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Villagers forced to live in hiding after 2 villages burned

HURFOM: In a recent raid, unidentified soldiers from a Burmese army column patrolling in Pegu Division, Burma, set fire to 2 villages in Nyaung Lay Bin district.  The sweeping destruction has driven residents into hiding in remote and inaccessible areas, further threatening their quality of life. Read more

A home for the unwanted

WCRP: “I want to go back home. Can you take me?” a mentally challenged woman asked me while my friend and I were visiting the Safe House near Huay Malai in Kanchnaburi province, Thailand. But for this woman, and many of her fellow patients, the Safe House serves as the only “home” such individuals can find. Read more

20 villagers forced to porter goods for army in Kyaninnseikyi Township

HURFOM, Kyainnseikyi: Around 20 people from Thaung Waing village were tortured and arrested for land mine clearing and portering by Light Infantry Battalions (LIB) No. 404 and 406 under controls of the Military Operation Management Command No. 8 based in Kyainnseikyi Township, Karen State, Burma. Read more

Social Responsibility of Multinational Companies in Burma

ASEAN, China and other countries have expectations for Burma’s 2010 elections because these governments’  leaders are concerned about being able to invest in Burma for trade or exploitation of natural resources. Read more

Oil and Water: The Impact of Government salary increases on democratic prospects

Introduction:

In early January 2010, the Burmese government State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) announced a nationwide salary increase for all government employees. Under the announcement No. 104/2010, from the SPDC Department of Finance and Customs in Nayphidaw, the pay hike was implemented concurrent with the SPDC’s heavy-handed campaign to secure civilian support during the 2010 election. The pay hike raised the salary of all active members in the government workforce a flat 20,000 kyat per month, regardless of position or rank. Download report as PDF [143 KB] Read more

Pa’an villagers flee to KNU territory

HURFOM, Pa’an: According to information received by HURFOM’s field reporter in the first week of March 2010, more than 100 villagers from Kawee Noe village, in Karen State’s Pa’an Township, have fled from their homes into Karen National Union territory (KNU), after several weeks of forced labor at the hands of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). Read more

Community confusion and tension mount after Burmese and Karen army visits demand support

HURFOM: Villagers who base in Ye Township and Thanbyuzayat Township are increasingly confused as pressure to act for or against the coming 2010 election mounts, from both the Karen National Union (KNU) and Burmese government State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) troops. Read more

The child’s life, hopeless in the future

WCRP: Early in the morning I was awoken by the chickens beautiful singing. I opened my eyes and looked around my room. Through the window I could see the mist falling to the earth in small droplets and my neighbors cooking rice or praying to the monks. Read more

DKBA extortion plagues Kawkareik Township in 2010

Kawkareik: HURFOM learned on February 7th of this year that Brigade No. 999 of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), based in Karen State’s Kawkareik Township, has been collecting portering fees from 6 villages in southern Kawkareik Township since the beginning of 2010. Read more

Joint Burmese column presses 50 villagers into porter service in Kyainnseikyi Township

HURFOM: Recently a combined force from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 402 and the State Peace and Development council (SPDC) Military Operations Management Command (MOMC) No. 8, attempted to approach the area near Khonnawar village, Kyainnseikyi Township, and were ambushed by troops from Karen National Union (KNU) brigade No. 6, according to a Khonnawar village resident. Read more

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