Hlegu residents face eviction, demand compensation
A group of people living in a squatter community in Hlegu Township, on the outskirts of Rangoon, say they have been ordered to leave the area by next month.
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Shop owners evicted in north Rangoon
The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement has been urging the shop owners to vacate the land since 2013, claiming that the area is owned by the government.
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Rangoon’s squatters live in fear of eviction, violence
“He denied police made use of vigilantes, but added that evictions were often carried out following requests by companies seeking to develop the areas.”
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Private firm accused of violent eviction in Rangoon
Forty-eight families were left homeless and several people injured after violence broke out following an attempt to evict residents in Simphontaung.
Irrawaddy riverbank squatters return after eviction
Settlers have returned to the Irrawaddy River-bank after local authorities evicted over 400 families before King Harald and Queen Sonya of Norway sailed the Mandalay stretch of the river.
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Thilawa villagers remain in the dark as impact assessment is pledged
Around 4,500 people who are living on land that has been earmarked to be used by the Thilawa Special Economic Zone meet with operators and investors of the project.
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Demolition of riverside squats leaves families homeless
Local authorities have demolished 50 huts belonging to squatters on the banks of the Irrawaddy in Mandalay Division.
Dr Cynthia responds to Thameelay villagers
Displaced villagers from Thameelay in Rangoon who were provided resettlement by the Democratic Benevolent Karen Army in Karen State are now receiving healthcare from Dr Cynthia Maung’s Thailand-based Mae Tao Clinic.
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Thameelay villagers stuck for 2 nights at Karen border
Over 200 displaced people who were evicted from Thameelay village have spent two nights at the Karen border after authorities bar their entry into Karen state.
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IN PICS – Donors rally for evicted Hlegu squatters
Sympathisers from across Burma have been flocking to the Aung Theikdi Buddhist monastery in Pegu Division since news spread that 144 families were sheltering there after their homes were bulldozed and demolished.
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Deadline looms for Dagon squatters
Up to 80,000 people living in a shantytown in Rangoon’s Dagon Seikkan Township have been declared illegal squatters and are now facing eviction.
Forced evictions to continue in Dagon
80,000 of Rangoon’s poorest face homelessness after official catagorise their homes in Dagon as illegal squats.
Burmese migrant workers evicted from campsite
Jan 16, 2009 (DVB), About 200 Burmese migrant workers have been forced to go into hiding in the jungle after Thai authorities raided their campsite in a bamboo forest near[…]
State cooperatives evict local businesses
Dec 31, 2007 (DVB), Private stores opened on space rented from the Burmese government’s cooperatives office in Pakokku have been ordered by the cooperatives headquarters to move out before the[…]
