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Title: GA 2013 (68th Session) : Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar (Russian)
Source/publisher: Организация Объединенных Наций Генеральная Ассамблея (A/68/331)
Date of publication: 2013-08-19
Description: Резюме Настоящий доклад , представленный во исполнение пункта 21 резолюции 67/233 Генеральной Ассамблеи , охватывает период с 25 августа 2012 года по 10 августа 2013 года . В течение этого периода в Мьянме произошли знаменательные события : продолжалось проведение начатых в 2011 году реформ посредством создания новых институтов и принятия новых законов на сессиях национального парламента и региональных ассамблей , а также достигнут значительный прогресс в национальном примирении на основе переговоров с бывшими вооруженными этническими группами и содействия добровольному возвращению и переселению перемещенных лиц . Правительство приняло ряд реформаторских мер , направленных на преобразование экономики на более рыночных основах , открыло новые секторы для иностранных инвестиций и внешней торговли и ввело меры по обеспечению большей транспарентности и борьбе с коррупцией . По мере расширения международных связей Мьянмы с внешним миром возникли новые проблемы . Рост напряженности в отношениях между общинами и инциденты с применением насилия по всей стране поставили под угрозу проводящиеся реформы . Организация Объединенных Наций продолжала осуществлять активное сотрудничество с Мьянмой и оказывала ей помощь .
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: Russian
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Title: GA 2013 (68th session): Situation of human rights in Myanmar - Report of the Secretary-General (Arabic)
Source/publisher: A/68/331 الجمعية العامة الأمم المتحدة
Date of publication: 2013-08-19
Description: المتحـدة الأمــم A /68/331 العامة الجمعية Distr.: General 19 August 2013 Arabic Original: English 160913 160913 13-43108 (A) *1343108* الدورة الثامنة والستون البند ٦٩ ) ج ( من جدول الأعمال المؤقت * تعزيز حقوق الإنسان وحمايتها : حالات حقوق الإنسان والتقارير المقدمة من المقررين والممثلين الخاصين حالة حقوق الإنسان في ميانمار تقرير الأمين العام موجز يقدم هذا التقرير عملا بالفقرة ٢١ من قرار الجمعية العامـة ٦٧ / ٢٣٣ ويغطـي الفتـرة من ٢٥ آب / أغسطس ٢٠١٢ إلى ١٠ آب / أغسطس ٢٠١٣ . وخـلال تلـك الفتـرة، شـهدت ميانمار تغـييرات كـبيرة مـع اسـتمرار الـسعي إلى تنفيـذ التـدابير الإصـلاحية الـتي بـدأت في عـام ٢٠١١ ، ـن مـ خــلال بنــاء المؤســسات الجديــدة، وســن قــوانين جديــدة في إطــار الجلــسات الــتي يعقدها فعليـا البرلمـان الـوطني والجمعيـات الإقليميـة، في حـين تم إحـراز تقـدم مطـرد في تحقيـق ـصالحة المـ الوطنيــة مــن خــلال المفاوضــات مــع الجماعــات العرقيــة المــسلحة الــسابقة، وتــشجيع العــودة الطوع يــة، وإعــادة تــوطين الــسكان المــشردين . ونفــذت الحكومــة سلــسلة مــن التــدابير الإصلاحية الرامية إلى تحويل الاقتصاد إلى اقتصاد موجه نحـو الـسوق بـشكل متزايـد، وفتحـت قطاعات جديدة أمام الاستثمار الأجنبي والتجارة، واتخذت تدابير لكفالـة المزيـد مـن الـشفافية ومكافحة الفـساد . وبمـواز اة توسـيع البلـد نطـاق تعاملـه مـع العـالم الخـارجي، نـشأت تحـديات جديدة . فأثـارت التـوترات الطائفيـة والحـوادث العنيفـة المتزايـدة في جميـع أنحـاء البلـد شـكوكا ـشأن بـ مــا إذا كــان يمكنــها أن تقــوض عمليــة الإصــلاح الجاريــة . وقــد واصــلت الأمــم المتحــدة أعمالها الواسعة النطاق مع ميانمار و تقديم دعمها إليها . * A/68/150 .
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: Arabic
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Title: GA 2013 (68th session): Situation of human rights in Myanmar - Report of the Secretary-General (Chinese)
Source/publisher: 联合国 大 会 A/68/331
Date of publication: 2013-08-19
Description: 联合国 A /68/331 大 会 Distr.: General 19 August 2013 Chinese Original: English 13-43109 (C) 160913 160913 *1343109C* 第六十八届会议 临时议程  * 项目 69(c) 促进和保护人权：人权状况 及特别报告员和代表的报告 缅甸人权状况 秘书长的报告 摘要 本报告根据大会第 67/233 号决议第 21 段提交，所述期间为 2012 年 8 月 25 日至 2013 年 8 月 10 日。在本报告所述期间，缅甸发生了巨大变化，通过建立新 机构以及国民议会和地区议会开会积极颁布新法律等继续实施 2011 年启动的改 革措施； 同时在民族和解方面取得稳步进展， 并为此与前族裔武装团体进行谈判， 鼓励流离失所者自愿回返和重新安置。政府开展了一系列旨在逐步实现市场经济 的改革措施，向外国投资和贸易开放了新的行业，并采取措施确保提高透明度和 打击腐败。随着缅甸与外界的交往广泛扩大，出现了新的挑战。全国族裔之间的 紧张关系和暴力事件不断增加，人们对当前的改革是否会受到影响感到忧虑。联 合国继续进行广泛参与，并向缅甸提供支持。
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: Chinese
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Title: AG 2013 (68e sesssion): Situation des droits de l?homme au Myanmar - Rapport du Secrétaire général (Français)
Source/publisher: Nations Unies, Assemblée générale (A/68/331)
Date of publication: 2013-08-19
Description: Résumé: "Le présent rapport soumis en applicat ion du paragraphe 21 de la résolution 67/233 de l?Assemblée générale porte sur la période allant du 25 août 2012 au 10 août 2013. Durant cette période, des ch angements spectaculaires ont marqué le Myanmar au fur et à mesure que les mesures de réforme, lancées en 2011, se sont poursuivies par la mise en place de nouvelles institutions et la promulgation de nouvelles lois à l?occasion de sessions dynamiques du Parlement national et des assemblées régionales. Le processus de ré conciliation nationale progresse de façon régulière grâce aux négociati ons menées avec les anciens groupes ethniques armés et aux mesures incitatives en faveur du retour volontaire et de la réinstallation des populations déplacées. Le Gouvernement a adopté toute une série de mesures visant à transformer graduellement l?économie en économie de marché. Il a ouvert de nouveaux secteurs aux investissements ét rangers et au commerce, a pris des dispositions en faveur d?une plus grande transparence et de la lutte contre la corruption. Les engagements internationaux du pays avec le monde extérieur se sont considérablement étendus, entraînant de nouveaux défis. Le regain des tensions intercommunautaires et les mani festations de violence dans tout le pays ont suscité des interrogations concernant leur impact sur les réformes en cours. L?Organisation des Nations Unies a maintenu ses multiples engagements et son appui au Myanmar."
