A Number of Government School Mon language Teachers Have not Received their Salaries

November 28, 2014

A number of government school Mon language teachers are not being paid their salary. According to an education executive’s statement, “[Mon language teachers in] some areas have received salaries from the Ministry of Education, while some [teachers in other] areas have not.” Read more

Abduction Victims Secretly Flee Their Native Khaw Zar

November 25, 2014

In Khaw Zar Town, Ye Township, Mon State, the victims of a September 19th kidnapping have secretly fled from their native village; some having disappeared without a trace, according to a HURFOM local reporter. Read more

The Mon Peace and Defense Front (MPDF) abuses its authority in Mon State

November 19, 2014

In an abuse of authority, the Mon Peace and Defense Front (MPDF) has been operating under its own rule of law, unjustly arresting and threatening the local people, organizing gambling rings in remote areas, and extorting money from vulnerable villagers, according to a local source. Read more

Domestic migration becomes a big challenge for the Mon people

November 14, 2014

Thanbyuzayat and Mudon: Due to rapidly increasing domestic migration and the weakness of the rule of law, social conflicts between the internal immigrants and the indigenous people have been increasing in Mon State, according to a local source. Read more

The Statement of Mon Civil Society and Land Users on the Current Government National Land Use Policy

November 11, 2014

On November 10 representatives of Mon civil society organizations and land users came together in a workshop to review and analyze the draft national land use policy of Myanmar at Paing Kate Hall, Myaingthaya in Mawlamyaing City. There were 61 participants from 30 organizations and 4 land experts participated in the workshop and made the following recommendations:

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Thanbyuzayat original landowners fight for justice

November 5, 2014

The judgment handed down by the Thanbyuzayat Farmland Management Body ruling in favor of the new landowners over the original landowners is not just, and the original owners, with the support of the Mon State Member of Parliament, plan to report the case to the upper authorities, according to a local source. Read more