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the woeful plight of undesired gas pipeline

In November 2000 the Burmese military government began construction on the 180 miles KanBauk-MyaingKalay gas pipeline across Burma’s Sothern peninsula.

Construction of the pipeline led to the militarization of the area. Subsequently extensive human rights violations are committed by soldiers including forced labor, arbitrary taxation, rape and even summary execution.

The military regime is the sole beneficiary of gas sales from the pipeline that passes through varied terrains and ethnic regions. The pipeline ultimately supplies gas to a concrete manufacturing plant in Mayaing Kalay and electricity turbine in Rangoon.

Though completed, the pipelines presence continues as the locus of human rights abuses committed by local military battalions.

Tax increase at SPDC checkpoint on Zami River, financial burden for travelers and merchants

Kawkareik District: Passengers and merchants traveling along the Zami River have told HURFOM’s field reporter that soldiers from Burmese army Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 403, are arbitrarily increasing travel taxes at their checkpoint along the eastern bank of the Zami river at Phaya Ngote Toe village, Three Pagoda Pass (TPP). Travelers report the additional tax is damaging financial burden, as travel along the river requires 70% of the travel cost to be spend on checkpoint taxes.

LIB No. 403 operates under Military Operations Management Command (MOMC) or “SaKaKha” No.8, as a support battalion away from the State Peace and Development Council’s (SPDC) front line conflicts. Its checkpoint at Phaya Gnote Toe can be reached directly by riverboat from TPP, which continues on to Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State. Read more

Fleeing Prying Eyes; A Mothers Search for Safety

WCRP: Mi Cho*, a 40-year-old Mon woman, was born, married and gave birth to her six children in Alaesakhan village, Yebu Township, Tenasserim Division, southern Burma, however, because of increased instability throughout Mon state, she was forced to migrate to an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) area near the border of Thailand. Read more

USDA election party membership fee causes frustration amongst members

Mon State: Township Union Solidarity and Development Associations (USDA) in Mon State have begun charging members a membership fee for raising party funds now that the USDA has reformed as a political party and can no longer officially receive state funding. Read more

Unusual government financial support prompts suspicions amongst residents of effort to buy pro-government vote

Mon State: Community members reported to HURFOM that on May 29th and June 1st poor parents who have problems enrolling their children in the local school for this academic year can inform local authorities in Three Pagoda Pass (TPP) town and seek support. Additionally the Burmese authorities arranged to hold an enrollment ceremony that was led by the Township and Burmese military high-ranking officials on June 1st.  Read more

Gas Pipeline ruptures near Kwan Hlar: residents fear consequences

Mudon: On May 30th, a rupture occurred in the Kanbauk to Myingkalay Gas pipeline late in the evening. Residents, who reported that the ruptured pipe continued to spew gas, making a loud noise, said that people suffering from the smell of the gas. Read more