Friday, August 24, 2012

Hundreds of refugees sent back from China, more deportations expected


23-Aug-12
 [B]Mai Ja Yang, BURMA[/B] — Since the beginning of this week a large number 
of refugees have been forced to cross back into Burma from China, where 
they had sought shelter following the outbreak of fighting between the Kachin
 Independence Organization (KIO) and Burmese government troops last year.

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Economist questions Burma’s Foreign Investment Law


Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:03 Mizzima News
Sean Turnell, a leading Burma watcher, says Burma’s proposed foreign 
investment law has run up against strong local opposition in the Parliament, 
and may go through significant revisions.

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Burmese land ownership a work in progress


Thursday, 23 August 2012 14:30 Mizzima News
The agricultural land reform issue in Burma is rapidly shifting and changes 
in the wind indicate a pro-farmer shift might be occurring 
in both governmental and business policies.

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Copper Mine Land Grabs Protest Heats Up


23-Aug-12
Tensions rise among protestors at the Letpadaung mountain range copper mine, 
in Sagaing Division, after their demands to be adequately compensated 
for confiscated land were rejected by the local authorities.

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Burma rapidly losing forest coverage


Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:22 Mizzima News
Burma’s forest coverage has been reduced to about one-fifth of the country’s 
total area, the Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Committee 
of the Lower House of Parliament said this week.
The total area of forest coverage was down to 24 per cent in 2008 from 
51 per cent in 2005, and 57 per cent in 1962,

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Human Rights Course Forced to Close


23-Aug-12
A week-long human rights training program to empower local people 
in Yay Nan Chaung, Magwe Division, was forced to close down 
by the township Election Commission for operating without permission.

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