BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 66 -JUNE 2012

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KEY STORY: Daw Suu?s travels; Thailand; Switzerland; Norway; UK... INSIDE BURMA: Unrest in Arakan State; Up to 90,000 displaced; Aid effort hampered; Daw Suu on unrest; Kachin State conflict; Fighting in Shan State; KNPP-regime agreement; Drug production increases... HUMAN RIGHTS: Restrictions on media; Child soldiers recruited... DISPLACEMENT: Migrant workers in Thailand; Significant trafficking problem; UNHCR annual report... INTERNATIONAL: Int?l reaction to unrest in Burma; Australian FM visits Burma; ILO lifts restrictions on Burma; US lawmakers and sanctions... ECONOMY: Foreign investment & cronies; Investment in oil & gas sector... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS .....• After a trip to Thailand in late May, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi continues her overseas tour with visits to Switzerland, Norway, Ireland, the UK, and France. • Daw Aung San Suu Kyi calls for ?healthy skepticism? over Burma?s reform process and proposes guidelines for foreign investment in the country in several speeches. • Deadly sectarian clashes erupt between Buddhists and Muslims in Arakan State. Despite declaring a state of emergency in Arakan State, the regime fails to stop the violence. • Unconfirmed reports surface of regime security forces committing serious human rights abuses against Rohingya (Arakan State?s Muslim minority). • The unrest displaces up to 90,000 people. The regime hampers aid efforts and Bangladesh pushes back more than 2,000 Rohingya refugees. • Restrictions increase on independent media but hate speech and incitement to violence targeting Muslims and Rohingya spread unchecked on the internet. • Conflict in Kachin State enters its second year as more rounds of informal talks produce no results. • Renewed fighting in Shan State threatens to undermine the peace agreements signed by the regime with both the SSA-S and the SSA-N. • The UN documents the Tatmadaw?s ongoing recruitment and use of child soldiers. The US says that Burma?s trafficking problem remains significant. • The oil and gas industry continues to attract foreign investors. New investment in Burma is also linked to regime cronies.

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ALTSEAN-Burma

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2012-06-00

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2012-07-02

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English

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