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