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Heavy rain submerged 87,000 acres. Over 14,000 acres of farmland destroyed in Mon State

HURFOM: In August, 2019, due to heavy rains throughout Mon State, 87,000 acres of farmland were submerged due to flood waters.

As of August 23, 2019, the Mon State Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation reported 14,310 acres were totally destroyed and 21,000 acres were partially destroyed.

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Baw Naw Hkee villagers lose right to vote for three consecutive elections

HURFOM: According to Mon State Election Sub-commission, villagers from Baw Naw Hkee village, Belin Township, Mon State will not be eligible to cast their votes in the upcoming 2020 general election due to security concerns.

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Mon State announces rehabilitation plans for landslide survivors in Paung

HURFOM: On August 9, 2019, heavy rains contributed to a landslide, that resulted in the death of 72 people and destroyed 27 homes in Ye Pyar Gone village in Paung Township.

According to the Mon State government office, the government has a plan to rebuild homes lost during the disaster and the Ministry of Social, Welfare, Relief and Resettlement will provide a “life compensation” payment to those who have lost family members.

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TPP authority prevents flood relief groups from providing direct assistance

HURFOM: On August 25, 2019, Thai-Mon charity groups wanting to provide direct assistance to flood victims in Ye Chaung Phyar region, Ye Township in Mon State were stopped at the Three Pagodas Pass (TPP) by authorities, according to a local source.

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Members of NMSP and Mon State residents point to police corruption as driving force behind widespread drug use and production

HURFOM: An official from the New Mon State Party (NMSP) recently stated that it will be nearly impossible to eradicate drug use and production in Mon State due to police corruption and the associated lack of drug-related arrests.

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Mon language learning under threat as government fails to provide students with textbooks

HURFOM: Government schools throughout Mudon Township, Mon State, have been permitted to conduct Mon language lessons for 45 minutes per day throughout the 2019–2020 academic year. However, teachers tasked to deliver such lessons report that the Mon State government has been unable to provide each student with the accompanying Mon language textbook. As a result, teachers have resorted to writing the lessons on blackboards, thereby wasting the majority of the allotted 45 minutes.

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