Abstract:
"The Myanmar Parliament has passed the
Farmland
Law
and the
Vacant, Fallow, and Virgin Lands Management Law
. Both
pieces of legislation form part of a legislative re
sponse as Myanmar
(Burma) emerges from a sixty year period of chronic
armed conflict. Part
2 of this paper outlines the underlying grievances
associated with land
disputes with a focus upon Kayin (Karen) and Rakhin
e (Arakan) states.
Part 3 critically analyses the relevant constitutio
nal and legislative

This report provides an overview of issues related to upland smallholder land tenure. The immediate
objective of the report is to promote a shared understanding of land tenure issues by national-level
stakeholders, with a longer term objective of improving the land tenure, livelihood and food security of
upland farm families. The report is intended for government and non-government agencies, policy
makers and those impacted by policy. The report covers four main areas: status of and trends in upland

This News Bulletin describes the proposed construction of a portion of the Asia Highway from Eindu to Kawkareik Town, crossing 17 different villages and one town in Hpa-an, Kyonedoe and Kawkareik townships in Dooplaya and Hpa-an districts. The Burma/Myanmar government has demarcated the route and plans to construct the road with funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The planning of the project has thus far been carried out with little consultation with local communities, who remain suspicious of such projects.

The reform process in Burma/Myanmar by the quasi-civilian government of President Thein Sein has raised hopes that a long overdue solution can be found to more than 60 years of devastating civil war...

Provisional English title.

A report on mining in Burma. The problems mining is bringing to the Burmese people, and the multinational companies involved in it. Includes an analysis of the SLORC 1994 Mining Law.... 'Grave Diggers, authored by world renowned mining environmental activist Roger Moody, was the first major review of mining in Burma since the country's military regime opened the door to foreign mining investment in 1994.

No longer in force -- Replaced by the Land Nationalization Act of 1953 which in turn was replaced by the Farmland Law of 2012 - Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 11/2012

Repealed by the Farmland Act - Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 11/2012.....Replaced the Land Nationalization Act of 1948

Inadequate land laws have opened rural Myanmar to rampant land grabbing by unscrupulous, well-connected businessmen who anticipate a boom in agricultural and property investment. If unchecked, the gathering trend has the potential to undermine the country's broad reform process and impede long-term economic progress.

Abstract: "Socio­‐economic
situation
means
an
individual's
or
a

group's
position
within
a
hierarchical
social
structure.
Socio-­economic
status
depends
on
a
combination
of
variables,
including
occupation,
education,
income,

30 pages for projection

CONTAINING
THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894 ( India Act I, 1894) WITH THE RULES AND DIRECTIONS ISSUED THEREUNDER
(Corrected up to the 31st May 1934)