BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 121 - JANUARY 2017
IN THIS ISSUE:
ANTI-MUSLIM STANCE GROWS IN BURMA/MYANMAR
• Muslim human rights defender and NLD legal advisor Ko Ni murdered
•Rohingya reports Tatmadaw abuses
•Burma’s government denials
•International community calls for justice
HUMANITARIAN
•Malaysia sends food flotilla
DISPLACEMENT
•Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
•Kachin IDPs forced to flee again
HUMAN RIGHTS
•UN Special Rapporteur visits Burma
•Tatmadaw detains two Kachin pastors
•Muslim ceremonies halted
•Telecommunications Law
WOMEN’S RIGHTS
•Still no justice for two Kachin teachers raped and
murdered two years ago
ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT
•Discussions of peace conference
MILITARY
•Burma’s President honors Tatmadaw
•Tatmadaw soldier found guilty
DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE
•Digital ID Cards tested
PARLIAMENT WATCH
•Myanmar Companies Act
ECONOMY
•Rangoon/Yangon’s new bus system
NATURAL RESOURCES
•Burma faces possible EITI suspension
•Palm oil production in Tenasserim Division hurts local livelihoods
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
•Israel sells arms to Burma/Myanmar
REPORTS