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Librarian's Choice
Source/publisher:
Ethnic Community Development Forum (ECDF) and 34 other groups
Date of publication:
2012-04-10
Description:
Statement edorsed by 35 humanitarian organisations (Burmese, Shan, Mon, etc.) working on the Burma-Thailand border...
"With international donors preparing significantly increased humanitarian and development assistance in
order to promote peace in Burma, we are very concerned that cross-border aid to marginalized and
vulnerable populations is being limited or cut at this crucial time.
Even while the cease-fire process is being carried out with separate ethnic armed groups, fighting is still
taking place with the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), resulting in fresh displacement of tens of
thousands of people internally and outside the country. Even though some level of agreement has been
reached with some ethnic armed groups, human rights violations are continuing in all ethnic areas under
the new Army-backed government of U Thein Sein, including land confiscation, forced relocation, forced
labour, extortion, and restriction of movement, rape and intimidation..."
Date of entry/update:
2012-05-06
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Individual Documents
Language:
English
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University of East Anglia
Description:
Under support from the DFID PyoePin programme, Dr Kyaw Tint, the head of ECCDI, a leading Yangon based NGO led a research project to understand the current status of Community Forestry in the country, with technical support from Dr. Oliver Springate-Baginski. Field study was conducted in October – December 2010, and we presented our findings at a national workshop.
The three main outputs of the project are available to download here:
Date of entry/update:
2012-05-06
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Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Ecosystem Conservation and Community Development Initiative (ECCDI)
Date of publication:
2011-08-00
Description:
INTRODUCTION:
"Myanmar?s Community Forestry programme began in with the Community Forestry Instruction of 1995. Since then over two hundred and fifty Forest User Groups have been formed across the country, and have taken responsibility for controlling, managing and sustainably using a wide range of forest. How have they faired?
In an effort to answer that question this paper presents the experiences from 16 randomly selected Forest User Groups across the country. They were visited by a research team in late 2010 during a Community Forestry study conducted by ECCDI, with technical support from the School of International Development, University of East Anglia, under funding support from the Pyoe Pin programme. Full findings from the study are presented in a separate report (Tint et al. 2011 ?Community Forestry in Myanmar: Progress and Potentials?). This companion paper presents the local realities of community forestry experiences on a case by case basis.
The diverse range of stories here show that Forest User groups are struggling against a wide range of challenges, with very limited support in most cases, and only some are able to overcome them effectively. Regional conditions are a key factor, with the dry zone and Shan FUGs struggling much more than the more supportive environmental conditions in Kachin and the Delta..."
Oliver Springate-Baginski, Maung Maung Than with Naw Hser Wah, Ni Ni Win, Khin Hnin Myint, Kyaw Tint, Mehm Ko Ko Gyi
Date of entry/update:
2012-05-06
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Ecosystem Conservation and Community Development Initiative (ECCDI)
Date of publication:
2011-08-00
Description:
Policy Briefing Paper..."Since Myanmar?s 1995 Community Forestry Instruction, forests have gradually been handed over to community management across the country. How are Forest User Groups performing? Are the Community Forests improving in condition? And are there improved livelihood benefits? This paper summarises findings of an assessment of 16 randomly selected Forest User Groups across 4 key regions."
Oliver Springate-Baginski, Kyaw Tint, Mehm Ko Ko Gyi
Date of entry/update:
2012-05-06
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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pdf
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US Geological Survey (USGS)
Date of publication:
2007-03-00
Description:
For over 40 years the U.S. Bureau of Mines has issued an annual summary of mining activity in Burma which is now available on-line from 1994. These useful reports include information about surveying, mapping, exploration, concession grants, mineral exports and imports and the operations of major mining companies, as well as a valuable five year tonnage table for all major mineral products. The reports cover a wide range of mine products including base metals, precious metals, non-metallic minerals and petroleum. Cement and steel products are also covered. The focus of these reports is on large-scale mining operations and they tend to leave out of consideration the activities of smaller national companies and the mining ?rushes? that occur from time to time, attracting the participation of thousands from around the country. There is little emphasis on the environmental concerns associated with mining activities in Burma. Burmese government reports provide the major sources for the information provided in these reports, but, particularly in recent years, they have also included information from the section on Burma (Myanmar) in the Mining Annual Review produced by the Journal of Mining. The reports are usually a year out-of-date by the time are made available on-line... OUTLOOK:
"Burma?s economy is expected to grow in 2005 and 2006 at a rate of 6% and 5%, respectively, on the basis of GDP at purchasing power parity. By 2006, trade between Burma and India is expected to increase by 134% following an MOU signed in 2004. Production in the mining sector will likely follow the trend in recent years and continue to be dominated by the copper, natural gas, and petroleum industries.
Exploration activity in Burma will have a tendency to continue to increase mainly as the result of the many exploration projects that started in 2004; these included two gold deposits, Modi Taung and Set Ga Done, and the developments that involve natural gas and petroleum, both onshore and offshore. Preliminary exploration that shows high-grade discoveries of nickel and zinc could also open Burma?s doors to new markets within the next few years. Burma could become a leading mineral producer in Asia if ongoing explorations are proven to be feasible and profitable to develop.
Expansion and development plans in the S&K Mine and the Lepadaung deposit will increase annual copper production capacities within the next 4 years. The S&K Mine is expected to achieve production of from 50,000 to 80,000 t/yr, and Letpadaung, to reach copper production of from 125,000 to 150,000 t/yr. In addition, the discovery of a potentially significant high-grade copper zone in the Sabetaung area could increase the production of copper even more and transform the Monywa Copper Project into the leading SX-EW copper producer in Asia.
