BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 119 - NOVEMBER 2016

KEY STORY:
• Violence in northern Arakan/ Rakhine State escalates
• More Rohingya displaced
• Independent journalists and activists report that the Tatmadaw raped Rohingya women
• Government intensifies crackdown on media
• Burma/Myanmar reintroduces limited humanitarian access
• International and national authorities respond to the violence against the Rohingya minority
• “Ethnic cleansing”

DEMOCRACY&GOVERNANCE
• Two NLD representatives replace USDP lawmakers after disqualification
• Amendment of the Ward and Village Tract Administration Law
• NLD relieves three lawmakers from party and parliamentary committee duties

ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT
• Ethnic armed groups attack security forces in northern Shan State

HUMANITARIAN
• Cases filed for alleged violations of the Telecommunications Law

DISPLACEMENT
• Repatriated refugees from Thailand face housing problems in Burma

MILITARY
• Tatmadaw still needed for “immature democracy”

ECONOMY
• World brands linked to UWSA

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• Japan promises to give US$7.73 billion aid to Burma

REPORTS