Myanmar: Myanmar Lawmakers to Help Farmers, Villagers Affected by Land Grabs

Apr 25, 2016 | Radio Free Asia
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Myanmar lawmakers have taken up the cause of farmers and villagers in two areas of the country where they lost land to huge government-backed projects, as the new political administration works on resolving a backlog of social and political problems. Thant Zin Tun, a National League for Democracy (NLD) party deputy in the lower house, said Monday that he would ask the Naypyidaw Council chairman for amnesty for land-grab victims who are awaiting trial and who have already been sentenced for their involvement in protests.