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    Deputy minister touts army rations cost-savings in defence of land confiscation
    May 31, 2017in Land, Lead Story, News, Parliament215by DVB
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    Deputy minister touts army rations cost-savings in defence of land confiscation

    Burma’s deputy minister of defence offers lawmakers a novel explanation for why the military will not be returning more than 100 acres it seized several years ago in Arakan State.

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    Kuki villagers call for halt to gold mining
    November 22, 2016in Chin, Environment, Land, Lead Story, Natural resources, News, Uncategorized1153by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Kuki villagers call for halt to gold mining

    Ethnic villagers in Sagaing Division say that gold mining along the fourth largest river in Burma is ruining farmland and causing tension in the community

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    Land grabs could pit NLD against military
    August 8, 2016in Land, Lead Story, News370by REUTERS
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    Land grabs could pit NLD against military

    The NLD government’s efforts to resolve thousands of land-grab disputes involving the military could put it on a collision course with Burma’s powerful generals.

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    Nine sentenced for plough protest in Meikhtila
    May 27, 2015in Land, Lead Story, Mandalay Division, News, Protest213by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    Nine sentenced for plough protest in Meikhtila

    Court jailed farmers to five months in prison for trespassing and vandalism. Defendants say their lands were seized by senior officials in 1991.

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    ‘Plough protest’ supporters rally in Loikaw
    May 4, 2015in Karenni, Land, Lead Story, News, Protest607by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    ‘Plough protest’ supporters rally in Loikaw

    Following last week’s sentencing of three local farmers, a Karenni court finds six more guilty of trespassing, prompting local supporters to stage a rally.

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    Myanmar Times apologises for land grab cartoon
    March 31, 2015in Lead Story, Media, News575by DVB
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    Myanmar Times apologises for land grab cartoon

    An abject retraction is issued after Burma’s military authorities object to the sketch, which appeared to ridicule the army for confiscating land.

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