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Second Mon Women’s Conference held in Moulmein

Last weekend Mon State’s capital Moulmein was host to the second Mon Women’s Conference.

The two-day event, running from March 19-20, was organised by the Mon Women’s Network, a consortium of various organisations from Mon State and the Thai-Burma border, including Jee-Pya, Saytanar, Mon Youth Progressive Organization (MYPO), Mon Youth Educator Organization (MYEO), Border Health Initiative (BHI), and Mon Women’s Organization (MWO).  Read more

CBOs hold Mon Women’s Conference consultations throughout Mon areas Woman and Child Rights Project – WCRP

WCRP: March 19, 2016

Last week Mon CBOs in Moulmein organised consultation sessions in 12 locations in Mon State and elsewhere, to support the second Mon Women’s Conference.

The Mon Women’s conference, to be held this year on March 19, aims to provide a space for Mon women from many different regions to present the problems they face to a wider audience. Read more

Teenager kidnapped and raped in Mudon Township

HURFOM: On March 5 a 13-year-old girl was abducted and raped in Mon State’s Mudon Township.

The victim, Mi H–, is a schoolgirl currently studying at a Basic Education Middle School. Read more

Two villagers shot and killed by military captain

HURFOM: On March 9 a captain from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 280 shot and killed two villagers in Magyi Chaung Wa village, located in Mon State’s Khaw Zar Sub-Township, in Southern Ye Township. Read more

Residents along Ye-Moulmein highway suffering during road redevelopment

Locals living along the Ye to Moulmein highway have complained that recent efforts to widen and repair the road have left their homes plagued by dirt and dust. Read more

Plantation owners cut down rubber trees as prices continue to drop

With rubber prices continuing to drop, many Mon State plantation owners have given up on rubber tapping, and are instead beginning to cut down and sell their rubber trees for quick cash. Read more

International Women’s Day celebrated in Moulmein

On March 8, 2016, 200 participants gathered in Moulmein to celebrate International Women’s Day.

The event, held at a vocational training school, was organised by Rangoon-based organisation Phan Tee Eain. Read more

40-year-old woman murdered in Three Pagoda Pass

On March 3 a 40-year-old woman was murdered in the Thai-Burma border town of Three Pagodas Pass, in Kyainseikgyi Township, Karen State. Read more

Mon parliamentarian vows to stand with Mon activists in fight against MCL cement factory

HURFOM: Mon National Party (MNP) parliamentarian Nai Soi Ha has announced his commitment to standing alongside Mon community members, as theyfight a planned coal-fired cement factory in Mon State’s Kyiakmayaw Township.

The cement factory, planned by Mawlamyine Cement Limited (MCL) is set to be located between Kaw Don and Kaw Panor villages in Kyiakmayaw Township, Mon State. MCL, a subsidiary of the well-established Siam Cement Group, say that the factory is due to open in mid 2016. Read more

HURFOM convenes “Farmers and Land Users” seminar in Moulmein

HURFOM: On February 14 to 15, participants from 20 organisations attended a “Farmers and Land Users” seminar, organised by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) in Mon State’s capital Moulmein.

HURFOM organised the event in cooperation with a group of Mon State CBOs, with help from a working committee of activist farmers interested in land rights. The seminar, targeted at farmers in eastern Salween, was held in Paing Khit Hall, located in Myaintharyar quarter of Moulmein. Read more

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