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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    October, 2017
    Myanmar

    Early in the morning of 25 August 2017, members of a Rohingya armed group, the Arakan Rohingya
    Salvation Army (ARSA), attacked approximately 30 security force outposts in northern Rakhine State.1 In its
    response, the Myanmar Army, rather than targeting ARSA, launched an attack on the Rohingya population
    in northern Rakhine State as a whole. Often working with Border Guard Police (BGP) and local vigilantes, the
    military has carried out a campaign of violence that has been systematic, organized, and ruthless.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    September, 2004
    Myanmar

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
    "In September 2002 the Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC), formerly the
    Burmese Border Consortium, compiled a report “Internally Displaced People and
    Relocation Sites in Eastern Burma”. The report was written because although the
    Royal Thai Government was reluctant to accept more refugees and believed repatriation
    should occur as soon as conditions were judged suitable, new refugees were still
    arriving in Thailand. Since most of the new arrivals reported that they had formerly

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2017
    Myanmar

    Conclusions: "Amnesty International’s latest research shows that hundreds of people close to the giant Letpadaung mine continue to face the risk of forced eviction from their farmland, and in the case of four villages, from their homes as well. In addition, thousands of people living in the area are at risk from Myanmar Wanbao’s inadequate management of environmental risk at the Letpadaung mine, which is situated in a flood and earthquake-prone area. The ESIA for the mine contains fundamental gaps and weaknesses, which Myanmar Wanbao has still not addressed.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    November, 2001
    Myanmar

    ... Karenni people celebrated three kinds of pole festivals in a year. The first one is called Tya-Ee-Lu-Boe-Plya. During this festival, the people went to their paddy fields, vegetable farms, picked the premature fruits and brought it to the Ee-Lu-pole. They put the premature fruits on altar, thank god and then pray for good fruits and good harvest. The second one called Tya-Ee-Lu-Phu-Seh. In this festival they pray god to bless the teenagers with good conducts, and good healths. The third one is Tya-Ee-Lu-Du. The festival concerned to everyone.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    February, 2016
    Myanmar

    INTRODUCTION: "The November 8, 2015 elections in Myanmar
    marked a historic milestone in the country’s political
    and economic transition that began in 2011.
    Incoming policy makers are preparing to pick up the
    baton and deliver on the people’s strong aspirations for
    a harmonious and prosperous Myanmar. In this series
    of policy notes, the World Bank Group seeks to promote
    dialogue on critical development challenges and
    on options for policies and reforms that can contribute
    to shared prosperity for the people of Myanmar.

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    August, 2017
    Myanmar

    This policy note on Land Policy and Regulatory Framework in Myanmar is the first of five policy notes
    prepared under the Land Sector Needs Assessment technical assistance initiative between the World Bank
    and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and
    Environmental Conservation and the General Administration Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs,
    and the Yangon City Development Committee. It is intended to assess and inform the land related

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2014
    Myanmar

    Synopsis of the Paper:
    "It is most fundamental to be able to hear voices of farmers as they are in resolving farm land
    problems which pose the greatest challenge to Myanmar. Therefore, it is expected that the
    "Voice From The Farm" paper will be supportive to a certain extent. This paper was compiled
    based on cases that reached the office of 88 Generation Peace and Open Society from
    respective region and reinforced with discussions resulting from the VOICE OF

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Myanmar

    4 issues a year on landmines, forced relocation, Burma army attacks, IDP health, education and many other issues affecting Internally Displaced Karen People.

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2015
    Myanmar

    In October 2013, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) released
    "Disputed Territory", a report documenting the emerging trend of Mon farmers fighting
    for recognition of their land rights in the face of unjust land and property
    confiscations. The report analyzed specific barriers impeding their success, from weak
    land policy and inadequate dispute resolution mechanisms, to an absence of support
    from various sources.
    While "Disputed Territory" explored the broad spectrum of land right violations among

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