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: Français, French
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Title: AG 2013 (68a reunión): Situación de los derechos humanos en Myanmar - Informe del Secretario General (Español)
Source/publisher: Naciones Unidas. Asamblea General (A/68/331)
Date of publication: 2013-08-19
Description: Resumen: "El presente informe, presentado en cumplimiento de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 21 de la resolución 67/233 de la Asamblea General, abarca el período comprendido entre el 25 de agosto de 2012 y el 10 de agosto de 2013. Durante ese período se registraron profundos cambios en Myanmar, ya que continuó la aplicación de las medidas de reforma iniciadas en 2011 para la creación de nuevas institu ciones y la promulgación de nuevas leyes en sesiones activas del Parlamento nacional y las asambleas legislativas regionales, al canzándose al mismo tiempo progresos constantes en la reconciliación nacional por conducto de negociaciones con hasta entonces grupos étnicos armados y la promoción del retorno voluntario y el reasentamiento de las poblaciones desplazadas. El Gobierno llevó a cabo una serie de reformas encaminadas a transformar la economía de modo que estuviera cada vez más orientada al mercado, abrió nuevos se ctores a las inversiones extranjeras y el comercio exterior e introdujo medidas para asegurar una mayor transparencia y para combatir la corrupción. A medida que se fue ampliando la relación del país con el mundo exterior, fueron surgiendo nuevos retos. El aumento de las tensiones en las comunidades y los incidentes de violencia en todo el país hicieron temer un debilitamiento del proceso de reforma en marcha. Las Naciones Unidas continuaron su participación en distintas esferas y la prestación de apoyo a Myanmar"
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: Español, Spanish
Format : pdf
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Title: The Official Website of the Karen National Union (KNU)
Source/publisher: Karen National Union (KNU)
Description: Home | About us | Departments | Peace Process | Statements | Human Rights | Karen Unity | Contact...Departments: Agriculture Department; Alliance Affairs Department; Breeding & Fishery Department; Defense Department; Education & Culture Department; Finance & Revenue Department; Foreign Affairs Department; Forestry Department; Health & Welfare Department; Interior & Religious Department; Organising & Information Department; Justice Department; Mining Department; Transportation & Communication Department.
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-22
Type: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Title: Guns, Briefcases and Inequality: The Neglected War in Kachin State
Source/publisher: Burma Partnership
Date of publication: 2013-09-21
Description: "Burma Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of a new documentary film today to coincide with the International Day of Peace. The film, entitled ?Guns, Briefcases and Inequality: The Neglected War in Kachin State,? demonstrates the need for the government of Burma to engage in meaningful political dialogue with all ethnic nationalities on equal terms, including discussing amendments to the 2008 Constitution. These are necessary in order to address the underlying causes of armed conflict: self-determination, the lack of ethnic rights, and inequality, and to move towards lasting peace throughout the country. The short documentary film also highlights how development projects and natural resource management are exacerbating armed conflict and human rights violations in ethnic areas, without adequate means to justice for the people. The film was written and directed by Daniel Quinlan. It features interviews with Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs), civil society and community-based organizations, leaders of ethnic non-state armed groups and advocates for human rights and democracy in Burma"
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-21
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Ethnic Peace Resources Project (EPRP) (English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Source/publisher: Ethnic Peace Resources Project (EPRP) Ethnic peace resources project
Description: "The Ethnic Peace Resources Project (EPRP) provides information and training to support ethnic communities in Myanmar working on the peace process. This website provides resources and training materials and is one part of the Ethnic Peace Resources Project. A website User Guide is provided to help you."
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-19
Type: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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Title: Chinese Investment in Myanmar: What Lies Ahead?
Source/publisher: Stimson Center (Great Powers and the Changing Myanmar - Issue Brief No. 1)
Date of publication: 2013-09-16
Description: This issue brief examines reasons for the sharp drop in Chinese investment in Myanmar since 2011, the impact of the reduced investment, and the prospects for future Chinese investment in the nation, formerly known as Burma..... Key Findings: 1. After a reformist government replaced a military junta in Myanmar in 2011, Chinese investment in the nation plummeted – approximately $12 billion from 2008 to 2011 to just $407 million in the 2012/2013 fiscal year.... 2. The three largest Chinese investments in Myanmar – the Myitsone Dam, the Letpadaung Copper Mine and the Sino-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines – have sparked local opposition and criticism in Myanmar to varying degrees, creating problems and uncertainties for Chinese investors... 3. China perceives that Myanmar is now a more unfriendly and risky place to invest and is displeased that the Myanmar government is not doing more to protect Chinese interest in the country.... 4. In a move to gain greater acceptance of its investments in Myanmar, China is improving its profit-sharing, environmental and corporate social responsibility programs in the nation... 5. China has learned important lessons about investing in other countries from the problems it has encountered in Myanmar... 6. Reduced Chinese investment in Myanmar could hurt Myanmar?s economy in unexpected ways. Greater foreign investment is needed in Myanmar, particularly in the nation?s underdeveloped and inadequate infrastructure that is acting as an obstacle to industrialization... 7. Chinese investors and the government of Myanmar should work together to reduce distrust and hostility on both sides and increase responsible and mutually beneficial investment in Myanmar to benefit both nations.
