BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 114 - JUNE 2016

KEY STORY: SITUATION WORSENS FOR ROHINGYA
• UN: Rohingya - crimes against humanity
• Green card program ramps up
• ‘Thitsar’ program
• Formation of Central Committee
• Ma Ba Tha monk denounces protest
DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE
• Peaceful Assembly and Procession Law
ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT
• Authorities ban release of torture report
• Second ‘Panglong Conference’ in August
• Armed conflict: clashes, civilian abuse
HUMAN RIGHTS
• Burma: human trafficking update
• Gambira released, for now
• BBC Reporter jailed
• Mosque Destroyed in Bago
• Plan to settle land grab cases
NATURAL RESOURCES
• Govt struggles to reign in illegal logging
• Gems Scandal: missing US$100 million
WOMEN’S RIGHTS
• Preparations begin for CEDAW report
DISPLACEMENT
• Suu Kyi inks deal with Thailand
ECONOMY
• Burma: top investment destination
• Farming debt on the rise
OTHER BURMA NEWS
REPORTS