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Attempted Rape of 13-year-old girl in Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State

HURFOM: On October 9^th 2017, it was reported that a 26-year-old daily worker Maung T— from Htan Pin Gyi Chaung (Wae Ka Poke) village, Paung Township, Mon State, had attempted to rape a 13-year-old named Mi H— who lives in K— Ward, Pa Nga village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State. Read more

Mon State Chief Minister sets deadline for EMP reports for rubber industry

HURFOM: According to the Mon State Chief Minister Dr. Aye Zan, October 31^st 2017 is the final deadline for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) related to the rubber industry to submit their Environmental Management Plan (EMP) reports. The chief minister set the deadline after the Mon State government met with several SME owners on October 9^th 2017. Read more

Locals accuse former village headman in Thanbyuzayat of vote manipulation and electoral fraud

HURFOM: On October 15^th 2017, a local election for village headman was held in Karotepi village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State, and local villagers have accused the former village headman, Nai Cartoon, with interfering in the election process in order to ensure the election of his party’s successor. Read more

Money makes big crimes small, as corruption in the police and judiciary rampant in Mon State

HURFOM Serious crimes such as those related to the drug trade can be reduced or dismissed by bribing authorities with a small fortune, according to a local in southern Ye Township, Mon State.

“The police arrested my nephew for having seven pills of methamphetamine. [But] he is just a real user, [not a trafficker]. They had to bribe the doctor who did the urine drug test in order to make the test negative. As the police and the doctor were working in cooperation, [they had to bribe them] more than 1.5 million kyat (US $1,110.98). The crime of using drugs can be dismissed like this,” said Nai O— from R Ru Tong village, southern Ye Township, Mon State. Read more