• UN to send fact - finding mission to Burma /Myanmar; Tatmadaw rejects any international interference in ?internal affairs” . • Burma officials say that allegations of human rights abuses against Rohingya are exaggerated and call victims ?liars”. • Advisory Commission on Rakhine State issues interim report. • Aung San Suu Kyi and the UNFC agree in principle on its proposal for the peace process , but UNFC later faces internal disagreements. • Clashes between the Tatmadaw and MNDAA intensify, displacing over 20,000 people . • UNHCR calls for equal treatment of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. • Aung San Suu Kyi visits Kachin IDP camps . • Authorities charge 50 protesters after Letpadaung mine clashes injure 10 people. • Women?s Week celebrations: Invitations to increase female participation in the peace process and political leadership . • Parliament approves privacy and security protection law; civil society calls it flawed. • Parliament approves a K20.59 trillion budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, with Ministry of Defense receiving 14% of the total. • Workers demanding better conditions destroy the production line of an H&M supplier. • Denmark decision to block the sale of Burmese teak sets precedent for EU to follow. • Burma achieves new status as a medium-ranked member of the human development index (HDI), according to UNDP report. • Israeli government rejects petition to end the export of weapons to the Tatmadaw. • Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte visits Burma and donates US$300,000 for humanitarian aid. .