BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 109 - JANUARY 2016

KEY STORY: PEACE PROCESS
• Political dialogue criticized
• End sexual violence impunity: report
• Women in peace process: report
ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT
• Tatmadaw offensive against AA
• Shan State ceasefire monitor formed
• New armies form, conflict continues
• Civilian Abuse
DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE
• Immunity secured for Thein Sein
• Parliament's 13th and final session
• NLD speakers, military MPs
HUMAN RIGHTS
• Presidential amnesty announced
• More political arrests, sentences
• Letpadan students' health worsens
NATURAL RESOURCES
• New jade mining landslides
ECONOMY
• CSOs urge investment transparency
OTHER BURMA NEWS
REPORTS