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Carter Center Issues Statement on Candidate Scrutiny Process and Campaign Environment in Myanmar
ATLANTA — The Carter Center election observation mission has deployed field teams to observe the electoral campaign, which officially started on Sept. 8. The first week of campaigning, as observed by the Center in three states, was peaceful, and parties report being able to conduct their campaign activities without significant difficulty. The Center remains concerned that strict enforcement of campaign regulations, and recently announced limitations on political speech, could have a negative impact on pre-election political space […]
• • •Statement on the International Day of Peace
Peace is a prerequisite for sustainable development. Without justice, peace is impossible. For Myanmar towards a democratically developed country, we need peace to come first. Peace is not just ending a war but a state where justice flows as river […]
• • •Burma Army forces about 30 villagers to be human shields during fighting in Kunhing
On August 25, 2015, about 30 villagers in Kunhing township, southern Shan State, were forced by Burma Army troops to be human shields during clashes with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army-South (RCSS/SSA-S) […]
• • •Organized Chaos: The illicit overland timber trade between Burma and China
The sweep led to the arrest of 155 Chinese nationals who had been recruited from neighbouring Yunnan Province to cross the border to cut trees and transport timber. The case caused diplomatic tensions between Myanmar and China when the Chinese labourers were given life sentences in July. Just a few days later, all were freed under a general presidential pardon […]
The UEC Must Review Discriminatory Candidate Rejections
On 20 August, the Union Election Commission (UEC) announced the preliminary candidate lists for the upcoming 8 November General Election. So far, 5,866 candidates have been nominated from 93 political parties across the country, with both the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and the National League for Democracy (NLD) each fielding over 1,000 candidates […]
FBR’s relationship with the Burma Government and an Assessment of the Current Situation in Burma
The situation in Burma is changing, in some case for the better and in others for the worse. In the midst of this FBR continues its mission of giving help, hope and love and putting a light on the situation. In areas where there have been improvements, such as parts of Karen State, some of […]
• • •Shans Present 23,717 Signatures against Salween Dams to Australian Consultants in Yangon
Shan community representatives are today presenting 23,717 signatures opposing the building of dams on the Salween River to the Australian company Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC) at their office in Yangon […]
• • •Indiscriminate Burma Army Shelling near SSPP/SSA Headquarters Endangers Thousands of Villagers
On August 7, 2015, while critical nationwide ceasefire talks were taking place in Yangon, the Burma Army fired mortar shells towards the headquarters of the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) in Ke See township, endangering over 3,700 civilians in eight villages […]
• • •Political Instability and Community Resistance Hamper Smec’s Efforts to Conduct Salween Dam Eia/Sia in eastern Shan State
Blocked by local communities from conducting surveys in Kunhing and Mong Ton townships, Australia’s Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC) has been attempting during July 2015 to carry out its EIA/SIA for the Upper Salween (Mong Ton) dam in several eastern Shan State townships, but has been hampered by political instability and growing community resistance […]
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