Creator/author: Yun Sun
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-17
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Title: State and Region Governments in Myanmar (English)
Source/publisher: The Asia Foundation, Centre for Economic and Social Development of the Myanmar Development Resource Institute (MDRI-CESD)
Date of publication: 2013-09-09
Description: Executive Summary: "Subnational governance institutions and central-local relations are critical to the future of Myanmar, and they are undergoing significant change. This report aims to inform policy-makers, political actors, donors, and other stakeholders about the new state and region structures created under the 2008 Constitution, and their relationship with broader governance, peace and decentralization processes.1 These new subnational governments have started to open political space, but they face significant limitations. While the presence of partially-elected bodies at this level is a major reform, they face capacity constraints. The executive at state and region level is still dominated by a top-down appointment process, and ministers have little control over the administrative apparatus, limiting the effectiveness of the new governments. State and region budgets are as yet small, and prepared in a way that reinforces central influence. Further reforms are needed to align the new political structures with administrative and fiscal arrangements, broaden the scope of decentralization to more significant areas, and link it with wider democratization, peace and public administration reform processes...The study aims to answer three broad questions: * What is the constitutional, legal and institutional framework for state and region government, and what is the policy direction of decentralization reform? * What are the outcomes of these reforms in the states and regions, and how do they vary? * What challenges, opportunities and ways forward are there to improve subnational statebuilding, service delivery and conflict management?".....Table of Contents: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... A NOTE ON NAMES... GLOSSARY... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY... ONE: INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; RESEARCH METHODS... TWO: THE STATE AND REGION GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK: MYANMAR?S SUBNATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE OF STATE AND REGION GOVERNMENTS UNDER THE 2008 CONSTITUTION; INTERPRETING STATE AND REGION GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES; THE SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE REFORM ENVIRONMENT ... THREE: THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIMENSION: STATE/REGION DEPARTMENTS ; UNION MINISTRY OFFICES AT STATE AND REGION LEVEL ; MYANMAR?S ADMINISTRATIVE BACKBONE: THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT... FOUR: THE FISCAL DIMENSION: STATE AND REGION BUDGETING; POVERTY REDUCTION FUND; STATE AND REGION REVENUES; ASSESSING FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION... FIVE: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION: CHIEFMINISTERS; STATE AND REGION CABINET MINISTERS; STATE AND REGION HLUTTAWS; PUBLIC OUTREACH BY STATE/REGION GOVERNMENTS AND HLUTTAWS; POLITICAL PARTIES AT REGION AND STATE LEVEL... SIX: CONCLUSIONS AND THE ROAD AHEAD: ASSESSING DECENTRALIZATION TOMYANMAR?S STATES AND REGIONS TO DATE; DECENTRALIZATION AND THE PEACE PROCESS; DECENTRALIZATION AND DEMOCRACY; TOWARDS A STATE AND REGION GOVERNANCE REFORM ROADMAP?; NAVIGATING THE POLITICS OF REFORM... ANNEX I: REGION OR STATE LEGISLATIVE LIST (SCHEDULE TWO)... ANNEX II: STATE AND REGION LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY... ANNEX III: TAXES COLLECTED BY REGION OR STATES (SCHEDULE FIVE).
Creator/author: Hamish Nixon, Cindy Joelene, Kyi Pyar Chit Saw, Thet Aung Lynn, Matthew Arnold
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-16
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 1.9 MB
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Title: Patterns of Anti-Muslim Violence in Burma: A Call for Accountability and Prevention
Source/publisher: Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
Date of publication: 2013-08-20
Description: "In this report, PHR documents how persecution of and violence against the Rohingya in Burma has spread to other Muslim communities throughout the country. PHR conducted eight separate investigations in Burma and the surrounding region between 2004 and 2013. PHR?s most recent field research in early 2013 indicates a need for renewed attention to violence against minorities and impunity for such crimes. The findings presented in this report are based on investigations conducted in Burma over two separate visits for a combined 21-day period between March and May 2013"
Creator/author: Bill Davis, Andrea Gittleman, JD, Marissa Brodney, Holly Atkinson, MD.
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-15
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ (executive summary)
Format : pdf
Size: 1.7 MB
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Title: International Energy Outlook 2013 - With Projections to 2040
Source/publisher: US Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Date of publication: 2013-07-25
Description: The International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) projects that world energy consumption will grow by 56 percent between 2010 and 2040. Total world energy use rises from 524 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2010 to 630 quadrillion Btu in 2020 and to 820 quadrillion Btu in 2040 (Figure 1). Much of the growth in energy consumption occurs in countries outside the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),2 known as non-OECD, where demand is driven by strong, long-term economic growth. Energy use in non-OECD countries increases by 90 percent; in OECD countries, the increase is 17 percent. The IEO2013 Reference case does not incorporate prospective legislation or policies that might affect energy markets
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-11
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: "The Burma Code" Vol. VI (full text)
Source/publisher: Government of the Union of Burma via "The Burma Code" Vol. VI
Date of publication: 1956-09-19
Description: Contents include: Municipal Taxation Act ... 2- The Government Buildings Act ... 3. The Local Authorities Loans Act ... 4. The Local Authorities Pensions and Gratuities Act ... 5. The Local Authorities (Suspension) Act ... 1. The Village Act ... 1. The Rural Self-Government Act ... 1. The Municipal Act ... 2. The City of Rangoon Municipal Act ... 3. The Rangoon Water Works Act ... 4. The Underground Water Act 1. The Cantonments Act ... 2. The Cantoftments (House Accommodation) Act
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-09
Type: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
Format : pdf
Size: 12.28 MB
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Title: Yangon Heritage Trust
Source/publisher: Yangon Heritage Trust
Description: "The mission of the Yangon Heritage Trust is to protect and promote Yangon?s urban heritage within a cohesive urban plan by advocating for heritage protection, advising the government and developers on heritage issues, and undertaking preservation projects, studies, conferences, and training. The core of our current activities are described on the pages below:"
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-08
Type: Websites/Multiple Documents
Category: Architecture
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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Title: Restoring Rangoon (video)
Source/publisher: Al Jazeera (101 East)
Date of publication: 2013-05-22
Description: "Myanmar?s former capital, Yangon, boasts one of the most spectacular early-20th century urban landscapes in Asia. A century ago the country?s former capital was one of the world?s great trading cities and the legacy of that cosmopolitan past remains today. Saved from the fate of other Asian cities due to the country?s isolation under military rule, Yangon?s downtown area is a unique blend of cultural and imperial architecture, considered to be the last surviving "colonial core" in Asia. But as the country opens up, this unique heritage is under threat. Decades of neglect have left once grand buildings a crumbling mess and they are at grave risk of being demolished in favour of hastily built towers and condominiums..." Some of the damage has already been done as developers race to cash in on the country?s rapid pace of change. Myanmar historian and scholar, Thant Myint U, is leading the charge to preserve Yangon?s heritage and return many buildings to their former glory. He has founded the Yangon Heritage Trust, a group pushing for a cohesive urban plan for the city. The stories of the buildings and the people who lived - and still live in them today, are truly unique in the world. 101 East was granted rare access inside the famous Secretariat building, the site of Myanmar?s independence ceremony in 1948 and the assassination of national hero, General Aung San, the father of pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi. This immense building, which housed the parliament from 1948-1962 has been closed to the public behind razor wire for more than half a century and few have ever seen inside it. Its greatest challenge may yet be surviving the modern era as Yangon embarks on its dramatic transition into a modern Asian city..."
