Myanmar

Burma: Union of farmers and agriculture workers made a statement
- Eleven
- 12 August 2014
Union of farmers and agriculture workers says the 2012 farmland law favours businessmen rather than small scale farmers
Courts, cops, cronies driving farmers to ruin
- AHRC
- 14 May 2014
Asian Human Rights Commission says the frenzy of land grabbing in Burma amid the country's transition to nominally democratic government shows no signs of abating.
Farmers and agricultural workers in Myanmar denounce land grabs
- IUF
- 30 April 2014
The First Congress of the Agriculture and Farmers’ Federation of Myanmar denounced the serious threat to the livelihoods of small farmers and agricultural workers caused by land grabs.
Ploughing protesters highlight land grab grievances in Myanmar
- SCMP
- 07 April 2014
Myanmar's swift economic development has been marked by the rise of a new class of political dissidents: the ploughing protesters.
S'pore developer pushes for business in Myanmar
- Straits Times
- 12 Mar 2014
Real estate developer Yoma Strategic Holdings is ramping up its push into Myanmar, including in agriculture where it has formed a holding in which the World Bank's IFC holds 20%.
A political anatomy of land grabs
- Myanmar Times
- 03 Mar 2014
“Crony companies” with extreme wealth and political leverage have become the new driver of land grabs in different parts of Burma, often financially backed by foreign investors.
Asia's great land grab
- RFA
- 26 February 2014
Rising tension over land seizures is emerging as a critical issue in Asia. An RFA special report examines the changing dynamic of Asia’s Great Land Grab.
British envoy cautions on land investments in Burma
- Irrawaddy
- 27 January 2014
The UK’s business ambassador for agriculture and CEO of large-scale agriculture firm Velcourt Group, James Townshend, met with Burmese government officials and toured agricultural projects in the country.
Govt not recognizing scale of land-grabs in Burma: lawmakers
- The Irrawaddy
- 22 January 2014
“We’ve found that they [the government] does not want to give back land to the people because they know the land has a lot of value and will be good to sell in the future.”
Birmania abre las puertas a las trasnacionales, pero con sombras
- IPS
- 20 January 2014
La cuestión clave para algunos recién llegados al mundo de los negocios de Birmania parece ser el acceso a la tierra.
Thousands turn out for Yangon protest
- AFP
- 06 January 2014
Protester Tun Lin Aung said about 200 farmers from his village in the Irrawaddy Delta region were in prison for trespassing due to land disputes.
Birmanie: la Constitution remise en question
- RFI
- 06 January 2014
Hier, des milliers de personnes ont manifesté à Rangoon pour réclamer l’abolition des lois répressives, notamment celle qui permet au pouvoir d’arrêter des activistes qui s’intéressent à des sujets sensibles comme les droits fonciers.