BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 112 - APRIL 2016

KEY STORY
• Political prisoners released; NLD release hundreds
• Activists remain in prison
• UN applauds releases, urges quick progress
DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE
• State Counsellor Bill enacted
• USDP Dismisses Shwe Mann
ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT
• Suu Kyi calls for a second Panglong Conference
• Armed conflict: clashes, civilian abuse
HUMAN RIGHTS
• Investigation into journalist killing
• US Government calls for end of Rohingya abuses
• Land confiscation continues
NATURAL RESOURCES
• Water shortages hit drought-stricken areas
OTHER BURMA NEWS
REPORTS