IDP rehabilitation in Karenni State

IDP rehabilitation in Karenni State

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By John Paul for Kantarawaddy Times. November 2014. Translated and edited by SDC students, staff and volunteers. In Karenni State, the government and KNPP have been implementing a project to establish a model village for rehabilitation of some Internally Displaced People. (IDPs).   Khu Plu Reh, a coordinator of the KNPP liaison office in Loikaw said “ this program should have been finished in September 2013 but it has not yet been implemented. The project is still trying to be carried out due to difficulties including transportation.” The implementation of this project is a result of discussions between the ceasefire groups and the central government in November 2013. It is one of seven points of the ceasefire agreements. This project will be implemented on the eastern bank of the Salween, at Mae La Yu Chaw Soe, in Shadaw Township, Karenni State.   “The future of this model village is uncertain because it depends on the ceasefire process. The Burmese government doesn’t yet have a plan to...
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Solyaku village will require a demonstration if the SPDC don’t stop confiscating land

Solyaku village will require a demonstration if the SPDC don’t stop confiscating land

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By San Phyo Htun for Kantarawaddy Times. September 2014. Translated and edited by SDC students, staff and volunteers. In Solyaku village, Hpruso township, the Burmese Army’s 531st light infantry battalion have taken villager’s land. If the government cannot solve this problem, the villagers will demonstrate said Solyaku villager, Khu Htu Reh. “We are always looking at this situation. What will they say to us? How will they respond to our demands? What measures will they take? Finally, if they do not respond to us or do not take any measures, we will demonstrate.” Solyaku village is surrounded by mountains. There are only a few areas on the eastern side for growing plants. The local people rely on growing plants and using this land for agriculture. This land has now been confiscated by the military, so the local villagers do not have land to use for agriculture anymore. This issue has already been submitted to the officials according to Oo Sue Reh, a villager from Solyaku....
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