ISSUE 124 - APRIL 2017
KEY STORY: BY-ELECTIONS
• Aung San Suu Kyi accused of violating election regulations
HUMAN RIGHTS
• Govt denies ethnic cleansing, Burma is declared 3rd highest at risk of mass killings
• Govt press tour reveals more rape, and another witness is killed
• Telecommunications Law: more developments
• Ko Ni’s assassination case
MILITARY
• Tatmadaw chief heads goodwill visit to Europe
• Former Tatmadaw official visits North Korea
ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND CONFLICT
• KNU holds elections
• UNFC: Panghsang attendees form new committee, DPN meets Peace Commission
DISPLACMENT
• Refugee and IDP crisis in Arakan State
• SUHAKAM report on immigration detention center
HUMANITARIAN
• OCHA Snapshot: over 237,000 IDPs, restricted aid
DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE
• NLD MP slaps his constituent; video goes viral
PARLIAMENT WATCH
ECONOMY
• Burma strengthens ties with China
OTHER BURMA NEWS
REPORTS