Creator/author: Aela Callan
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-08
Type: Individual Documents
Category: Architecture
Language: English
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Title: Freedom from Hate - 101 East returns to Myanmar to investigate the religious hatred plaguing the country. (video)
Source/publisher: Al Jazeera (101 East)
Date of publication: 2013-09-06
Description: Religious and racial hatred simmers in the once repressed southeast Asian country of Myanmar... Optimism for the country?s reforms is fast fading as tensions between majority Buddhist and minority Muslim communities have left over 250 people dead and displaced more than 140,000. .. In the newly liberated media, free speech has quickly turned to hate speech, drowning out moderate voices. Some say powerful interests are igniting decades of suppressed prejudice in order to derail the country?s transition to democracy. Unless leaders and moderate voices are willing to speak out, only the loudest and most extreme voices will be heard. Unless the country can come to embrace its diversity, and see it as a strength, peace and stability could remain elusive. Pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi famously wrote about freedom from fear, but can Myanmar now free itself from hate?
Creator/author: Aela Callan
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-08
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: "The Burma Code" Vol. V (full text)
Source/publisher: Government of the Union of Burma via "The Burma Code" Vol.V (1956 edition)
Date of publication: 1956-03-14
Description: COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND MINES - 13 laws in English: The State Aid to Industries Act... The Weavers? Loans Act... The Cotton Cess Act... The Cotton Transport Act... The Cotton Industry Statistics Act... The Lac Cess Act... The Sugar Cane Act... The Burma Merchandise Marks Act... The Geneva Convention Implementing Act... The Weights and Measures of Capacity Act... The Measuring Basket Standardization Act... The Measures of Length Act... The Upper Burma Ruby Regulation... + 10 in Burmese (overlap?)..... POWER - 5 laws in English: The Boilers Act... The Electricity Act... The Water Power Act... The Petroleum Act... The Explosives Act... + 1 in Burmese (overlap?)..... LABOUR - 11 laws in English: The Apprentices Act... The Children (pledging of Labour) Act... The Dock Labourers Act... The Mines Act... The Oilfields Act... The Payment of Wages Act... The Workmen?s Compensation Act... The Emigration Act... The Trade Unions Act... The Trade Disputes Act... The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act... + 9 in Burmese (overlap?).....
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-06
Type: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
Format : pdf
Size: 18.26 MB
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Title: "The Burma Code" Vol. IV (full text)
Source/publisher: Government of the Union of Burma via "The Burma Code" Vol. IV
Date of publication: 1956-02-19
Description: Full text. 1956 edition (individual laws have various dates).....Public Health (24 laws)...Education (12 laws)...Agriculture (8 laws)...Animal Welfare (8 laws)...Rehabilitation (3 laws)...Religious Affairs (5 laws)....Best viewed with Google Chrome
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-06
Type: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
Format : pdf
Size: 6.26 MB
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Title: "The Burma Code" Vol. III (full text)
Source/publisher: Government of the Union of Burma
Date of publication: 1956-01-09
Description: Full text. Best viewed with Google Chrome.....INDEX OF VOL. III: Betting Tax Act ... Bonded Warehouses Act, Inland... Burma Excise Act ... Burma Income-tax Act ... Burma Salt Act ... Burma Stamp Act ... Burma stamp (Amendment) (Validating) Act ... Cash Certificates Act, Post Office ... Certificates Act, Savings ... Cesses Act, District ... Cigarettes Duty Act ... Collection of Taxes Act, provisional... Control of Imports and Exports?(Temporary) Act... Currency (Evaluation) Act, Japanese... Customs Act, Land ... Customs Act, Sea ... District Cesses Act ... Duties Act, Iron and steel ... Duties Act, Motor Siprit ... Duty Act, Cigarettes ... Entertainment Tax Act ... Exchange Regulation Act, Foreign ... Excise Act, Burma ... (Excise Duty) Act. Matches ... (Excise Duty) Act, Silver ... (Excise Duty! Act, Sugar ... Finance Supplementary and Extending Act ... . Financial Commissioness Act ... Fisheries Act ... Foreign Exchange Regulation Act ... Forest Act ... Government Savings Banks Act ... Government Securities Act ... Imports and Exports (Temporary) Act, Control of... Income-tax Act, Burma ... Inland Bonded Warehouses Act... Iron and steel Duties Act ... Japanese Currency (Evaluation) Act... Land and Revenue Act ... Land and Revenu
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-06
Type: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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Title: National Updates on Agribusiness - Large Scale Land Acquisitions in Southeast Asia - Brief #8 of 8 : Union of Burma
Source/publisher: Forest People?s Programme
Date of publication: 2013-08-04
Description: Introduction: "Emerging from five d ecades of military dictatorship, civil turmoil and economic isolation, Burma has lately come to the attention of international investors keen to draw profits from the country?s vast natural resources which include fertile land, minerals, oil, natural gas and timber. Frequently touted as Asia?s next economic tiger, Burma?s new quasi - civilian government raises the prospect of fundamental reforms in national politics and economics for the first time in many decades, but the reform process is still in its very early stages, and significant challenges of implementation lie ahead. While oil, gas and coal mining, hydropower projects and logging have featured most prominently to date in terms of investments in Myanmar, agribusiness has emerged at the forefront of recent government development policies. The political transformations that Burma is undergoing could be a golden opportunity for the country to engage in agribusiness to achieve economic growth with sustainable and rights - based outcomes. However, a growing body of literature and studies suggests that Burma has instead become the ?latest flashpoint in an alarming trend? of global land grabs. Sources suggest that the land and resource rights of local communities are being undermined by legal reforms that seek to liberalize foreign direct investment and place all lands under the ownership of the State, with little indication that strengthened legal protections for the rights of communities will follow..." .....has an excellent set of online references.
