and advocating for a rights-based policy narrative.
Underpinning our work and identity is a commitment to human rights principles. We stand for the universality, inalienability and absolute nature of human rights, and do not discriminate against people on grounds of race, color, nationality, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, social standing, religion, political or other beliefs.
We maintain a gender-inclusive staffing policy that also draws strength from the ethnic and religious diversity of its staff while also aiming to foster and develop a young generation of people of Myanmar, particularly from marginalized communities, that will take the organization forward in years to come as well as contributing to the discourse and work towards democracy in Myanmar. Decision-making is principled, collective and consensus-orientated within Progressive Voice, ensuring the values of inclusivity and active participation.
Progressive Voice?s research is done ethically, following the principle of ?do no harm.? Based on this research, we produce independent and principled analysis that remains non-aligned and independent of any political parties and political and religious institutions.
Progressive Voice focuses on three main thematic policy areas:
(1) Governance Reforms, including political, democratic, constitutional, administrative and institutional reform;
(2) Rule of Law, including access to justice, legislative and judicial reform, strengthening the space and work of civil society and human rights defenders, and protecting religious minorities; and
(3) Sustainable Development, including labor rights, foreign investment, corruption, transparency and accountability.
Human rights is a central issue that is reflected in all analyses, publications and policy recommendations...
What We Do:
Working and cooperating with disenfranchised, disempowered and marginalized communities and civil society organizations, to amplify their voices, and concerns, thereby filling the gap between policy needs on the ground and the policy-makers themselves.
Conducting independent, participatory research and analysis to equip relevant stakeholders and decision-makers with principled, rights-based policy recommendations.
Advocating for institutional and structural reforms that comply with international human rights law and standards as well as Myanmar?s international commitments and obligations..."
Date of entry/update:
2017-04-01
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Human rights organisations, networks: resources, training, methodology and other links, Various rights: reports of violations against several ethnic groups
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher:
Burma Link, the Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) and the Karen Youth Organisation (KYO)
Date of publication:
2017-02-22
Description:
"Unrecognised Leaders, Tomorrow?s Hope: Raising the Voices of Forgotten Youth” is a documentary film by Burma Link, the Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) and the Karen Youth Organisation (KYO). The documentary amplifies the voices of ethnic refugee youth who live on the Thailand-Burma border, highlighting their calls for inclusion in political processes and recognition of refugee education certificates. The documentary was launched in a press conference in Yangon, Burma, on 22 February, 2017.
For more information, please visit:
Facebook: facebook.com/voicesofyouthfilm
Website: voicesofyouth.burmalink.org
The distribution of this documentary is supported by the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network and Right to Play.
Date of entry/update:
2017-03-28
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
Karen, English, English sub-titles. Burmese
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Law Library
Description:
A large number of Burma/Myanmar legal resources including laws from 1946, case law and links to collections containing further Burma/Myanmar legal material. Not very many recent laws.
Date of entry/update:
2017-03-27
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher:
The Human Rights Foundation of Monland ? Burma [HURFOM]
Date of publication:
2016-07-00
Description:
INTRODUCTION:
"Over the years, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has produced a number of accounts highlighting the hardship faced by Mon people who have become victims to land confiscation. In this report, HURFOM reports on the effects from the recent surge of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) coming into Burma.
This FDI report aims to elaborate on the activities of and express solidarity with local people who are directly or indirectly being affected by FDI, especially linked to companies that will burn coal to fire their power plants. To exhibit current challenges and bring into focus some of the key obstacles and changes in the Mon context, this report uses case studies of appeals and direct interviews with people living in Mon State, who are also living in the vicinity of new investment projects. It will specifically look at different Townships in Mon State which have new or older investment projects. HURFOM recommends effective and immediate solutions to the problems that these foreign investors create, especially in relation to environmental destruction and displacement.
This report will discuss the different and complex ways in which FDI influences and changes the lives of local people, not only changes in agriculture but also how they have to adjust their way of life. FDI cripples their livelihoods, physically and mentally, changing Burma?s minority ethnic communities.
This report is considered essential for raising awareness and gaining a better understanding of good governance shortcomings in relation to violations by industries, especially concerning the protection of the livelihoods of local people. Furthermore, it may serve as an input for discussions and formulations of guidelines, rules and legal documents to protect local people against exploitation, land-grabbing, land confiscation and unfair compensation. Finally, it will support the country in tackling the present day and future challenges in order to create a prosperous future in equality, not only for a few, but for all people of Burma..."
