Feb 27, 2008 (DVB), The Chin National Front has criticised the excessive taxes levied by the Burmese government on ethnic Chin people who are already facing severe food shortages. The mass flowering of bamboo in Chin state which occurs every 50 years has brought devastation this year, causing an infestation of rodents and diminishing food …
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Water project destroys farmlands
Feb 20, 2008 (DVB), Around 70 acres of farmland have been destroyed by heavy machinery used in a sluice project run by Ye Nwe hydropower department in eastern Bago division, locals said. Bean farms located east of Nyaung Lay Pin township were damaged when heavy construction vehicles were driven over the land to get to …
Students forced to donate money to school
Jan 30, 2008 (DVB), High school students in Htayaw Sakhangyi village, Ma-au Bin township, have been forced to pay money towards new classrooms, causing many poorer students to leave the school. Local officials and school headteacher Daw Thin Thin Nwe demanded that each student pay 15,000 kyat towards the classroom construction, according to one student. …
Migrant workers in Thailand mark international migrants' day
Dec 19, 2007 (DVB), Burmese migrant worker associations based in the Thai towns of Mae Sot, Bangkok and Phan Nga held events yesterday to commemorate international migrants' day. In the Thai-Burma border town of Mae Sot, around 300 people attended the event. Ko Moe Kyoe, leader of one of the migrant worker groups, said he …
Forced labour continues on highway project
Dec 11, 2007 (DVB), Government officials in Hakha township, Chin state, have been collecting money from local residents to fund a highway project and forcing those who cannot pay to work on the highway. Township residents said that village and ward Peace and Development Council officers in Hakha township were demanding the money or labour, …
Mandela charity withdraws from golf tourney over Burma links
Nov 1, 2007 (AFP), The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund has withdrawn its involvement in the yearly Nelson Mandela Invitational Golf Tournament, fund officials said Wednesday. This follows the controversy surrounding one of the tournament’s participants and host, legendary golfer Gary Player, over his business involvement in Burma. "As a result of our withdrawal the tournament …