Creator/author: Sophie Chao
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-04
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: The politics of the emerging agro-industrial complex in Asia?s ?final frontier? - The war on food sovereignty in Burma
Source/publisher: Transnational Institute (TNI)
Date of publication: 2013-09-03
Description: "Burma?s dramatic turn-around from ?axis of evil? to western darling in the past year has been imagined as Asia?s ?final frontier? for global finance institutions, markets and capital. Burma?s agrarian landscape is home to three-fourths of the country?s total population which is now being constructed as a potential prime investment sink for domestic and international agribusiness. The Global North?s development aid industry and IFIs operating in Burma has consequently repositioned itself to proactively shape a pro-business legal environment to decrease political and economic risks to enable global finance capital to more securely enter Burma?s markets, especially in agribusiness. But global capitalisms are made in localized places - places that make and are made from embedded social relations. This paper uncovers how regional political histories that are defined by very particular racial and geographical undertones give shape to Burma?s emerging agro-industrial complex. The country?s still smoldering ethnic civil war and fragile untested liberal democracy is additionally being overlain with an emerging war on food sovereignty. A discursive and material struggle over land is taking shape to convert subsistence agricultural landscapes and localized food production into modern, mechanized industrial agro-food regimes. This second agrarian transformation is being fought over between a growing alliance among the western development aid and IFI industries, global finance capital, and a solidifying Burmese military-private capitalist class against smallholder farmers who work and live on the country?s now most valuable asset - land. Grassroots resistances increasingly confront the elite capitalist class? attempts to corporatize food production through the state?s rule of law and police force. Farmers, meanwhile, are actively developing their own shared vision of food sovereignty and pro-poor land reform that desires greater attention.... Food Sovereignty: a critical dialogue, 14 - 15 September, New Haven.
Creator/author: Kevin Woods
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-04
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Myanmar Ministry of Information newspaper page
Source/publisher: Myanmar Ministry of Information (News and Periodials Enterprise)
Description: 7 days? issues of the pdf versions of "The Global New Light of Myanmar", "Myanmar Alin" and "The Mirror" ("Kyemon"), but no archive beyond the 7 days...They normally appear here on the day of publication...Go to the right hand column and click on the paper you want....Further down on the right are the Facebook addresses of the 3 dailies. These are html versions which are smaller files, but navigation is difficult, especially for past issues (for which, go to the Online Burma/Myanmar archives from 2003 at http://www.burmalibrary.org/show.php?cat=1449&lo=d&sl=0 )
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-29
Type: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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Title: THE ARBITRATION ACT, 1944
Source/publisher: Government of the Union of Burma via "The Burma Code" Vol. XI (pp 373-389)
Date of publication: 1946-03-01
Description: THE ARBITRATION ACT, 1944 [Burma Act IV, 1944.] (1st March, 1946.) Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to arbitration in [the Union Burma] It is hereby enacted as follows :—
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-23
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Draft Framework for Political Negotiations
Source/publisher: Working Group for Ethnic Coordination (WGEC)
Date of publication: 2013-08-02
Description: DRAFT PEACE AGREEMENT: WGEC Decision Aug 1-2, 2013 (Burmese); Comprehensive Peace Agreement, 2 August 2013 (Draft, English); Comprehensive Peace Agreement, 2 August 2013 (Draft, Burmese)... ANNEXES: ANNEX 1: Scope of participation.... ANNEX 2: Dialogue issues... ANNEX 3: Graphics: Panglong 2014 Graphic (English); Panglong 2014 Graphic (Burmese); Panglong II Graphic - Dialogue and Peace Process & Structures (Burmese); Panglong II Graphic - Dialogue and Peace Process & Structures (English); Burma Road Map (English); Burma Road Map (Burmese)
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-17
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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Title: BURMA/MYANMAR: Activist sentenced to eleven years? jail for opposing army copper mine
Source/publisher: Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
Date of publication: 2013-08-12
Description: "...The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has previously issued a statement on the ongoing targeting and arrests of activists and farmers opposed to the expansion of an army-backed copper mining operation in the Letpadaung Hills of Sagaing Region (AHRC-STM-108-2013). In this appeal we bring you the full details of the numerous charges brought against one of those activists, Ko Aung Soe, who was arrested with two other persons for working with farmers organising against the mining operation. Aung Soe has now been sentenced to eleven-and-a-half years in jail in patently unfair trials that closely resemble those of the decades of military rule in Burma..."
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-12
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Final Report of Inquiry Commission on Sectarian Violence in Rakhine State
Source/publisher: Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Date of publication: 2013-07-08
Description: Executive Summary: 1. Introduction "On August 17th, 2012, President U Thein Sein established the Rakhine Commission of Inquiry through a Presidential Executive Order. This Commission composed of prominent historians, social scientists, legal experts, and civil society leaders, from a broad range of sectors was asked to examine the following 8 areas: (1) investigate the root causes that led to the disturbance of peace and security; (2) verify the extent of loss of life, property and other collateral damage; (3) examine the effort to restore peace and promote law and order; (4) outline means to provide relief and implement resettlement programs; (5) develop short- and long-term strategies to reconcile differences; (6) establish mutual understanding and promote peaceful co-existence between various religious and ethnic groups; (7) advise on the promotion of the rule of law; (8) advise on the promotion of social and economic development. The Commission drafted its report after an extensive survey and archival research on Rakhine state. The Commission received support from various government agencies, civil society organisations, political parties, and the general public. In gathering and analyzing the data it received the Commission aimed to maintain its impartiality. The overarching goal of the Commission?s final report was to promote peace and development in the region rather than place the blame on a specific group or community. The implementation of its recommendations will require close cooperation between the various government agencies, the general public and all sectors of society, as well as from all citizens to create and sustain the desired environment of peace and communal stability. This stand-alone pr?cis was drafted on the basis of the translation of the original report from Myanmar into English, which after editing is still over 60 pages long. The Commission would like to make a shorter version available to the international community to give it access to the essential information with some more details than the original Executive Summary. It does not change the essence of the original report, but in the interest of conciseness has regrouped some of the issues and recommendations, and therefore does not follow the structure of the original report exactly. Two caveats have to be made to understand the original report or this summary: on one hand, the Commission faced several constraints in its work: (a) the nature of the Commission?s mandate was not easily understood and its neutrality was often rejected by Rakhine; (b) outside actors, in particular some Bengali leaders in Yangon, exercised undue influence by trying to impose interviewees on the Commission, and by controlling the answers interviewees gave to the Commission; (c) access to people in more remote areas was hampered by the fact that not all Bengalis speak Myanmar language. In order to counter these constraints the Commission trained local young people on how to collect data, and used purposive and quota sampling instead of probability or random sampling. The Commission also enlisted the help of moderate Muslim and Bengali leaders in Yangon. On the other hand, the use of certain terms needs to be made clear: the report uses the term ?Bengalis? when referring to people of Bengali origin. The term ?Rohingya? is not recognized in Myanmar and its use has become increasingly politicized; as to the term of ?Kala?, it was traditionally used for all foreigners from west of the country. The Brits were referred to as Kala Hpyu (white kala). Today it is used colloquially for people originating from the Indian subcontinent. Opinions differ as to what it is derogatory or not..."