Date of entry/update:
2017-03-25
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Political, social and economic dimensions of investment in Burma, Land confiscation for military, commercial and other purposes, Mon State
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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pdf
Size:
12.94 MB
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Source/publisher:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs via GNLM
Date of publication:
2017-03-25
Description:
"The following (sic) the full text of the Press Release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on UN
Human Rights Council?s resolution calling for the dispatch of an international Fact Finding Mission"
Date of entry/update:
2017-03-25
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Discrimination against the Rohingya
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
205.49 KB
Local URL:
Press_Release_of_MFA_on_UN Resolution.pdf
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Source/publisher:
UN Webcast
Date of publication:
2017-03-13
Description:
- Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar- A/HRC/34/67/Add.1...
Item:4 - Human rights situations that require the Council?s attention
34th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council.
HRC extranet (information on daily updates, draft documentation, copies of oral statements etc.)...
SPEAKERS
Ms. Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
Myanmar, Mr. Htin Lynn
European Union, Mr. Carl Hallergard
Philippines (On Behalf of the ASEAN Group), Ms. Maria Teresa T. Almojuela
Pakistan(On Behalf of The OIC), Ms. Fareena Arshad
Poland, Mr. Piotr Stachanczyk
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. Julian Braithwaite
Croatia, Ms. Vesna Batistic Kos
France, Ms. Thomas Wagner
Czech Republic, Mr. Viktor Velek
Denmark, Ms. Lone Thorup
Switzerland, Mr. Valentin Zellweger
Japan, Mr. Junichi Ihara
Belgium, Ms. Marleen Steenbrugghe
Australia, Ms. Tanya Bennett
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Emilio Segundo Barroeta Guillén
China, Ms. Wang Ying
Netherlands, Mr. Rochus Pronk
Viet Nam, Mr. Duong Chi Dung
Maldives, Ms. Hala Hameed
New Zealand, Ms. Emily Buist-Catherwood
Ms. Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
Thailand, Mr. Sasiwat Wongsinsawat
United States of America, Mr. Bill Mozdzierz
Estonia, Ms. Piret Urb
Turkey, Ms. Beliz Celasin Rende
Iraq, Mr. Falah Abdul Sada
Norway, Ms. Harriet Berg
Sweden, Ms. Veronika Bard
Democratic People?s of Korea, Mr. Jong Chol Mun
Republic of Korea, Mr. Kyong-Lim Choi
Albania, Ms. Filloreta Kodra
Spain, Mr. Pablo Nuño Garcia
Philippines, Ms. Maria Teresa T. Almojuela
Belarus, Ms. Larisa Belskaya
Sri Lanka, Ms. Shashika Somarahie
Cambodia, Mr. Samol Ney
Lao People?s Democratic Republic , Mr. Khan-Inh Khitchadeth
Bangladesh, Mr. Shameem Ahsan
India, Mr. Ajit Kumar
Iran (Islamic Republic of ), Mr. Mohammad Zareian
Ireland, Ms. Nuala Ní Mhuircheartaigh
Jubilee Campaign, Ms. Sini Maria Heikkila
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Ms. Wai Wai Nu
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Ms. Sonia Tancic
International Commission of Jurists, Ms. Zar Li Aye
Amnesty International, Ms. Laura Haigh
Article 19 - International Centre Against Censorship, The, Ms. Andrew Smith
Asian Legal Resource Centre, Mr. Md. Ashrafuzzaman
World Barua Organization (WBO), Mr. Irom Singhjeet
Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Ms. Yanghee Lee
Date of entry/update:
2017-03-25
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
United Nations - Human Rights Council (A/HRC/34/L.8/Rev.1)
Date of publication:
2017-03-22
Description:
Resolution adopted without a vote on 24 March 2017.....Decides, inter alia, "to dispatch urgently an independent international fact-finding mission to be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council to establish the facts and circumstances of the alleged recent human rights violations by military and security forces, and abuses, in Myanmar, in particular in Rakhine State, including but not limited to arbitrary detention, torture and inhuman treatment, rape and other forms of sexual violence, extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary killings, enforced disappearance, forced displacement and unlawful destruction of property, with a view to ensuring full accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims, and requests the fact-finding mission to present to the Council an oral update at its thirty-sixth session and a full report at its thirty-seventh session" (op11)...and "to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the
situation of
human rights in Myanmar for a further period of one year..."(op27).
Date of entry/update:
2017-03-25
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Resolutions and Decisions on Myanmar at regular sessions of the Human Rights Council, Discrimination against the Rohingya
Language:
English (links to Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish versions are in the top bar.
Format :
pdf
Size:
217.46 KB
Local URL:
A-HRC-34-L.8-Rev.1.pdf
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Source/publisher:
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Description:
Understanding Sea Level...
NASA keeps track of sea level change and its causes from space... Find out more about how NASA satellite observations...help our understanding of this complex topic....
Causes;
Observations;
Projections;
Adaptati
Date of entry/update:
2017-03-24
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Climate Change science - Sea-level rise
Language:
English
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