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Burma: Parliament receives thousands of new complaints of confiscated farmland
- The Irrawaddy
- 06 Jul 2016
Some 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) of farmland have been confiscated nationwide during past decades
Food is getting so expensive in India that it now wants to farm in Africa and Myanmar
- Quartz
- 23 Jun 2016
India, one of the world’s largest consumers and importers of pulses, may soon take over agricultural land in Africa and Myanmar to meet growing demand in its domestic market.
The great land rush
- Financial Times
- 01 Mar 2016
FT correspondents report on the global race for land from Ethiopia, Myanmar and Indonesia.
Conflict, companies stoke land grabs in Myanmar’s Kachin State
- Khmer Times
- 29 Feb 2016
Villagers say they were not consulted about plans to turn their land into grazing grounds and believe it was a ploy by officials who planned to profit from renting out 300 acres to a Chinese company for a banana plantation.
Conflict and powerful companies stoke land disputes in Myanmar's Kachin
- Reuters
- 23 Feb 2016
A 2015 report said Kachin, Myanmar's northernmost state bordering China, has the second largest number of land confiscations, fuelled by the outgoing semi-civilian government liberalisation policies that have driven up land prices and attract foreign and domestic investment.
Land grabbing and impacts to small-scale farmers in Southeast Asia sub-region
- Local Action Links
- 02 Oct 2015
This paper aims to study the situation of land grabbing and its impacts on small-scale farmers in 5 countries, namely Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Myanmar land activist faces prison
- Reuters
- 06 Sep 2015
While powerful businessmen and military officials are responsible for most of the displacement, foreign investors often benefit from the land grabs.
Burma: Land rights activists are newest political prisoners
- HRW
- 15 Aug 2015
Arrests in Karen State target those assisting farmers fighting land grabs, says Human Rights Watch.
Myanmar works for formulating policy framework for foreign investment in agriculture
- Xinhua
- 31 May 2015
"There will be concerns about agriculture investment unless land ownership is opened to foreign investors,' says the OECD's Jan Rielander.
Chinese ripples in the paddy fields of central Myanmar
- Mizzima
- 11 May 2015
The water-rich region of Myanmar has become the target of land speculation, driven in part by local Myanmar-Chinese merchants and Chinese speculators and businesspeople.
Burmese leaders outed by Global Witness over alleged land grabs
- The Diplomat
- 27 Mar 2015
A new report reveals the extent of land grabbing in Myanmar, especially along the border with China.
Local groups pour capital in agriculture projects
- VietNamNet
- 19 Mar 2015
The head of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, Doan Nguyen Duc, now owns 46,000 ha of rubber, 10,000 ha of sugar cane and 6,000 ha of corn in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar and plans to raise 236,000 cows in Laos.