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-11
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Title: "The Burma Code" Vol. I (full text)
Source/publisher: Government of the Union of Burma
Date of publication: 1955-08-16
Description: Full text, including laws which have been repealed...Some text is illegible online with Firefox. Try Google Chrome, download and read offline.....INDEX OF LAWS IN VOL.I: Accountants Default Act, Public... (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 1948, Union of Burma... Anti-boycott Act... Burma Extradition Act ... Burma General Clauses Act... Burma Immigration (Emergency Provisions) Act... Burma Indemnity and V alidating Act, 1945... Burma Laws Act... Burma Laws (Adaptation) Act, 1940... Burma Passport Act... Burma Small Cause Courts Act... City Civil Court Act. Rangoon... Constitution Amendment Act, 1951 ... Contempt of Courts Act... Court Act, Rangoon City Civil... Courts Act, Contempt of... Destruction of Records Act... Disposal of Police Officers? Estates Act... Extradition Act, Burma ... Foreign Recruiting Act ... Foreign Relations Act... Foreigners Act... Foreigners Act, Registration of... General Clauses Act, Burma... Identification of Prisoners Act... Immigration (Emergency Provisions) Act, Burma... Immoveable Property (Restriction) Act, Transfer of... (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, Police... Indemnity and Validating Act, 1945, Burma... Judicial Officers Protection Act ... Judiciary Act, Union... Laws Act, Burma... Laws (Adaptation) Act, Burma... M ilita ry Police Act, Union... Offenders Act, Young... Passport Ac t, Burma ... Pensions Act ... Police Act, 1945... Police Act, Rangoon ... Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act... Police Officers? Estates Act, Disposal of... Present W a r Termination (Definition) Act, 1946... Prisons Act ... Prisoners Act, Identification of... Prisoners Regulation, state... Protection Act, Judicial Officers... Public Accountants Default Act... Public Servants Inquiries Act... Rangoon City Civil Court Act... Rangoon Police Act... Records Act, Destruction of... Registration of Foreigners Act... Small Cause Courts Act, Burma... State Prisoners Regulation ... Transfer of Immoveable Property (Restriction) Act... Union of Burma (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 1948... Union Judiciary Act... Union M ilitary Police Act... War Termination (Definition) Act, 1946, Present... Young Offenders Act.
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-10
Type: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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Title: "The Burma Code" Vol. XIII
Source/publisher: Government of the Union of Burma
Description: This volume contains the general index of "The Burma Code"...THE CHIN SPECIAL DIVISION AND THE STATES: (Burmese mnixed in with English texts... The Chin Special Division: 1. The Chin Special Division (Extension of Laws) Act, 1948 ... B.—The Shan State. 2. Repair) (Amendment) Act, 1948 ... . 3. The Registration (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) (Extension) Act. 1949 ... 5. The Towns (Amendment) Act Application Act. 1950 ... 7. The Free Medical Attendance Act. 1951 ... 8. The Primary Education Act Application Act, 195... 13. The Urban Rent Control Act (Application) Act, 1952 ... C. —The Kachin State. D. —The Karen State. 1. The Salween District (Extension of Laws) Act. 1949 ... E.—The Kayah State i 1. The Foreigners (Extension) Act, 1949 2- The Registration of Foreigners (Extension) Act, 1949 3- The Burma Immigration (Emergency Provisions) (Extension) Act, 1949... 4- The Karenni State (Extension of Laws) Act, 1949 5. The Karenni State Public Order (Preservation) Act, 1950 6? ?S3? roooos(ygS|, 33^gos^8|cS(|o; oacSgoG3 1. The States (Extension of Laws) Act, 1948 ... 2. The States (Extension of Laws) Act, 1949...
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-08
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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Title: Statement of the Ethnic Nationalities Conference, August 2, 2013
Source/publisher: United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC)
Date of publication: 2013-08-02
Description: "1. Under the aegis of the UNFC, an Ethnic Nationality Conference was held from July 29 to 31 at a certain place in the liberated area. 2. A total of 122 delegates, representing the UNFC member organizations, 18 resistance organizations, the United Nationality Alliance, 4 political parties of the ethnic nationalities, youth organizations, women organizations, community-based organizations, the overseas ethnic nationality organizations, academics and active individuals. 3. The delegates freely discussed matters relating to the current situation in Burma/Myanmar, enhancement of the unity of the ethnic nationalities and establishment of a future, peaceful, prosperous and genuine Federal Union. 4. The historic conference, in unity, adopted the following important positions and decisions..."
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-08
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: ANALYSIS OF THE UNFC POSITION
Source/publisher: Euro-Burma Office (EBO) Briefing Paper No. 4/2013
Date of publication: 2013-08-06
Description: EBO analysis of the UNFC position developed at its Chiangmai meeting of 29-31 July, 2013...contains article-by article analuysis plus a chart of the relative strength of the UNFC and non-UNFC forces.