The development of interregional gas pipelines, increases in natural gas consumption in Asia and the Pacific region, and the discovery of new gasfields in Burma are circumstances that will place Burma as a key producer in the region. Also, recent gas discoveries in Burma could increase gas exports to Thailand, which is Burma?s main natural gas importer."
Yolanda Fong-Sam
Date of entry/update:
2012-05-06
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Ecosystem Conservation and Community Development Initiative (ECCDI)
Date of publication:
2011-08-00
Description:
SUMMARY:
"This paper is the main output of a research project initiated by Pyoe Pin, and led by ECCDI with support from the University of East Anglia, whose aim has been to fill the gap in knowledge over the progress of Community Forestry in Myanmar through a systematic study. This paper presents the key data and findings, and offers policy recommendations based on these.
Of Myanmar‟s 67.6 m ha land area, forests currently cover around 48%, although there has been a declining trend for the last century (they covered over 65% early in the 20th Century). The declining trend is particularly dramatic for dense forests, which have more than halved in the last twenty years, from covering 45.6% of land in 1990, the single largest land use, to now just 19.9%.
The long -term decline in forests, is due to a combination of factors; change of land use (especially land hunger from the growing population), commercial timber harvesting (and the indirect effect of increasing accessibility through road construction), and also intensifying pressure on remaining forests for livelihood needs especially fuelwood.
Forest reservation was initiated by the British from 1856, creating a national forest estate but taking over control of many villages‟ forests in the process. Community Forestry has been a successful policy around the world for communities to protect and sustainably manage their forests and derive livelihood benefits. It was encompassed in Myanmar‟s colonial era policies to some extent through the creation of Local Supply Working Circles. However, these were under Forest Department management and have not been a success, with most becoming encroached or degraded.
Returning control of the management rights and responsibilities for village forests to the villages became seen by policy makers as critically important in the 1990s both to mobilise communities to protect and regenerate adjacent forests, and also to ensure that they fulfil their forest product needs locally. Hence, the Community Forestry Instruction (CFI) was issued in 1995, and initiated the promotion of Community Forestry in Myanmar.
Implementation of the Community Forestry Instruction began immediately, and was promoted by international donor projects (e.g. UNDP / JICA / DFID) as well as through Forest Department promotion, and in some cases self-organization by communities. Implementation received a major boost through the Forestry Master Plan (2001) which mandated that 2.27 mil. acres (1.36% of the country) be handed over to FUGs by 2030-31.
Annual progress of Community Forest establishment since 1995 had averaged 6,943 acres (2,810 ha), and there are now 572 Forest Users‟ Groups with certificates, managing 104,146 acres of forest, (with more awaiting their certificate). Implementation progress has been highest in Shan, Rakhine, Magway and Mandalay, most of which have been under UNDP project support.
However, the rate of CF handover has been far lower than that needed to meet the Master Plan‟s 30-year target (i.e. 2.27 million acres by 2030). For this we would need to hand over 50,000 acres (approx. 20,000 ha) per year, a rate almost ten times higher. (The FD also aims to obtain 4.13 million m3 of wood fuel from community forests, amounting to 25% of the country‟s total wood fuel requirement of 16.53 million m3 by 2030, another target unlikely to be achieved at the current rate).
After 15 years of Community Forestry in Myanmar, there are a wide range of experiences which have significant implications for sustainable forest management and community and livelihood development. To understand how community forestry is working we developed a detailed inter-disciplinary research design with a range of stakeholders in late 2010. Having finalised our method we then selected two States
and two Regions (Kachin, Mandalay, Shan, Ayeyawady) for study, and objectively selected 16 FUGs within these, using a statistically sound sampling method to reflect the diverse environments where CF is happening. We then conducted field work in 16 Community Forests and associated villages. This started in the second week of October and was completed by the end of December 2010. The community forests were assessed, the local Forest Users‟ Group institution researched, and a total of 272 households interviewed..."
Kyaw Tint, Oliver Springate-Baginski, Mehm Ko Ko Gyi
Date of entry/update:
2012-05-05
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Oxford Centre for Tropical Forests
Date of publication:
2012-02-17
Description:
ABSTRACT: Burma (Myanmar) is currently emerging from almost half a century of severe military dictatorship. In a country comprising over 50% forested landscapes, the status of forest governance and forest rights are central to the democratisation process.
Oliver will present findings from a recent study on community forestry in Burma, and seek to clarify some of the issues, opportunities and challenges in the country. A key challenge remains the reconciliation of environmental protection with local food security for the uplands, where their attempted territorialisation under colonial and post colonial forestry administrations continues to threaten the prevalent taungya forest fallows cultivation systems.....THE PROBLEMS: *One of Southeast Asia?s and the World?s poorest countries (UNDP 2007/2010).
*poverty headcount: 32% across the ~59 m population
*10% below the UNDP?s food poverty line.
*Rural poverty is significantly higher than urban poverty (36% / 22%)
*In Chin State, (upland North), 73% are poor, and 40% fall below the food poverty line.
*moderately underweight children 34% nationally, 60% in Rakhine State
*BUT data v. poor...
Causes:
*Faltering agricultural production & lack of alternate livelihood opp.s from industry
*Conflict
*State command economy – forced procurement – disastrous
*Lack of service provision, market support, credit etc.
*Tenure insecurity – state controlled land
*Common Property Resource decline
*Environmental degradation
*Increasing land appropriation for crony agribusinesses & Chinese opportunists...
1. Does Community forestry work?
2. Is Tenure security at the Forest Agriculture Interface as Community forestry part of the solution? Or a further problem?
