Political Monitor 5  – 22  – 28 February – 6 March 2014

Fortify Rights - Report: Policies of Persecution: Ending Abusive State Policies Against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar & Press Release: Myanmar: Abolish Abusive Restrictions & Practices Against Rohingya Muslims - Leaked Documents Implicate Government Actors in Crimes Against Humanity – 25 February 2014

Burma Centre for Ethnic Studies - Briefing Paper No. 20: The Law Khee Lah conference – 23 February 2014

TNI & Burma Centrum Netherlands - Burma Briefing Series no. 13: Ethnicity without Meaning, Data without Context - The 2014 Census, Identity and Citizenship in Burma/Myanmar - 24 February 2014

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DAILY NEWS – 7 March 2014

News – Government /Parliament / Political Parties

Speaker ready for four-side meeting on charter change - Eleven News Media - 7 March 2014

USDP leader says NLD politicians are colleagues, not enemies - Mizzima - 7 March 2014

Speaker outlines procedure for debate on inter-faith marriage laws - Mizzima - 7 March 2014

President meets with ASEAN military chiefs - Eleven News Media - 6 March 2014

Army chief gives first presser to state media - Eleven News Media - 6 March 2014

Senior general press meet descends into farce - Myanmar Times -7 March 2014

Myanmar VP calls for implementing development projects in Myanmar central dry regions - Xinhua/Global Times - 7 March 2014

Association Bill goes to Upper House - Eleven News Media - 6 March 2014

88 Generation, Ethnic Alliance Join to Promote Reform - Irrawaddy - 6 March 2014

Protestors Only Required to ‘Inform’ in Lower House Change to Section 18 - Irrawaddy - 6 March 2014

News – Ethnic nationalities/Border conflict/ Ethnic Armies

No Census for Rebel-Controlled Parts of Kachin State - Irrawaddy - 6 March 2014

RNDP objects to use of “other” in census - Eleven News Media - 6 March 2014

Burma Army forbids people to cross at Tar Hsarm Pu - S.H.A.N. - 7 March 2014

Shan State minister proud to host ethnic media conference - IMNA - 6 March 2014

News – General& International

New Burma UN HRs envoy appointed - Chinland Guardian - 6 March 2014

Zarganar to take on Than Shwe through Hollywood - DVB - 7 March 2014

Activist groups to register political prisoners past and present - DVB - 7 March 2014

Global lawyers group hails bar association move - Mizzima - 7 March 2014

Irrawaddy farmers gain ground in land grab case - DVB - 7 March 2014

UW-led program receives grant to assist Myanmar's transition to democracy - The Daily UW - 6 March 2014

ICRC office opens in Myitkyina - DVB - 6 March 2014

Govt eases welfare rules for migrants - Bangkok Post - 6 March 2014

Burma Fares Poorly in Global Rule of Law Gauge - Irrawaddy - 6 March 2014

News – Communal Conflicts & International Response

Defamation case on hold: Thais urged to probe Rohingya smuggling - DVB - 7 March 2014

News – Business / Economy / Industry

Local partners key to success in Myanmar, Thai business told - The Nation - 7 March 2014

Dawei Economic Zone ‘Lacks Clarity’ as Another Thai Firm Claims Deal - Irrawaddy - 7 March 2014

Analysis / Opinion

Opinion: Equality for women is progress for all - By Bertrand Bainvel - Myanmar Times - 7 March 2014

Old Habits Die Hard - By Hanna Hindstrom - Foreign Policy (Democracy Lab) - 6 March 2014

Myanmar: election boycotts and democracy - By David I Steinberg - Asian Times - 7 March 2014

Towards a better union in Myanmar - By Matthew J Walton - Asian Times - 7 March 2014