Analyzing the New Labor Organization Law
A new labor law known as the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Labour Organization Law No.7/2011 was signed and put into effect by President Thein Sein on March 9, 2012. International labor groups cautiously welcomed... Read more
Young People and Drugs
Introduction Civil society groups discussed the issue of drug use in a development seminar for Mon people, in order to write a paper about drugs based on as much information from the community... Read more
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Don’t let your mind be destroyed: a commentary on the sharp increase of drug use in Mon areas
A generation lost to drug use The New Mon State Party has put up signs in front of and around villages in Mon state, urging residents to come together...
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New HURFOM report highlights use and trading of drugs in the Mon communityThe Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) released a report on drug problems in the Mon community, drawing on testimony from 140 individuals. The report aims to give...
Land destruction looks set to continue in path of Thanbyuzayat to Three Pagodas Pass roadHURFOM: For the last two years construction has been underway on a 64.5 mile road, linking Thanbyuzayat in Mon State to the Thai-Burma border town of Three Pagodas Pass in...
Farmers in Kyiakmayaw Township seek justice for 2011 land confiscationHURFOM: Farmers from Mae Kro village, Kyiakmayaw Township, Mon State have become some of the latest landowners to appeal to the government seeking justice for past land confiscations....
Unnamed armed group collects unpopular tax from residents in Ye TownshipHURFOM: At the end of last month, residents in Mawkanin village, Limine Sub-Township, Ye Township, Mon State were asked by members of an unnamed Mon armed group to pay a set...
Fraudulent government workers leave Kaw Pa Naw farmers uncompensated for landHURFOM: Earlier this year local farmers from Kaw Pa Naw village, Kyiakmayaw Township, Mon State had their farms taken by the Pacific Link Company. This Burmese company, linked...
Paung township residents protest against injustice in their communitiesHURFOM: On 18 May, 2013 local people in Paung Township, Mon State, demonstrated against unjust activities alleged to be taking place in their villages. In the first permitted...
Bribed authorities prosper from growing gambling and drug industries in Paung Township, Mon StateHURFOM: In a series of interviews, villagers from across Paung Township, Mon State, have described how the township has become a hotbed of unsavory activity as a result of...
Three Pagodas Pass residents living in fear of relocationHURFOM: Residents of the lower part of quarter No. 3 in the Thai-Burma border township of Three Pagodas Pass are living in fear of being relocated from their homes, pending...
Latest Headlines
- New HURFOM report highlights use and trading of drugs in the Mon community
- Land destruction looks set to continue in path of Thanbyuzayat to Three Pagodas Pass road
- Farmers in Kyiakmayaw Township seek justice for 2011 land confiscation
- Unnamed armed group collects unpopular tax from residents in Ye Township
- Fraudulent government workers leave Kaw Pa Naw farmers uncompensated for land
- Paung township residents protest against injustice in their communities
- Bribed authorities prosper from growing gambling and drug industries in Paung Township, Mon State
- Three Pagodas Pass residents living in fear of relocation
- Don’t let your mind be destroyed: a commentary on the sharp increase of drug use in Mon areas
- Young People and Drugs
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