Oliver Springate-Baginski, UEA
Date of entry/update:
2012-05-05
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Individual Documents
Language:
English
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World Bank
Date of publication:
2012-04-26
Description:
"
Statement on Myanmar: Pamela Cox, World Bank East Asia and Pacific Regional Vice President
Available in: Espa?ol, 日本語
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 - The World Bank today released the following statement from World Bank Vice President for East Asia, Pamela Cox, on the Bank?s steps toward re-engagement with the Government of Myanmar:
?I want to update you on where the World Bank Group stands in relation to Myanmar. We are working closely with our Board and shareholders on our plans moving forward.
As you?re aware, we have re-engaged with the government in Myanmar, with the aim of supporting reforms that will benefit all the people of Myanmar, especially the poor and vulnerable.
In early June, we will be opening an office in Myanmar, which will be led by a new country manager. Also in June, I?ll be travelling to Myanmar to gain a firsthand assessment of the situation. The vice presidents of our private sector arm, IFC and our insurance arm, MIGA, will join me on that visit..."
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-27
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
World Bank and its Watchers
Language:
English (Spanish also available)
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Source/publisher:
Food Security Working Group
Description:
Established in 2002 the FSWG has provided an effective forum for the networking, capacity building & knowledge sharing for organizations and individuals interested in working on food security and livelihood related issues...ONLINE PUBLICATIONS ON FOOD SECURITY IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES OF BURMA
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-24
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Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Date of publication:
2010-00-00
Description:
CONTENTS:
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AT THE CENTRE - MDG 1:
Organized Initiatives for the most Vulnerable;
Self-Reliance Groups in Action;
Mentoring for Success;
Community Leading Development...
FINANCING RURAL DEVELOPMENT:
Boosting Rural Finance;
From Disaster, to a Hopeful Future;
Every One Count...
SOWING THE SEEDS OF LIVELIHOODS:
Uniting Efforts for the Poores;
Advancing Recovery;
Rebuilding Livelihoods...
REDUCING THE IMPACT OF DISASTERS:
Preparation, Preparedness, and Response;
Safe Shelter;
Northern Rakhine State Flooding and Landslides;
Cyclone Giri...
ENSURING EQUALITY:
Engendering Development;
United against Discrimination;
Living lives with Dignity;
Youth Action...
FOCUSING INTERVENTIONS:
Sustainable Future;
Healthy Lives;
Education for All...
UNITED PARTNERSHIPS...
THE ROAD AHEAD...
FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN BY PROJECT...
FINANCIAL DETAILS.
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-24
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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pdf
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Source/publisher:
Conflict Risk Network
Date of publication:
2012-04-00
Description:
"...Burma has vast oil, gas, hydropower and mineral
potential, located mainly in the ethnic minority
regions which continue to be areas of conflict. Keen
on tapping these resources, the international business
community is already a forceful advocate for overturning
the sanctions regime and is actively scouting
investment prospects. In particular, major oil companies
– Chevron, Total and Exxon Mobil – are seeking to
further penetrate Burma?s market.
While international sanctions have limited investment
over the last decade, foreign direct investment
has recently increased. Foreign investment from 2010
to 2011 represents nine times the cumulative foreign
investment between 2006 and 2010, with a staggering
percentage benefiting the energy and extractive
industries.
Investors should exercise extreme caution. Burma is a
volatile area for investors, without the rule of law and
without constitutional assurances that the judiciary
will protect property or investments. Despite economic
reforms over the past year, the military continues to
dominate the Burmese economy. It controls the Union
of Myanmar Economic Holdings which manages the
gem trade and the banking and construction industries.
It also oversees the Myanmar Economic Corporation
which controls economic activities as varied as
tourism, trading companies and the sale of petroleum
and natural gas.
The recent reforms and election results provide
reasons for cautious optimism in Burma, but the transition
is tenuous and incomplete. Given the integration
of the military in all aspects of Burma and its historically
poor record of democratization and human rights
abuse, the international community must seek to use
every avenue of engagement with Burma to ensure
the establishment of accountability mechanisms to
protect human rights. Such mechanisms may be most
important of all in the resource-rich ethnic minority
regions..."
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-23
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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pdf
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Safe Haven Orphanage
Description:
In 1987 Mrs. Tasanee Keereepraneed started to care for orphaned children in her village of Ban Tha Song Yang (also known as Mae Tawo), Thailand. Having lost her own father at a young age and her children also having lost their father, Tasanee decided that she would care for the orphaned children of Thailand and Burma.
Ban Tha Song Yang is about 2 hours north of Mae Sot on the Thai/Burma border. It is a picturesque Karen village in northern Thailand. It sits next to the Moei River, is surrounded by jungle and beautiful limestone mountains. It?s a small village where all the kids play together and all the parents know each other.
Tasanee and her brother converted their childhood home into an open space to accommodate the children. Starting with whatever funds were available, she built the foundation of what has become the first Safe Haven Orphanage. Relying on her personal funds and the donations of the people of Mae Sot, she was able to expand and take on more children. She now has over fifty children under her care.
Mission & Aims
Safe Haven Orphanage is a home that provides disadvantaged children with proper nurture, nutrition, shelter, clothing, medical care, and education. Safe Haven Orphanage is open to children from all communities, faiths, and cultures.
Who runs Safe Haven Orphanage?
Tasanee and a number of staff run Safe Haven Orphanage. Volunteers from around the world teach English at the local school and provide support at the orphanage.
Supporters
Donations received from volunteers and visitors are used to cover the daily costs of running the orphanage. We also receive support from some Non-Government Organizations (NGO?s) who assist with food supplies and health checks.
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-23
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Migrant children and youth
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Center for Children in Need
Description:
Home...
Contact...
Homestay...
Travel...
Mae Sot Photo...
Burma videos...
Hip Hop...
Scribd...
facebook...
facebook volunteerin...
