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Library Hpa-an Situation Update: Hlaingbwe Township, April to May 2015

Hpa-an Situation Update: Hlaingbwe Township, April to May 2015

Hpa-an Situation Update: Hlaingbwe Township, April to May 2015

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Date of publication
juli 2015
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ISBN / Resource ID
OBL:100717

This Situation Update describes events and issues occurring in Hlaingbwe Township, Hpa-an District during the period between April and May 2015, including a development project in which the Burma/Myanmar government built a new town on villagers’ lands, as well as healthcare and education updates...

Between 1981 and 1982, some of the A--- villagers fled to the refugee camps on the Thai-Burma/Myanmar border and left their lands behind. Between 2013 and 2015 the Burma/Myanmar government built a new town on these villagers’ lands and called it A--- Town...

The Burma/Myanmar government constructed buildings, a road, and army camps on the villager’s lands, limiting the amount of land villagers living there can use to earn a living. Futhermore, A--- village refugees will have no land to build their homes on if they return...

Due to a lack of employment opportunities in Burma/Myanmar, many young people from Hlaingbwe Township migrate to Thailand in order to find work...

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