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MoFA-Precautionary Restrictive Measures for local people and all travellers to and from Rakhine State (22 August).
"Inform local people, and all travellers to and from Rakhine State as the following advices. (a) People residing in Sittwe township are observe to ""stay Home"" from 20 August...
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Myanmar Human Rights Analysis of Biometric Digital ID Systems
This paper is the analyzing of human right issue related to a biometrics-based digital ID system that Myanmar might use. Digital ID systems are systems which assign individuals...
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The extension of precautionary restriction measures relating to Control of COVID-19 Pandemics Until 31 October 2020
Letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to extend temporary entry restriction for visitors from all of countries.
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Yangon Bus Service Public Data
This is version 0.1.14 of the Yangon Bus Service Public Data shared by Yangon Regional Transport Authority (YRTA)
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Investment Opportunities in Yangon Region
The presentation on Investment Opportunities in Yangon Region by Dr. Marlar Myo Nyunt, the Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Planning and Finance, Myanmar.
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Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Law 2018 (June 2018 Draft)
This is the draft (June 2018) of Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Law.
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Freedom to Farm: Agricultural Land Use, Crop Selection, Fallowing, and Recommended Changes to the Farmland Law to Strengthen Land Tenure Security
The freedom to farm one’s land as one chooses, as manifested in basic choices about what crops to grow, what agricultural products to produce, and when to fallow fields, is an a...
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What Holds Vegetable Farmers Back?: Conflict, Governance and Market Assessment Making Vegetable Markets Work for Smallholders Program
The Making Vegetable Markets Work (MVMW) Program, funded by the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT), is a three-year initiative that aims to increase incomes for sma...
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1931 Burma Population Census
Part I.—The Report. Introduction. Chapter I.—Distribution and Variation of the Population. II.—Towns and Villages. III.—Birth-place. IV—Age. V.—Sex. VI.—Civil Condition. ...
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Emerging Agribusiness Trends in Myanmar: An Overview (Full)
The agribusiness sector in Myanmar is predominately driven by influential Burmese companies with connections to military and government officials. Myanmar authorities have liber...
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Emerging Agribusiness Trends in Myanmar: An Overview (Condensed)
The agribusiness sector in Myanmar is predominately driven by influential Burmese companies with connections to military and government officials. Myanmar authorities have liber...
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Agribusiness Investments in Myanmar: Opportunities and Challenges for Poverty Reduction
The agribusiness sector in Myanmar is predominately driven by influential Burmese companies with connections to military and government officials. Myanmar authorities have liber...
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Formalising Land, Marginalising Women? Norms and Customary Practices Regarding Land Rights in Dawei
In 2012, the Farmland Law introduced a process for registering land through Land Use Certificates. The change from a customary form of land governance to a system governed throu...
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Taking Stock: Tracking Trends in European Aid for Forests and Communities
Forests and forest-dependent communities are under increasing pressure due to infrastructure projects and the growing demand for agricultural commodities. Although there is incr...
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Our Customary Lands: Community-Based Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Burma
In January 2016 the government adopted a National Land Use Policy, which included the recognition of customary land management practices. While this is a welcome fi rst step in ...
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Debt, Dispossession and Growing Inequality in Shan State: A Policy Discussion Brief on Maize Contract Farming
This policy brief, building on research conducted by the Land Core Group (LCG) [3], describes the maize contract farming scheme being implemented by Chareoun Phokphand (hereafte...
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Myths and Risks of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement
As the signing of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) draws near, concerns over the secrecy surrounding the agreement’s negotiations and the risks it poses abou...
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Chinese Investments in Myanmar: A Scoping Study [DRAFT]
The purpose of this scoping study conducted by the Global Environmental Institute (GEI) is to provide a better understanding of the presence and operations of Chinese companies ...
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Promoting Participatory Decision-making for Better Policy Design and Implementation for Sustainable Agriculture in Myanmars Dry Zone
The main challenges for agriculture in the Dry Zone of Myanmar are climate change, access to finance for farmers, labour availability, access to machinery, knowledge and inputs,...
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Myanmar Agriculture in 2011: Old Problems and New Challenges
Conducted as a follow-up to a research paper released in 2010, this study assesses how contextual changes in Myanmar's government and the South-East Asian region have impacted t...