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-23
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Migrant children and youth
Language:
English
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Description:
Center for Children in Need,
Mae Tao, Mae Sot,
63110 Tak, Thailand..... Volunteering
How to help;
News;
Children;
Links;
Contact;
Blog....."The Center for Children in Need was founded in 2002. It has a small orphanage and also provides free of charge foster care for single parents. We are a Karen family and help any child in danger or need. They can stay with us for a short time or as long as they need. We are motivated by our Christian faith, but we work with children of any religion and respect their beliefs. We give orphans and abandoned children a safe and loving home and provide a healing environment for traumatized children. We offer education for disadvantaged children.
Orphanage and Foster Care
We look after children of all ethnics, religions and nationalities. We give care and shelter in emergencies, for longer or shorter periods. We also work with single mothers and look after children in their families. We take children at any time. And of any age. We often have newborns who mostly come very sick to us.
Kids with special needs
Several of our kids have special needs and learning diabilities. They have problems in the local schools. We give them special tuition in English and Burmese plus supervise their homework. Hopefully they can join a Thai school soon, which will open them much more possibilities for their future.
our aims are
protection of children and women from violence and abuse incl. trafficking
to give orphans and abandoned children a safe and loving home
education, especially of disadvantaged children
to provide a safe and healing environment for traumatized children
we provide
shelter and protection in emergencies
health care
care for prematurely born infants
counseling for traumatized children and women
family and couple counseling
education in English and Burmese with the option for university education
activities as music and dance trainings, computer
we need
volunteers!!!! please look at our volunteering info
We take short and long-term volunteers, if we have space even on short notice.
One staff member is a medical doctor and psychiatrist and psychotherapist with qualification in single, group, couple and family counseling and dance therapy.
The Center relies on private donations. The income we can create ourselves is not sufficient for the day-to-day running of the orphanage as well as providing proper nutrition, clothing, school and medical care.
Please help and support us by donations and by sponsoring a child. We are a non-profit grass root project and it is very hard to find the funds for all the children that are in our care. We are struggling from month to month and really need your help. For details about our needs see News.
Donations can be made through:
www.betterplace.org (under construction)
http://www.chipin.com (under construction)
or directly to our bankaccounts!
We have a German donation account, that was set up by school friends, so that it is possible to sponsor a child or donate monthly within Europe without paying high bank fees."
Send me an email and I will give you the details: [email protected]
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-23
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Migrant children and youth
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Various sources via "BurmaNet News"
Description:
Health-related articles from 2008 to October 2016
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-17
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
ShanYoma.org
Description:
Collection of 500 or so documents on religion, politics, history (and perhaps other themes) in Burmese and Shan.
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-15
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
Burmese, Shan
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Source/publisher:
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Date of publication:
2012-04-11
Description:
"Economic growth picked up in FY2011, based largely on foreign investment in energy and exports of
commodities and natural gas. That trend is forecast to continue, assisted by policy reforms and higher gas
exports in 2013. Inflation is expected to quicken, after receding in 2011. The government has taken steps
to revitalize the economy, but the agenda of required reforms is long..."
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-12
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
International Crisis Group (ICG) - Asia Briefing N?136
Date of publication:
2012-04-11
Description:
CONCLUSION: "One year after the new Myanmar government took office, a remarkably rapid transition is underway. The president has made clear that he intends to do much more to acceler-ate democratic reform, rebuild the economy, promote ethnic peace, improve rule of law and heal the bitter wounds of the past. By-elections held on 1 April were relatively free and fair, and the opposition National League for Democ-racy won a landslide victory, taking 43 of the 45 seats be-ing contested. Aung San Suu Kyi won her seat with a large majority. Although these results will not alter the balance of power in the legislature, they make the NLD the larg-est opposition party and give it a powerful mandate as the voice of popular opinion within the legislatures.
There is a broad consensus among the political elite on the need for fundamental reform. This makes the risk of a reversal relatively low. However, the reform process faces several challenges, including a lack of technical and insti-tutional capacity to formulate policy and implement deci-sions; rebuilding a moribund economy and meeting rising expectations for tangible improvements in living stand-ards; and consolidating peace in ethnic areas. The NLD electoral landslide, which came at the expense of the gov-ernment-backed USDP, can add further momentum to the reforms but may also alarm many in the political estab-lishment. This could expose the president to greater inter-nal criticism and stiffen resistance to further democratic reform.
The international community has an important role to play in supporting reform. In addition to providing technical advice and assistance, political support for the reform ef-fort is also crucial. Myanmar has turned away from five decades of authoritarianism and has embarked on a bold process of political, social and economic reform. Those in the West who have long called for such changes must now do all they can to support them. The most important step is to lift the sanctions on Myanmar without delay. Failing to do so would strengthen the hand of more conservative el-ements in the country and undermine those who are driving the process of change."
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-11
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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AFP via "Bangkok Post" from "The Lancet" 5 April and "Science" 6 April
Date of publication:
2012-04-05
Description:
"New research shows that artemisinin-resistant malaria has emerged and increased rapidly along the Thailand-Myanmar border, with implications for the regions containment strategy" - "The Lancet"....For the full text of "The Lancet" article, go to http://www.thelancet.com and search for Artemisinin-resistant malaria - you will need to register to read it - free...The other article, in "Science" of 6 April can be accessed at http://www.sciencemag.org -- similar search, but you have to pay to register.
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-08
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Malaria
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Democratic Voice of Burma
Date of publication:
2012-04-05
Description:
"A UN body tasked with pushing for workers? rights and an end to forced labour in Burma has been granted access to conflict zones in the country?s border regions that for years have been largely off-limits to international monitoring groups.
The agreement means the International Labour Organization (ILO) becomes one of the first overseas bodies to begin sustained operations in the volatile areas where Burma?s government has been battling ethnic armies.
To the surprise of many observers, the defence ministry, widely depicted as hostile to the nascent reform programme in Burma, has also endorsed the move, which comes amid a push by Naypyidaw to persuade rebels groups to sign ceasefires.