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-07
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Title: Business & human rights in Myanmar: A round-up of recent developments, August 2013
Source/publisher: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Date of publication: 2013-08-05
Description: Introduction: "This briefing summarises major business and human rights developments in Myanmar (Burma) from November 2010, when the country held its first elections after 20 years and pro - democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from hous e arrest, to the present. It covers the positive and negative impacts of companies operating in the country, and is based on reports from a range of sources that the Resource Centre has featured on its website and in its Weekly Updates. It also refers to responses we received from companies when we asked them to reply to concerns raised by civil society, and refers to the failure of certain companies to respond. This briefing provide s an overview of major issues, cases, developments and trends ; it is no t intended to be comprehensive . For more detail and more cases, see our website section: ? Myanmar ?. Part 3 presents key cases in the sectors that have ha d major impacts on human rights, namely oil & gas, construction, hydropower, mining and manufacturing. It summarises allegations of human rights impacts of specific projects, presents company responses to these allegations where available, and outlines co mmunity, NGO, and government actions. It also draws attention to freedom of association and child labour concerns. The briefing show s how Myanmar people affected by business activities have made use of newfound freedoms to raise their concerns before com panies and the Myanmar G overnment. It also shows that in some cases people have suffered retaliation for their efforts to protect human rights. Part 4 tracks key relevant domestic and international policy and legislative developments, and refers to civil society inputs and reactions. Part 5 presents a selection of commentaries and reports that provide guidance for companies in Myanmar and for those considering entry to Myanmar . These materials were developed in response to the easing and lifting of inte rnational trade sanctions"
Date of entry/update: 2013-08-05
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Title: THE BORDER GUARD FORCE - The Need to Reassess the Policy
Source/publisher: Burma Centre for Ethnic Studies (Briefing Paper No. 15)
Date of publication: 2013-07-27
Description: "The implementation of the Border Guard Force (BGF) program in 2009 was an attempt to neutralise armed ethnic ceasefire groups and consolidate the Burma Army?s control over all military units in the country. The programme was instituted after the 2008 constitution which stated that ?All the armed forces in the Union shall be under the command of the Defence Services?. As a result the government decided to transform all ethnic ceasefire groups into what became known as Border Guard Forces (BGF). Consequently, this was used to pressure armed ethnic groups that had reached a ceasefire with the government to either allow direct Burma Army control of their military or face an offensive. The BGF and, where there was no border, the Home Guard Force (HGF), had been seen as an easy alternative to fighting armed ceasefire groups. While a number of ceasefire groups including the United Wa State Army (UWSA), Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and the New Mon State Party (NMSP) refused to take part in the program, other groups accepted the offer including the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), National Democratic Army – Kachin (NDA-K), Kachin Defence Army (KDA), Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF), Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Karenni National People?s Liberation Front (KNPLF) and the Lahu Democratic Front (LDF). Many of these BGF units, especially in Karen State, have carved out small fiefdoms for themselves and along with a variety of local militias continue to place a great burden on the local population. There are consistent reports of human rights abuses by BGF units and a number have been involved in the narcotics trade. While the BGF battalion program had originally been designed to solve the ceasefire group issue its failure, and subsequent attempts by the Government to negotiate peace with non-ceasefire groups, suggests that the role of the BGF units and their continued existence, like that of the NaSaKa, needs to be rethought..."
Creator/author: Editor: Lian H. Sakhong; Author: Paul Keenan
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-26
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Title: Defining Myanmar?s ?Rohingya Problem?
Source/publisher: American University Washington College of Law?s Human Rights Brief,Volume 20 Issue 3, Spring 2013
Date of publication: 2013-07-23
Description: "...The Rohingya problem has been referred to and described in different ways, and certainly it is more than a matter of nationality and discrimination, statelessness and displacement, and the Responsibility to Protect. Yet the initial two areas have assumed particular factual and legal significance over the past three decades, as persecution of the Rohingya within Myanmar and its effects regionally have continued unabated. The third area—not unrelated to the others—should assume equal importance and attention, but thus far it has not. All three issues are progressive in their application to the Rohingya: persecutory discrimination and statelessness includes and leads to forcible displacement, which combined constitute crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing and implicate the Responsibility to Protect. Primary responsibility rests with the Myanmar government to protect those whose right to a nationality the country has long denied, but its regional neighbors have legal and humanitarian obligations of their own vis-?-vis the Rohingya, as does the international community. The Rohingya problem begins at home—and could well end there with enough political will. Failing that, as has been the case since June 2012 if not decades, regional countries and the wider world should act to address the displacement and statelessness, and to stop the violence and violations."
Creator/author: Benjamin Zawacki
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-24
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Title: THE ECONOMICS OF THE CENTRAL CHIN TRIBES
Source/publisher: Government of Burma
Date of publication: 1943-03-01
Description: CHAPTER I. The Application of Economic Theory to Chin Culture ... CHAPTER II. The Social Background ... CHAPTER III. Agriculture ... CHAPTER IV. Animal Husbandry ... CHAPTER V. Hunting and Fishing... CHAPTER VI. Forest Products ... CHAPTER VII. Land Tenure ... CHAPTER VIII. Trade and Wage-earning ... CHAPTER IX. The Economics of the Household ... CHAPTER X. The Economics of Social Obligations ... CHAPTER XI. The Economics of Justice ... CHAPTER XII. The Economics of Religious Ritual ... CHAPTER XIII. Wealth, Poverty, and Debt ... CHAPTER XIV. Conclusion ... GLOSSARY ... INDEX.
Creator/author: H. N. C. STEVENSON, F.R.A.I., Burma Frontier Service
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-21
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Title: Karen Refugee Committee Newsletter & Monthly Report, June 2013 (English, Karen, Burmese, Thai)
Source/publisher: Karen Refugee Committee (KRC)
Date of publication: 2013-06-00
Description: Map of Karen Refugee Camps...Newsletter and Activities report...Monthly Activities Report ...NGO Supporters...Camp Population Report: Registered people in the 7 camps (Mae La; Umphiem; Nu Po; Mae La Oon; Mae Ra Moe; Htam Hin; Don Yang); Unregistered people in the 7 camps; New Arrivals in the 7 camps; Pre-Screening People in the 7 camps; Number of PAB People in the 7 camps; Boarding House Students in the 7 camps; Feeding Figures in the 7 camps; General Population in the 7 camps...Report in English, Karen, Burmese and Thai.
