Ye plans to open “Mon Language Class”
July 29, 2020
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” in Ye Town, Southern Mon State. according to the Chair Nai Lon.
“The class is for ethnic Mon people, but who can’t speak or write in the Mon language. If you can’t speak or write your mother language, your tribe will become extinct. Some parents requested we teach the mother language, so we’ve decided to open the class,” said Nai Lon, Chair of the Committee.
Read moreShortfall in State government 2nd round of financial supports to households experiencing Covid-19 hardship
July 28, 2020
HURFOM: 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 a second round of financial support, from the Mon State government to hard hit communities suffering from COVID-19.
Read moreConstruction worker dies in landslide on building site that was guaranteed to be safe
July 28, 2020
HURFOM: At the 14th Mon State Parliament Regular Meeting, the State government guaranteed the construction of a four-story building on the hillside at the Sarsanar 2500 monastery, Sit Kel Kone Ward, in Mawlamyine had no chance of creating a landslide. However, on July 24, 2020, a landslide occurred and a worker lost his life.
Read moreAdministrators say villagers more interested in election than ever before
July 23, 2020
HURFOM: The Union Election Commission (UEC) has announced that the 2020 general election will be held on November 8, and the voters’ list will be released on July 25.
According to some village Administrators in Mon State, Mon villagers are showing great interest in the election.
Read moreVoter registration campaign in Ye Chaung Phyar Region suspended
July 23, 2020
HURFOM: The Union Election Commission announced that the 2020 general election will be held on November 8th and the voters’ list will be announced on July 25th.
Election activists in Ye Township, Mon State have been trying to help people in the Ye Chaung Phyar Region, to secure their voting rights by ensuring their names are on the voter’s list. These efforts have faced a lack of cooperation from local authorities. The region is in southeast Myanmar and is under the jurisdiction of the New Mon State Party (NMSP).
Read moreThose who were in quarantine due to COVID-19 movement restrictions, still have right to cast advance ballots
July 22, 2020
HURFOM According to the Mon State Election Sub-commission, eligible voters for the 2020 general election who experienced movement restrictions due to COVID-19 still have the right to cast their advance ballots.
“Those who have stayed in quarantine are similar to [the situation of] those who have been admitted to hospitals. As they are under the Ministry of Health [protocols they are assumed to be patients), and voting law allows them to cast their advanced ballots,” said U Hein Linn Htet, the Director of Mon State Election Sub-commission.
Read moreDay labourers at MCL, laid off and won’t receive any compensation
July 22, 2020
HURFOM On July 15, 2020, Mawlamyine Cement Limited (MCL) located in Pyar Taung Region, Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State suspended its operations, resulting in more than a thousand workers losing their jobs. According to the workers, they were forced to sign a document acknowledging they would not receive any compensation.
Read moreMNEC schools face accommodation problems as registration numbers increase
July 17, 2020
HURFOM: For the 2020-21 academic year, the number of students who have registered for high school programs, run by the Mon National Education Committee (MNEC) in Nyi Sar Region dramatically increased.
Parents are afraid their children may be exposed to COVID-19, in national schools, and they are also concerned their children may be exposed to illicit drugs in national schools. As a result many parents registered their children to attend MNEC run schools, commented Min Aung Zay, the Director of MNEC.
Read moreVillagers concerned military used to intimidate and force sale of lands for a company project
July 17, 2020
HURFOM: On July 15, 2020, villagers charge that Myanmar Shwe Aykarit Mining Company Ltd, used the presence of two soldiers from the Light Infantry Battalion LIB #285 in order to get consent for a controversial Da Ni Kyar Ideal Village Project.
The project is located between (Outside) Da Ni Kyar and (Inside) Da Ni Kyar villages of southern Ye Township, Mon State.
Read moreParents worry about school openings amidst fears of COVID-19
July 15, 2020
HURFOM: Although prevention and control measures in response to COVID-19 have not been lifted, the Ministry of Education has announced that school registration for basic education in high schools must be done between July 13th to the 17th, 2020.
Parents are expressing concerns about their children returning to school and possibly being infected by the disease.
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