Steve Marshall, head of the ILO office in Rangoon, says the ministry?s signature on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed in March is ?very positive and very telling?, particularly given that the ILO will be directly addressing abuses carried out by the army.
He adds that not only will the defence ministry give the green light for the ILO?s work in conflict zones, but that it ?has agreed to be an active partner? in the application of plans laid down by the group..."
FRANCIS WADE
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-06
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
News about the ILO and Burma/Myanmar
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
"Time"
Date of publication:
2012-04-05
Description:
Aung San Suu Kyi?s win is a humiliation for the army. Will it now turn nasty?
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-06
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
The 2012 By-Elections in Burma
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Kachin News Group
Date of publication:
2012-04-04
Description:
Environmental activists concerned that the controversial Myitsone dam project was never in fact halted say that a recently leaked document proves that construction is indeed moving ahead as previously planned.
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-05
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Dams and other projects on rivers in Burma/Myanmar (countrywide), Dams and other projects on the Irrawaddy and its tributories
Language:
English, Burmese
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Source/publisher:
"The Mirror" ("Kyemon") ကြေးမုံ 3 April 2012
Date of publication:
2012-03-30
Description:
agrarian
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-05
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to land, property and planning (texts), Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Laws and bylaws/rules/regulations proposed (bills) and/or adopted in 2012, Law and policy on land in Burma/Myanmar, Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to the environment (texts), Burma/Myanmar laws, decrees and regulations (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw), 2012
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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"The New Light of Myanmar" April 3, 4
Date of publication:
2012-04-04
Description:
These results were published in "The New Light of Myanmar" of 3 and 4 April, 2012. According to Mizzima: "The final, official by-election results announced by the Burmese Union Election Commission on Tuesday gave the National League for Democracy Party (NLD) 6.4 per cent of the seats in Parliament.
The NLD won a total of 43 seats in the April 1 by-election.
The NLD contested for a total of 44 vacant seats. It won 37 seats in the Lower House, four seats in the Upper House and two seats in state or regional assemblies.
Dr. Myat Nyarna Soe of National Democratic Force (NDF) won a seat in the Upper House in 2010, and he later joined the NLD, giving it a total of five Upper House seats, making the NLD representation in Parliament 44 seats.
According to the Constitution, there should be 224 parliamentarians in the Upper house and 440 parliamentarians in Lower House. However, there are a total 224 MPs in Upper House and 432 MPs in Lower House. The total parliamentarians in Parliament will be 656.
The EC announcement said Shan Nationalities Democratic Party candidate Sai San Min won the Shan State No. 3 constituency Upper House seat; and Union Solidarity and Development Party candidate Tin Mya won the Sagaing Region constituency no. 7 Upper House seat, respectively."
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-05
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
The 2012 By-Elections in Burma
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Google
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-04
Type:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Congressional Research Service
Date of publication:
2012-02-07
Description:
SUMMARY: "Existing U.S. sanctions on Burma are based on various U.S. laws and presidential executive
orders. This report provides a brief history of U.S. policy towards Burma and the development of
U.S. sanctions, a topical summary of those sanctions, and an examination of additional sanctions
that have been considered, but not enacted, by Congress, or that could be imposed under existing
law or executive orders. The report concludes with a discussion of options for Congress.
The current U.S. sanctions on Burma were enacted, for the most part, due to what the U.S.
government saw as a general disregard by Burma?s ruling military junta, the State Peace and
Development Council (SPDC), for the human rights and civil liberties of the people of Burma.
The actions of the new quasi-civilian government in Burma have initiated a discussion on when
and how to possibly remove some of the existing sanctions. The Obama Administration recently
announced it would for the first time in 21 years nominate a candidate to serve as U.S.
ambassador to Burma and would welcome a Burmese ambassador to the United States.
Burma-specific sanctions began following the Tatmadaw?s violent suppression of popular protests
in 1988, and have continued through several subsequent periods in which Congress perceived
major human rights violations in Burma. The result is a web of overlapping sanctions with
differing restrictions, waiver provisions, expiration conditions, and reporting requirements.
The United States currently imposes sanctions specifically on Burma via five laws and four
presidential documents. These sanctions can be generally divided into several broad categories,
such as visa bans, restrictions on financial services, prohibitions of Burmese imported goods, a
ban on new investments in Burma, and constraints on U.S. assistance to Burma. Past Congresses
have considered a variety of additional, stricter sanctions on Burma.
In addition to the targeted sanctions, Burma is currently subject to certain sanctions specified in
U.S. laws based on various functional issues. In many cases, the type of assistance or relations
restricted or prohibited by these provisions is also addressed under Burma-specific sanction laws.
The functional issues include the use of child soldiers, drug trafficking, human trafficking, money
laundering, failure to protect religious freedoms, violations of workers? rights, and threats to
world peace and the security of the United States.
On March 30, 2011, SPDC formally dissolved itself and transferred power to the new Union
Government, headed by President Thein Sein, ex-general and prime minister for the SPDC. On
four separate occasions since his appointment, President Thein Sein has ordered the release of
prisoners, including a number of political prisoners. The Union Government has also initiated
ceasefire talks with various ethnic-based militias, and altered laws to allow opposition parties to
participate in parliamentary elections. However, the continuation of serious human rights abuses
has raised questions about the extent to which there has been significant political change in
Burma. Consideration is being given by the Obama Administration to the selective removal or
alteration of sanctions as part of an effort to foster more reform in Burma.
The 112th Congress may consider either the imposition of additional sanctions or the removal of
some of the existing sanctions, depending on the conduct of Burma?s new Union Government and
other developments in Burma. This report will be updated as conditions warrant."
