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Protesters say rights violated after Mon State government silently opens bridge under controversial name

HURFOM: While locals in Mon State have been preparing to send an appeal letter to the Minister of Ethnic Affairs and other relevant government departments, the Mon State government silently opened the Than Lwin (Chaungzone) Bridge under the controversial name of “General Aung San Bridge (Chaungzone)” on April 27^th 2017. Read more

‘General Aung San Bridge’ protesters vow to fight till the end

HURFOM: On April 23^rd 2017, the central committee of protesters against renaming the Than Lwin (Chaungzone) Bridge held an event in the Mon Community Hall in Thanbyuzayat, Mon State to collect signatures from supporters for a petition opposed to the controversial decision to rename the bridge after General Aung San in Chaungzone Township, Mon State. Read more

Number of Kratom-Leaf users rises again in Kalogtaw

HURFOM: The number of young people using kratom in Kalogtaw village, Mudon Township, Mon State, has increased as anti-drug campaigns by both the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Burmese government lose momentum, say locals.

Kratom is grown mostly in southern Thailand and increasingly in Mon State. Locally it is known as ‘opium leaf’ for its opiate like properties when ingested. Read more

Number of Kratom-Leaf users rises again in Kalogtaw

The number of young people using kratom in Kalogtaw village, Mudon Township, Mon State, has increased as anti-drug campaigns by both the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Burmese government lose momentum, say locals. Read more

Family unhappy with police inaction over an attack that left a 13-year-old boy hospitalized

On January 28^th2017, a 13-year-old boy from KyikeYae village, Mudon Township, Mon State, was beaten by an unknown group from Taw Kuu village and hospitalized with serious injuries. Read more

Locals in Kyar Inn Seik Kyi Township upset with armed group’s new tax

Locals in Kyar Inn Seik Kyi Township, Karen State, have expressed displeasure with the Karen National Union’s (KNU) recent imposition of a tax on local businesses without notifying and negotiating with the New Mon State Party (NMSP) first in the mixed-controlled areas of the township. Read more

More than half of eligible voters did not cast votes in Chaungzone Township by-election

HURFOM: According to the All Mon Region Democracy Party (AMDP) only 38.4% of eligible voters participated in the April 1 by-election in Chaungzone Township, Mon State. Only 48,532 of Chaungzone Township’s 126,225 eligible voters cast their vote. Read more