Military plants land-marking stones to steal more rubber farmers’ lands
January 9, 2015
The Burmese Tatmadaw’s Military Advanced Training School No. 4 has planted landmarks on previously confiscated lands this past December, in a continued expansion of land seizure in Wae Kalee Village, Thanbyuzayat Township.
The military has seized two more acre of 45 year-old landowner Nai Ba Thin’s land by marking his land with land-marking stones, without informing him prior to the confiscation. Read more
IDPs Face Difficulties Due to Lack of Jobs and Falling Price of Rubber
January 8, 2015
Rates of Burma’s internally displaced persons (IDPs) illegally migrating to Thailand are increasing due to the falling price of rubber and lack of job opportunities, as well as high rates of taxation. The price of rubber has been falling since April 2014, and in Thailand, rubber is valued at 35-40 baht per kilo. In Burma, although the price of rubber has risen from 400 kyat per pound to between 500-600 kyat per pound, prices remain too low to provide a livable salary, prompting workers to move away from rubber farming. Read more
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