Michael F. Martin
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-04
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
USA-Burma relations
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
"The Mirror" ("Kyemon") ကြေးမုံ 2 April 2012
Date of publication:
2012-03-30
Description:
Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Management
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-02
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Tenure (national legislation and policies), Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to land, property and planning (texts), Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Laws and bylaws/rules/regulations proposed (bills) and/or adopted in 2012, Law and policy on land in Burma/Myanmar, Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to the environment (texts), Burma/Myanmar laws, decrees and regulations (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw), 2012
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Format :
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Size:
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Source/publisher:
Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd.
Date of publication:
2012-04-08
Description:
NEWS: Govt to float currency April 1;
Free, fair elections can heal the wounds of the past;
No media allowed near poll stations: EC;
Commission turns down applications to cast advance votes in
Nay Pyi Taw;
Electoral roll grows in Mingalar Taung Nyunt;
UN aid convoy reaches Kachin State displaced;
Port fire causes $5m damage;
Scandals take gloss off the myth that is Singapore;
Prayer ceremony highlights plight of Kachin refugees;
New building to open this week at Yangon?s Jivitadana Sangha Hospital;
Armed Forces Day parade held;
Compensation paid to families of boat accident victims;
Myanmar?s economic future: SKorea or Nigeria?;
Hluttaw urged to investigate legality of govt decisions...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: MOGP Summit attracts strong interest;
Central Bank to sign capital market MOU;
Reforms seeds hope for farmers;
Myanmar poised to let in foreign banks;
Taxation overhaul set for April 1: officials;
MFF to boost shrimp production;
Myanmar lures hoteliers;
Pathein-Ngapudaw road opened;
Thailand plans US$70 billion infrastructure investment: PM;
Boomers lift Japanese property market...TECHNOLOGY: China?s Huawei ?banned? from Oz broadband project;
Patent requests in Europe reach record last year;
US ups private sector?s role in spaceflight...TIMEOUT: Local pop stars brace for lyrical revolution;
Five scriptwriters start work on Aung San biopic;
Pakistan censors ban India?s James Bond;
They call it sneery: mixed reaction for film on Myanmar;
Fleeting northern lights frozen on film;
Scans reveal rare documents inside 17th century statue...TRAVEL: Asia gets new budget airline...SPORT...BY-ELECTIONS SPECIAL: Hluttaw reps ready for arrival of NLD;
Can peace trump political divisions?
USDP actions speak louder than words: U Htay Oo;
By-election raises high interest of locals in Mandalay;
Shan State vote hints at ethnic divide;
Nay Pyi Taw by-elections: too close to call;
Will invalid votes be a factor in election results?;
Election predictions;
MPs will follow our lead: NLD;
In inner Yangon, a humanitarian worker turns to politics;
In Mandalay, voter knowledge remains an issue for parties;
Independent candidate U Khin Hlaing, Mayangone;
Independent for Meiktila, Daw Myint Myint Aye;
Shan party confident of Lashio win;
Voices from Maha Aung Myay tsp;
88 Generation forms ?Election Watch Group?;
Nay Pyi Taw residents, candidates predict fair poll
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-02
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
BBC News - Business
Date of publication:
2012-03-30
Description:
Viewpoint by Sean Turnell...."The decision of Burma?s new government to float the country?s currency is a welcome one.
Injecting a degree of rationality into a policy-making environment that for 50 years has been conspicuous by the absence of this quality, the policy has the potential to greatly assist Burma?s re-emergence into the global economy, as well as to transform its public finances..."
Sean Turnell
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-31
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Associated Press
Description:
Myanmar?s government gave way to a civilian administration last year after four decades of military rule. The new government embarked on a surprising array of reforms, prompted in part by a desire to turn around its image as a repressive regime and get Western sanctions lifted:...
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-31
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
more
Source/publisher:
"Foreign Policy"
Date of publication:
2012-03-30
Description:
On the eve of the country?s historic elections, 16 experts give us their prescriptions for the future:- Brian Joseph: Create a multi-ethnic state...
Tom Kramer and Martin Jelsma: Tackle Burma?s drugs problem...
Christina Fink: End the civil war...
Ronald Findlay: Export or die...
Francis Wade: Invite investment -- but with protections...
Muang Wuntha: Support press freedom...
Myat Htoo Razak: Health is wealth...
Timothy Ryan: Let workers unionize freely...
Sean Turnell: Cut the bloated military budget...
Soe Thinn: Train Burma?s new diplomats...
Dr. Thein Lwin: Teach the children well...
Tin Muang Muan Than: Unleash grassroots entrepreneurship...
Andreas Valentin: Come visit, sustainably...
David Steinberg: Promote the rule of law...
Hanna Hindstrom: Make extractive industries more transparent...
Ko Tar: Let the monks lead the way
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-31
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
"The Mirror" ("Kyemon") ကြေးမုံ 29 March 2012
Date of publication:
2012-03-28
Description:
Labour Disputes Settlement
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-31
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to labour (texts), Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Laws and bylaws/rules/regulations proposed (bills) and/or adopted in 2012, Burma/Myanmar laws, decrees and regulations (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw), 2012
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher:
Mizzima
Date of publication:
2012-03-30
Description:
(Mizzima) ? Burma has banned mining of mineral resources along the country?s four major river courses or near the river banks in a bid to preserve the natural environment, according to an order of the Ministry of Mines made public Thursday.
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-31
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
Date of publication:
2012-03-27
Description:
Findings: "The Burmese military is implicated in some of the world?s worst human rights abuses, including rape, torture, ethnic cleansing, conscription of child soldiers, and particularly severe religious freedom violations. These abuses continued in the past reporting period, despite November 2010 elections that installed a new government and some initial reforms announced during 2011-2012. Religious groups, particularly ethnic minority Christians and Muslims and Buddhist monks suspected of engaging in anti-government activity, faced intrusive monitoring, arrest, mistreatment, destruction or desecration of property, severe restrictions on worship, education, and religious activities, and targeted violence. Monks are still imprisoned for participating in peaceful demonstrations in 2007, and the ban on independent Protestant ―house church‖ activities remains.
