Kler Lwee Htoo District Situation Update: Gold mining activities, COVID-19 and access to electricity in Moo Township, August 2020 to October 2020
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This Situation Update describes events that occurred in Moo [Mone] Township, Kler Lwee Htoo [Nyaunglebin] District between August 2020 and October 2020. Gold mining activities along the Klaw Myaw, Puh Loh Kloh and Kaw Ka Loh Kloh rivers have caused water pollution and now threaten the livelihood of entire villages. In government-defined Kyaukkyi Township, vulnerable households received financial support from the Myanmar government to cope with the difficulties caused by the COVID-19[1] pandemic, but local authorities diverted some of the support money. In H - village tract,[2] local villagers were required to pay for the installation of electric posts even though they cannot afford this expense.[3]
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The Group of Seven industrial democracies on Tuesday condemned the Myanmar military regime’s use of violence against protesters rejecting the coup that deposed the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi more than three weeks ago, while the U.S. slapped sanctions on two junta generals.
As protests against the Feb. 1 military takeover continued to fill the streets of Myanmar cities, the G7 foreign ministers and the European Union’s top envoy said the military and the police must exercise restraint and respect human rights and international law.
“We condemn the intimidation and oppression of those opposing the coup,” said the G7 and the EU’s high representative in a joint statement. “We raise our concern at the crackdown on freedom of expression, including through the internet blackout and draconian changes to the law that repress free speech.”