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Interest in the election and voters list accuracy is limited

HURFOM: With the public release of the initial 2020 voters list, interest amongst voters appears to be low.  Only 4,000 voters have come to check the list in the last 4 days.

There are 208,000 eligible voters in Ye Township and less than 2% have  come out to verify if their names are on the list.  The initial list is open for the electorate to review from July 25 to August 20 in order to determine if there are errors. 

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Interest in politics declines as election promises go unfulfilled

HURFOM: The 2020 general election will be held on November 8, 2020 and the voter list has now been publicly released.

The Chair of the Union Election Commission (UEC) is urging people to check the voter list for accuracy in order to not lose their voting rights. The Union Election Commission is also encouraging that at least one member from each household check the voter’s list for accuracy.  The current voters list can be viewed by the electorate  between July 15th to August 7th, 2020. 

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Ye plans to open “Mon Language Class”

HURFOM: In order to create a systematic learning environment of mother tongue language, Ye Township’s Mon Language Teaching Committee plans to open “Mon Language Class” in Ye Town, Southern Mon State.  according to the Chair Nai Lon.

“The class is for ethnic Mon people, but who can’t speak or write in the Mon language. If you can’t speak or write your mother language, your tribe will become extinct. Some parents requested we teach the mother language, so we’ve decided to open the class,” said Nai Lon, Chair of the Committee.

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Shortfall in State government 2nd round of financial supports to households experiencing Covid-19 hardship

HURFOM: The New Mon State Party (NMSP) provided a list of 14,000 households in their controlled areas of Mon and Karen States and the Tenasserim Division identified to receive a second round of financial support, from the Mon State government to hard hit communities suffering from COVID-19.

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Construction worker dies in landslide on building site that was guaranteed to be safe

HURFOM: At the 14th Mon State Parliament Regular Meeting, the State government guaranteed the construction of a four-story building on the hillside at the Sarsanar 2500 monastery, Sit Kel Kone Ward, in Mawlamyine had no chance of creating a landslide. However, on July 24, 2020, a landslide occurred and a worker lost his life.

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Administrators say villagers more interested in election than ever before

HURFOM: The Union Election Commission (UEC) has announced that the 2020 general election will be held on November 8, and the voters’ list will  be released on July 25.

According to some village Administrators in Mon State, Mon villagers are showing great interest in the election.

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Voter registration campaign in Ye Chaung Phyar Region suspended

HURFOM: The Union Election Commission announced that the 2020 general election will be held on November 8th and the voters’ list will be announced on July 25th.

Election activists in Ye Township, Mon State have been trying to help people in the Ye Chaung Phyar Region, to secure their voting rights by ensuring their names are on the voter’s list.  These efforts have faced a lack of cooperation from local authorities. The region is in southeast Myanmar and is under the jurisdiction of the New Mon State Party (NMSP).

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Those who were in quarantine due to COVID-19 movement restrictions, still have right to cast advance ballots

HURFOM According to the Mon State Election Sub-commission, eligible voters for the 2020 general election who experienced movement restrictions due to COVID-19 still have the right to cast their advance ballots.

“Those who have stayed in quarantine are similar to [the situation of] those who have been admitted to hospitals. As they are under the Ministry of Health [protocols they are assumed to be  patients), and voting law allows them to cast their advanced ballots,” said U Hein Linn Htet, the Director of Mon State Election Sub-commission.

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Day labourers at MCL, laid off and won’t receive any compensation

HURFOM On July 15, 2020, Mawlamyine Cement Limited (MCL) located in Pyar Taung Region, Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State suspended its operations, resulting in more than a  thousand workers losing their jobs.  According to the workers, they were  forced to sign a document acknowledging they would not receive any compensation.

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MNEC schools face accommodation problems as registration numbers increase

HURFOM: For the 2020-21 academic year, the number of students who have registered for high school programs, run by the Mon National Education Committee (MNEC) in Nyi Sar Region dramatically increased.

Parents are afraid their children may be exposed to COVID-19, in national schools, and they are also concerned their children may be exposed to illicit drugs in national schools.  As a result many parents registered their children to attend MNEC run schools, commented Min Aung Zay, the Director of MNEC.

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