In light of these continued systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations, USCIRF again recommends in 2012 that Burma be designated as a ―country of particular concern‖ (CPC). The State Department has designated Burma as a CPC since 1999..."
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-30
Type:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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pdf
Size:
118.86 KB
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Source/publisher:
Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
Date of publication:
2012-03-27
Description:
Executive Summary:
"For the first time in decades, Burma will be holding Parliamentary by-?‐elections that allows
major opposition parties to contest the available seats. The move has been hailed by many
in the international community as evidence of democratic progress and the elections are
now being used as a benchmark for lifting sanctions if deemed ?free and fair? by
international monitors.
However, whether the elections are conducted in a free and fair manner is not a genuine
reflection of the level of civil and political liberties accorded to the people of Burma. There
are hundreds of political prisoners still behind bars, and those who have been released face
deprivation of fundamental freedoms and extensive monitoring by security forces.
What matters most is not what happens on the day of the elections, but how the campaigns
are conducted in the months preceding. There have been countless reports of ballot fraud,
intimidation, and harassment of opposition groups that show the elections will be anything
but free and fair.
We call on the international community to not be fooled by the charade and maintain
pressure on the U Thein Sein regime until all political prisoners are released and concrete
measures are taken to ensure political and civil liberties are enjoyed by all in Burma."
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-27
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
The 2012 By-Elections in Burma
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
283.45 KB
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Source/publisher:
ALTSEAN-Burma
Date of publication:
2012-03-27
Description:
The trouble with the by-elections;
Electoral framework not in line with int?l standards;
Election laws limit political
participation;
Election Commission lacks
independence and impartiality;
Campaign restrictions still in place;
Complaint process ineffective and
inaccessible; Restrictions, irregularities,
harassment, and vote-buying
mar pre-election period;
Restrictions on NLD activities;
Widespread irregularities;
Threats, harassment, and vote
buying;
More voters disenfranchised;
Censorship still in place;
Election observation falls short
of international standards;
By-elections who?s who
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-27
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Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Arakan Oil Watch
Date of publication:
2012-03-22
Description:
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံထဲသို့ စီးပွားရေးရင်းနှီးမြှုပ်နှံသူများ အလုံးအရင်းနှင့်စတင်ဝင်ရောက် လာကြသော်လည်း
တိုင်းပြည်တွင်းတွင် ဘဏ္ဍာငွေဆိုင်ရာ ပွင့်လင်းမြင်သာမှုနှင့်တာဝန်ခံမှု ဆိတ်သုန်းကင်းမဲ့နေခြင်းက
တိုင်းပြည်၏ သဘာဝသယံဇာတကျိန်စာအား ပို၍ပင်ဆိုးရွားသွားစေသည်ဟု ရခိုင့်ရေနံစောင့်ကြည့်ရေး
အဖွဲ့မှ ယနေ့ သတိပေးပြောကြားလိုက်သည်။
သဘာဝဓါတ်ငွေ့တင်ပို့ရောင်းချရာမှရရှိသော ဘဏ္ဍာဝင်ငွေ ဒေါ်လာဘီလီယံပေါင်းများစွာကို ပြည့်သူ့
ငွေစာရင်းများထဲတွင် ထည့်သွင်းခြင်းမရှိဘဲ အကျင့်ပျက်ခြစားနေသော စစ်ခေါင်းဆောင်များကသာ မတရား
အလွှဲသုံးစားပြုလုပ်နေကြသောကြောင့် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသည် ကမ္ဘာပေါ်မှာ အဆုးိ ရွားဆုံး လူမှုဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်မှု
ညွှန်းကိန်းများနှင့်တိုင်းပြည်တစ်ခုဖြစ်နေပြီး၊ သဘာဝသယံဇာတဆိုင်ရာ ပဋိပက္ခများနှင့်ပြဿနာများကို
လည်း ရင်ဆိုင်နေရသည်ဟု အဆိုပါအဖွဲ့က ပြောကြားသည်။
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-23
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Oil and gas
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Format :
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Size:
60.2 KB
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Source/publisher:
Arakan Oil Watch
Date of publication:
2012-03-22
Description:
"Burma is rich in natural resources. Exports of natural gas
alone amount to approximately US$2.5 billion in annual
revenues, and these are expected to increase by 60% as
three additional production blocks come on line as early as
next year. Yet despite this enormous wealth, Burma is one
of the poorest countries in the world.
A lack of transparency around revenues from the sale of oil,
gas and other natural resources, a lack of an accountable
system to manage revenues, and a lack of equitable benefit
sharing of resource revenues are perpetuating a resource
curse in Burma.
It is a country crippled by corruption, censured for major
human rights violations, and continuing to suffer from a
decades-old civil war between the ruling government
and ethnic peoples. The country?s major businesses are
controlled by military companies and cronies. Projects
which extract and export natural resources have directly
led to human rights abuses such as forced labor, land
confiscation, rape and displacement, as well as severe
environmental degradation. The revenues from these
projects have in turn helped prop up authoritarian rule and
enrich top military generals.
