25 Years On, But Little Progress
(A review on NMSP’s ceasefire agreement and political, social and ethnic rights in Mon area, southern Burma/Myanmar) by Nai Kasauh Mon[1] Introduction The Mon self-determination movement is... Read more
Infectious disease don’t scare empty stomachs
HURFOM: “If I can go abroad for work, I won’t have many problems. [But for now] I have to tolerate it as there is a travel ban. My eldest son and I will go to Malaysia for work as soon as the travel... Read more
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HURFOM’s World Press Freedom Day 2019 Statement
Today, the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) is celebrating World Press Freedom Day. HURFOM believes that a free and independent press is the...
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Government must improve cooperation with local rescue teams in response to natural disastersHURFOM: In 2019, due to heavy rains, floods seriously impacted Kyaikmayaw, Mawlamyine and Ye Townships of Mon State leaving thousands of people affected. A landslide at Ma...
Thousands of Ye Chaung Phya residents excluded from voter listHURFOM: Most of the residents in villages in the Ye Chaung Phya region, Kyaung Yaw village track, Ye Township, of Mon State have been excluded from the July 25th voter list....
Locals make 4 demands related to mining operation of Balae Kha Boi Mountain in Ma Gyi villageHURFOM: Myanmar Shwe Aykarit Mining Company Ltd has plans to conduct exploratory mining at Balae Kha Boi Mountain in Ma Gyi village, southern Ye Township, Mon State, to assess...
30% of residents in remote areas do not have National Registration Cards – impacting their right to voteHURFOM: The Civic Action for Free and Fair Election 2020 Project (CAFFE Project) has found that 30 percent of residents in remote areas do not have National Registration...
Interest in the election and voters list accuracy is limitedHURFOM: With the public release of the initial 2020 voters list, interest amongst voters appears to be low. Only 4,000 voters have come to check the list in the last 4...
Interest in politics declines as election promises go unfulfilledHURFOM: The 2020 general election will be held on November 8, 2020 and the voter list has now been publicly released. The Chair of the Union Election Commission (UEC)...
Ye plans to open “Mon Language Class”HURFOM: In order to create a systematic learning environment of mother tongue language, Ye Township’s Mon Language Teaching Committee plans to open “Mon Language Class”...
Shortfall in State government 2nd round of financial supports to households experiencing Covid-19 hardshipHURFOM: The New Mon State Party (NMSP) provided a list of 14,000 households in their controlled areas of Mon and Karen States and the Tenasserim Division identified to receive...
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- Government must improve cooperation with local rescue teams in response to natural disasters
- Thousands of Ye Chaung Phya residents excluded from voter list
- Locals make 4 demands related to mining operation of Balae Kha Boi Mountain in Ma Gyi village
- 30% of residents in remote areas do not have National Registration Cards – impacting their right to vote
- Interest in the election and voters list accuracy is limited
- Interest in politics declines as election promises go unfulfilled
- Ye plans to open “Mon Language Class”
- Shortfall in State government 2nd round of financial supports to households experiencing Covid-19 hardship
- Construction worker dies in landslide on building site that was guaranteed to be safe
- Administrators say villagers more interested in election than ever before
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