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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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Villagers concerned military used to intimidate and force sale of lands for a company project

HURFOM: On July 15, 2020, villagers charge that Myanmar Shwe Aykarit Mining Company Ltd, used the presence of two soldiers from the Light Infantry Battalion LIB #285 in order to get consent for a controversial Da Ni Kyar Ideal Village Project.

The project is located between (Outside) Da Ni Kyar and (Inside) Da Ni Kyar villages of southern Ye Township, Mon State. 

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Parents worry about school openings amidst fears of COVID-19

HURFOM: Although prevention and control measures in response to  COVID-19 have not been lifted, the Ministry of Education has announced that school registration for basic education in high schools must be done between July 13th to the 17th, 2020.

Parents are expressing concerns about their children returning to school and possibly being infected by the disease. 

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Press Release: IDP Communities Struggling to Survive as COVID-19 Restrictions and Quarantine Measures Causing Destitution in Southeastern Burma/Myanmar

For Immediate Release

HURFOM, 15 July 2020: Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in remote communities in southeast Burma/Myanmar are struggling to survive. COVID-19-related restrictions on the freedom of movement in these areas—often under the administration of multiple ethnic armed organizations (EAOs)—make it almost impossible for villagers to access livelihoods, generating looming food shortages, exacerbated by the start of the rainy season. In response to these issues, HURFOM is publishing: “Left Behind and Destitute: How IDP Communities in Southern Burma/Myanmar Are Struggling to Survive during COVID-19”  (English / Burmese).

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MNEC facing a shortage of qualified teachers due to limited salary rates 

HURFOM: The Mon National Education Committee (MNEC) has a limited budget that provides a small salary to its school teachers. As a result, education activists have noted  the MNEC is facing great difficulties appointing qualified teachers for Mon national schools.

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First time voters worry about how to ensure their vote counts in the General Election

HURFOM: The Union Election Commission (UEC) announced on July 1, 2020 that the 2020 general election will be held on November 8.

However, for some living in remote or rural regions of the country, the election and voting process brings different worries.

Metropolitan populations have regular and easy access to the UEC or political parties so they have few problems with the voting process.  But the rural population in remote areas do not know how to cast their ballots, and voting processes have changed over time. 

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