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-19
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English, Karen, Burmese, Thai
Format : pdf
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Title: The futile and violent search for ?authenticity? in Burma
Source/publisher: Democratic Voce of Burma (DVB)
Date of publication: 2013-07-12
Description: "The recent conflagrations of sectarian violence in Burma have shocked the country and the world, having left thousands displaced, scores dead, and millions of kyat of property damaged. They have also left a series of fragmented analyses, as commentators struggle to make sense of the slaughter. On one hand, some – incapable of seeing beyond a ?big-bad Burma state? paradigm – believe that the state is behind the current violence, and/or that disgruntled generals are orchestrating attacks from behind the scenes to legitimate the military?s institutional role. On the opposite end of the spectrum others argue that a deep-seated racism, fomented under the long years of the military regime, is now being ?unleashed? as the military relaxes controls. Both of these perspectives draw from evidence that is partially correct – the military-state has spurred internal divisions and likely has orchestrated violence in the past; there is racism in Burma society against dark-skinned people. But neither encompasses the entire story. The Buddhist-monk-led anti-Muslim campaign that has generated much collective hatred cannot be construed as emerging from a conspiratorial state elite. Likewise, such hatred cannot be imagined outside of the context of state institutions which insist upon eternal racial and religious differences: ID cards demand that babies at birth be given either – but not both – a ?Muslim? or a ?Burmese? identity; state-enforced birth-limits directed only at certain Muslim communities present them as second-class citizens and demographic threats. But understanding the spontaneous explosions of violence requires a consideration of the socio-economic context in which these attacks are occurring. Increasing economic stratification can help explain the growth in anxieties generated by concerns over resource distribution. The exclusion of perceived foreigners can be interpreted as an inter-class attempt to construct a community of legitimate claimants to this finally-growing – but unequally distributed – pie..."
Creator/author: Elliott Prasse Freeman
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-19
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
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Title: Business and Human Rights in Burma (Myanmar) - Testimony of Marco Simons
Source/publisher: Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Date of publication: 2013-02-28
Description: Testimony of Marco Simons to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission: "This submission describes the emerging landscape as U.S. businesses reengage in Burma and identifies specific human rights concerns associated with current and prospective corporate activities in Burma (Myanmar). A number of companies, including General Electric, have already invested in Burma, and U.S. oil supermajors are considering participation in upcoming auctions for oil blocks. Increased foreign investment has already been linked to large-scale displacement of local communities and loss of traditional livelihoods in Burma. The legal framework for land rights is inadequate to protect the fundamental human rights of those whose homes and fields stand in the way of economic development; indeed, it facilitates arbitrary and inadequately compensated alienation of land. Moreover, violence and gross human rights abuses continue to occur in association with natural resource development projects, as at the Letpadaung Copper Mine at Monywa, and in Shan State along the Shwe Gas Pipeline corridor. Having decided that public disclosure, rather than regulation, is a more appropriate tool to address the human rights and environmental concerns associated with Western investment in Burma, the U.S. Government has proposed Reporting Requirements for Responsible Investment in Burma that are expected to take effect prior to April 2013. While they may assist government and civil society to monitor the human rights implications of the relaxation of U.S. sanctions on Burma, these Reporting Requirements have a number of troubling weaknesses that may allow serious human rights risks to avoid detection. Moreover, while the U.S. is now allowing the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to extend loans to Burma, such projects are already being met with complaints over lack of transparency and consultation..."
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-17
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 4.66 MB
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Title: Myanmar Law Google Group
Source/publisher: Google.com
Description: "Welcome to the Myanmar Law Forum! This forum is for scholars and Myanmar watchers to share and comment on news and information about Myanmar law. I hope that this will help us to keep abreast of the latest developments and stimulate some interesting discussion."
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-17
Type: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Title: Transnational Institute
Source/publisher: Transnational Institute
Description: "The Transnational Institute (TNI) of Policy Studies: * carries out radical informed analysis on critical global issues * builds alliances with social movements * develops proposals for a more sustainable, just and democratic world.... Over almost 40 years, TNI has gained an international reputation for: * carrying out well researched and radical critiques – sometimes against the grain - of current pressing global problems * anticipating and producing informed work on key issues long before they become mainstream concerns, for example, our work on food and hunger, third world debt, transnational corporations, trade, and carbon trading * Supporting and enhancing social movements? work for economic and social justice worldwide * naming outstanding TNI fellows from many countries and backgrounds whose scholarship, analysis and research have inspired and educated generations of activists and whose writings continue to provoke debate * building alternatives that are both just and pragmatic, for example developing alternative approaches to international drugs policy and providing support for the practical detailed work of public water services reform * influencing policy makers thanks to its research and its direct links and engagement with mass movements, particularly those most affected by current global economic and social policies * remaining non-sectarian and able to bridge different political tendencies, thereby helping build coalitions of social movements that span regions and continents..."
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-08
Type: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Espa?ol
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Title: Overview of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade - Baseline Study 4 - Myanmar
Source/publisher: Forest Trends for FLEGT Asia Regional Programme
Date of publication: 2011-11-00
Description: Table of Contents:- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND MAJOR FINDINGS … 2. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ... 3. NATIONAL FOREST STRATEGY, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS: 3.1 The Myanmar Selection System and Annual Allowable Cut; 3.2 Forest Law and Policy ; 3.3 Forest Land Categories; 3.4 Community Forestry; 3.5 Impact of Forest Law Enforcement on Local People... 4. DEMAND: DOMESTIC DEMAND AND WOOD EXPORTS: 4.1 Domestic Demand ; 4.2 Exports ... 5. TIMBER SUPPLY: DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND WOOD IMPORTS: 5.1 Domestic Wood Production; 5.2 Plantation Production... 6. FOREST INDUSTRY: 6.1 Myanmar Timber Enterprise; 6.2 Non-MTE Harvesting; 6.3 Medium-Sized Companies and Traders; 6.4 Value-Added Processing... 7. ILLEGAL TIMBER TRADE AND MYANMAR STANDARDS, NATIONAL CODES, TIMBER CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION SYSTEMS: 7.1 Illegal Timber Trade; 7.2 Progress towards Standards, National Codes, Timber Certification and Verification Systems ... 8. STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS : 8.1 Government; 8.2 Timber Processing Industry: Private Sector and Quasi-Private Sector; 8.3 Civil Society; 8.4 Bilateral Donor Programs... BIBLIOGRAPHY... APPENDIX 1: MYANMAR TIMBER EXPORT PROCESS .
Creator/author: Kevin Woods, Kerstin Canby
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-02
Type: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 1.6 MB
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