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Border-town Malaria Rates Rise

By HURFOM:

The number of malaria patients among Burmese migrants on the Thai-Burma border has dramatically increased this month, said a health worker from the Mae Tao Clinic based in Mae Sot, Thailand.

“More than 180 patients visit our clinic each day, and our blood tests are revealing around 30 people per day are infected with malaria. Just last month we found over 1,000 people had malaria,” said Sarkbaw, the operations manager at the Mae Tao clinic. Read more

Five People Face Corporal Punishment for Abbot Assassination

By HURFOM:

Thai courts in Thong Pha Phum have sentenced to death five of the eight Mon people arrested over the assassination of the new Wat Wiwangkaram abbot Reverend Jorndimar in Sanghklaburi last year.

The punishment decided on June 18th, 2008 in the Law Courts in Thong Pha Phum, Kanchanaburi province. Eight people were waiting for over twelve months for investigation.

According to the Thai authorities in Thong Pha Phum prison, five people were sentenced to death and three remaining prisoners were sentenced to life in prison. Read more

Returned Nargis Volunteer Tells of Continued Crisis

By HURFOM:

Every day the coverage of Burma’s Cyclone Nargis diminishes around the world. “After just one month news of Nargis dropped on news programmer’s priority lists,” said a foreign volunteer, Tom, newly arrived on the border after working for one month in Rangoon.

Although the world media coverage is fading, the crisis that followed the devastating events of May 2^nd and 3^rd continues, as each day Burmese cyclone survivors face food shortages. According to Tom, many cyclone survivors have been stealing food from each other in the Paypong Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp. Read more

Wildlife trade on the Thai-Burma border threatening species

By Taramon and Lawi Weng:

The flourishing black market trade in wild animal products is encouraging hunters to harvest animals on the Thai-Burma border at an unsustainable rate.

Thai authorities on the Thai-Burma border are heavily involved in the black market trade, frequently traveling into both government and rebel-controlled areas to procure wildlife.

Hunting, combined with habitat loss due to logging, the proliferation of rubber plantations and slash and burn agriculture, means that a variety of animals face regional extinction. For example, in the eastern part of Ye Township, or from the upper Bee Ree river to Thailand, rare animals including many species of tigers, deer, beer, many kind of snakes, wild goat, wild cat and some species birds are rare, if they can be found at all. Read more

‘Commemorate her Birthday by Continuing her Fight’

By HURFOM:

Longtime fighter for justice and freedom in Burma, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi turned 63 today, June 19^th. Inside Burma secret birthday celebrations will be held on her behalf across the country, as the Junta continues to detain her under house arrest.

Outside of Burma though many people of Burma now living in exile forgot the Nargis disaster for a brief moment today in a solemn celebration of her birthday, lighting candles in hope for her freedom. One group of people markedly not celebrating her birthday is the Burmese Military Government. The regime primary care is power, so they fear her Suu Kyi as a leader of the country’s democratic movement in Burma. Read more

Nargis Consequences Continue with Salt Shortage

By HURFOM:

As salt trucks from Mon state continue to move to the cyclone-affected Irrawaddy delta region, residents in Mon state are finding they now face a salt-shortage crisis themselves.

Panga village, located approximately five miles from Thanbyuzayat township, is the location of most salt production in Mon State. Read more

Human Rights Foundation of Monland’s Assessment on SPDC’s Referendum

By HURFOM:

On May 10^th, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) held a referendum on a draft constitution. Unfortunately, before the actual referendum was held, SPDC authorities and the members of government supported civilian groups like the Union Solidarity Development Association (USDA), had manipulated the process to ensure a nation-wide “Yes” vote. Read more

Trouble Brewing; Before, During and After Cyclone Nargis

The Lead-up

Cyclone Nargis ripped through Burma on May 2nd and 3rd , with the Irrawaddy Delta and Rangoon divisions the worst affected areas. This was the first large-scale natural disaster to hit the Burmese people and numerous people were killed; to date it is estimated 78,000 people died and 56,000 are still missing, while over 2.4 million people languish homeless and hungry. These survivors are in desperate need of aid, with poor living conditions leaving their health in jeopardy. Read more

Mon Civil War Continues in Southern Ye

By HURFOM :

Fighting recently between the Burmese army and Mon rebel groups caused death and injuries on both sides. In the second week of June alone there were two ambushes launched from each side.

Burma Army troops under the command of Infantry Battalion No.31 were ambushed by Mon guerrillas on June 10; a captain and four soldiers were killed.

Mon guerrillas under the command of the Monland Restoration Party (MRP) fired on junta troops traveling in trucks and motorcycles from a hill near Kabya (Mahae) village at about 3 p.m. Read more

SPDC’s Failure in Cyclone Mission

There are many sorrowful stories emerging from our contacts inside, telling how the people of Burma have suffered from Cyclone Nargis which devastated so many communities in the divisions of Irrawaddy and Rangoon. Various sources, including UN Agencies, have estimated that over 130,000 people are dead, about 250,000 people face an extremely difficult ongoing situation and about 2.5 million people are suffering with a lack of shelter and food. Read more

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