Farmland confiscated for road to defence factory
Feb 3, 2009 (DVB), More than 20 acres of farmland in Setoketaya township, Magwe division, have been confiscated to build a road to a defence materiel factory six miles outside[…]
Military seizes farmlands in Arakan and Magwe
Apr 11, 2008 (DVB), Increased incidences of forced land seizure in Arakan state and Magwe division have raised tensions between local residents and military troops, a local labour rights campaigner[…]
Water diversion for forced paddy-growing threatens farmlands
Mar 18, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in Zee Gone township, Bago division, have been forcing local bean farmers to grow summer paddy and diverting a water channel from another village to[…]
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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,[…]
Military road construction destroys farmlands
Jan 23, 2008 (DVB), Farmlands in Taung-ngu and Pha-pon disctricts in Karen state have been destroyed by government troops as road construction and army camp expansion work begins in the[…]
