BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 117 - SEPTEMBER 2016

KEY STORY:
. Second Panglong Peace Conference
. Clashes in Karein/Kayin State
PARLIAMENT WATCH
. Peace Assembly in Porcession
. Law and Emergency Provisions Act
WOMEN
. Gender Committee in the Peace Process
ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT
. Arakan/Rakhine Advisory Commission
. Demolition of Muslim Buildings in Arakan State
. Split of Arakan National Party
HUMAN RIGHTS
. Forced labor and Exploitation in Prison Labor Camps
. Dismissal of Members of the National Human Rights Commission
. Man Jailed After Calling President Htin Kyaw “Crazy” on Facebook
NATURAL RESOURCES
. Government’s Crackdown on Illegal Logging
Myitsone Dam
MILITARY
. Tatmadaw Releases Child Soldiers
. Soldiers Found Guilty For Murder
ECONOMY
. US$185.5 million loan from ADB
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
. Aung San Suu Kyi’s US Visit
.UN General Assembly Resolution on Burma/Myanmar

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