Farmers in Mon State’s Ye township want compensation after they say their fields and crops were seized by a private electricity company installing utility poles and cables.
Read More »An offshore supply base slated for Mon State stirs up local contentions
Residents have made their objections known, but that hasn’t deterred a company set on erecting an offshore supply base
Read More »Mon State community forest initiative tangled in laws, lack of interest
Efforts to establish community forests in Mon State’s Ye township are facing setbacks due to misunderstandings of land laws
Read More »Activists, administrators urge Mon State govt to manage local beach ahead of peak tourism season
Before the crowds begin descending on the sea shore this coming dry season, local activists are calling on the government to help manage tourism
Read More »Ye township officials call on Tatmadaw to evict former militia from dispute land
A plot of land in Mon State has sparked contention between township officials who want to use it as a location for an electricity substation, and members of a former militia
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