Myanmar: Myanmar Returns Large Amount of Confiscated Land to Farmers in Northwestern Region

May 17, 2018 | Xinhua
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The Myanmar government has returned 4,932 acres (1,997 hectares) more of farmland, confiscated by the Ministry of Defense, to 528 farmers in Kanbalu district, Sagaing region, marking the largest amount of land returned over the last two months, Myanmar News Agency reported Thursday. A ceremony to return the land to the farmers was held on Wednesday in Kanbalu, attended by Second Vice President U Henry Van Thio, who is also chairman of the Central Committee for Scrutinizing Confiscated Farmlands.