There is therefore an urgent need for Burma to manage
oil and gas revenues with a greater transparency and
accountability as well as to reform its military-dominated
economy to ensure that the benefits of the country?s
resources are shared more equitably among its people and
for the country?s sustainable development.
in the oil and gas sector"
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-23
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Oil and gas
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
738.78 KB
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Source/publisher:
Arakan Oil Watch
Date of publication:
2012-03-22
Description:
Executive Summary: "Burma is rich in natural resources, particularly natural gas and oil. Yet instead of using these resources for the country?s development through industry and job growth, military leaders have been exporting them for over a decade. This has generated huge revenue flows, but a lack of transparency and mismanagement of these revenues has left Burma with some of the worse development indicators in the world, creating a resource curse. Sales revenues of natural gas exports alone amounted to US$ 2.5 billion in 2010-11. It is estimated that this amount will increase by over 60% to US$ 4.1 billion starting from 2013 as three additional production blocks come on line. Further revenues will be generated from over 40 additional oil and gas blocks that are currently under exploration. Despite this enormous wealth, Burma remains extremely poor and its people live with chronic energy shortages. It is a country crippled by corruption, with its major businesses controlled by military companies and cronies. Burma is censured for major human rights violations, and continues to suffer from a decades-old civil war between the ruling government and ethnic peoples. Due to Burma?s lack of protection laws, projects which extract and export natural resources have directly led to human rights abuses such as forced labor, land confiscation, rape and displacement, as well as severe environmental degradation. The projects also fuel armed conflict as government and ethnic troops clash in order to access and control project areas. The revenues from resource extraction projects have in turn helped prop up authoritarian rule and enrich top military generals. The report analyzes the previous Than Shwe regime and new military-dominated government?s lack of transparency around oil and gas revenues, lack of an accountable system to manage revenue, corruption, and a lack of equitable benefit sharing of resource revenues. Although a new ?civilian? government is now in place, under Burma?s new constitution, the military remains firmly outside the law and beyond civilian control. The role of military companies in Burma?s economy and in accessing and managing Burma?s massive oil and gas revenues remain unknown and unregulated. The government does not disclose how much it receives in gas revenues, or how those revenues are managed or spent. Foreign oil companies engaging in Burma?s oil and gas sector also refuse to publish how much and how they pay the military regime. There is therefore an urgent need for Burma to manage oil and gas revenues with greater transparency and accountability as well as to reform its military-dominated economy to ensure that the benefits of the country?s resources are shared more equitably among its people and for the country?s sustainable development. If Burma prioritizes the protection of peoples and the environment in extraction projects and manages the revenues from the sale of its resources transparently, the country?s non-renewable resources can be used sustainably for the benefit of current and future generations, decreasing the pace and need to extract resources from additional areas. Mechanisms and systems for public disclosure of money flows, independent revenue management and auditing, civil society input, and equal benefit sharing currently exist in international standards of revenue transparency and are put into practice in oil and gas producing countries around the world. This report provides key lessons from these countries that Burma can draw on to improve the management of its oil and gas revenues and work toward ending its resource curse."
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-23
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Oil and gas
Language:
Burmese
Format :
pdf
Size:
2.77 MB
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Source/publisher:
Arakan Oil Watch
Date of publication:
2012-03-22
Description:
Executive
Summary:
"Burma is rich in natural resources, particularly natural gas and oil.
Yet instead of using these resources for the country?s development
through industry and job growth, military leaders have been exporting
them for over a decade. This has generated huge revenue flows, but
a lack of transparency and mismanagement of these revenues has left
Burma with some of the worse development indicators in the world,
creating a resource curse.
Sales revenues of natural gas exports alone amounted to US$ 2.5 billion
in 2010-11. It is estimated that this amount will increase by over 60%
to US$ 4.1 billion starting from 2013 as three additional production
blocks come on line. Further revenues will be generated from over 40
additional oil and gas blocks that are currently under exploration.
Despite this enormous wealth, Burma remains extremely poor and its
people live with chronic energy shortages. It is a country crippled by
corruption, with its major businesses controlled by military companies
and cronies. Burma is censured for major human rights violations, and
continues to suffer from a decades-old civil war between the ruling
government and ethnic peoples. Due to Burma?s lack of protection
laws, projects which extract and export natural resources have directly
led to human rights abuses such as forced labor, land confiscation,
rape and displacement, as well as severe environmental degradation.
The projects also fuel armed conflict as government and ethnic troops
clash in order to access and control project areas. The revenues from
resource extraction projects have in turn helped prop up authoritarian
rule and enrich top military generals.
The report analyzes the previous Than Shwe regime and new
military-dominated government?s lack of transparency around oil
and gas revenues, lack of an accountable system to manage revenue,
corruption, and a lack of equitable benefit sharing of resource
revenues. Although a new ?civilian? government is now in place, under
Burma?s new constitution, the military remains firmly outside the law
and beyond civilian control. The role of military companies in Burma?s
economy and in accessing and managing Burma?s massive oil and gas
revenues remain unknown and unregulated. The government does not
disclose how much it receives in gas revenues, or how those revenues
are managed or spent. Foreign oil companies engaging in Burma?s oil
and gas sector also refuse to publish how much and how they pay the
military regime.
There is therefore an urgent need for Burma to manage oil and gas
revenues with greater transparency and accountability as well as to
reform its military-dominated economy to ensure that the benefits of
the country?s resources are shared more equitably among its people
and for the country?s sustainable development. If Burma prioritizes the
protection of peoples and the environment in extraction projects and
manages the revenues from the sale of its resources transparently, the
country?s non-renewable resources can be used sustainably for the
benefit of current and future generations, decreasing the pace and
need to extract resources from additional areas.
Mechanisms and systems for public disclosure of money flows,
independent revenue management and auditing, civil society input,
and equal benefit sharing currently exist in international standards of
revenue transparency and are put into practice in oil and gas producing
countries around the world. This report provides key lessons from
these countries that Burma can draw on to improve the management
of its oil and gas revenues and work toward ending its resource curse."
Date of entry/update:
2012-03-23
Type:
Individual Documents
Category:
Oil and gas
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
1.01 MB
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