DOCSLIB.ORG

Preparatory Survey for Yangon-Mandalay Railway Improvement Project Phase Ii

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Preparatory Survey for Yangon-Mandalay Railway Improvement Project Phase Ii MYANMA RAILWAYS MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR PREPARATORY SURVEY FOR YANGON-MANDALAY RAILWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PHASE II FINAL REPORT (FOR DISCLOSURE) FEBRUARY 2018 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS GLOBAL CO., LTD. JAPAN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS FOR TRANSPORTATION CO., LTD. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO., LTD. 1R TONICHI ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, INC. JR NIPPON KOEI CO., LTD. 18-022 MYANMA RAILWAYS MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR PREPARATORY SURVEY FOR YANGON-MANDALAY RAILWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PHASE II FINAL REPORT (FOR DISCLOSURE) FEBRUARY 2018 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS GLOBAL CO., LTD. JAPAN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS FOR TRANSPORTATION CO., LTD. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO., LTD. TONICHI ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, INC. NIPPON KOEI CO., LTD. (Exchange Rate: October 2017) 1 USD=110 JPY 1 USD=1,360MMK 1 MMK=0.0809 JPY Preparatory Survey for Yangon-Mandalay Railway Improvement Project Phase ll Final Report Preparatory Survey for Yangon-Mandalay Improvement Project Phase II Final Report Table of Contents Table of Contents List of Figures & Tables Project Location Map Abbreviations Page Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Background of the Project ............................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Purpose of the Project ...................................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Purpose of the Study ........................................................................................................ 1-3 1.4 Study Area ....................................................................................................................... 1-3 1.5 Study Tasks ...................................................................................................................... 1-4 Chapter 2 Review and Update Demand Forecast 2.1 Review of Demand Forecast in previous study ............................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Precondition ............................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1.2 Demand Forecasting Result ..................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Update of Demand Forecast ............................................................................................. 2-2 2.2.1 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 2-2 2.2.2 Update of Socio-economic Frame ............................................................................ 2-3 2.2.3 Update of Transportation Network .......................................................................... 2-7 2.2.4 Update of Passenger Demand Forecast .................................................................... 2-8 2.2.5 Update of Cargo Demand Forecast ........................................................................ 2-15 Chapter 3 Natural Condition 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Climate ............................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.2.1 Objective .................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.2.2 Meteorokogical & Hydrological Date Collection .................................................... 3-2 3.3 Earthquake ....................................................................................................................... 3-8 3.3.1 Background and Earthquake Zone of Myanmar ...................................................... 3-8 3.3.2 Records of Earthquakes in Myanmar ..................................................................... 3-11 3.3.3 Identification of Sources of Seismic Activities and Seismic Hazard Assessment . 3-15 - i - Preparatory Survey for Yangon-Mandalay Railway Improvement Project Phase ll Final Report 3.3.4 Seismic Hazard Assessment ................................................................................... 3-16 3.3.5 Impact of Earthquakes on the Project Area and Use of Collected Data in the Study ...................................................................................................................... 3-17 3.4 Geotechnical Conditions ................................................................................................ 3-18 3.4.1 Scope of Objective ................................................................................................. 3-18 3.4.2 Scope of Work ........................................................................................................ 3-18 3.4.3 The Project Location .............................................................................................. 3-19 3.4.4 Topography ............................................................................................................ 3-19 3.4.5 Regional Geologic Setting ..................................................................................... 3-19 3.4.6 Classification of soil layer ...................................................................................... 3-20 3.4.7 FIELD INVESTIGATION ..................................................................................... 3-22 3.4.8 LABORATORY TEST .......................................................................................... 3-30 3.4.9 Liquefaction Potential at Site ................................................................................. 3-31 3.4.10 The Necessity of Geotechnical Survey at Detail Design Stage .............................. 3-45 Chapter 4 Railway System Parameters and Outline of Design Conditions 4.1 General ............................................................................................................................. 4-1 4.2 Rolling Stock Gauge and Construction Gauge ................................................................ 4-4 4.2.1 Current MR Rolling Stock Gauge and Construction Gauge .................................... 4-4 4.2.2 Proposed Construction Gauge and Rolling Stock Gauge for Yangon-Mandalay Railway Phase I ........................................................................................................ 4-5 4.3 Axel Load of Train .......................................................................................................... 4-8 4.3.1 Current MR Axle Load ............................................................................................ 4-8 4.3.2 Proposed MR Axel Load of Train for Yangon-Mandalay Railway ......................... 4-8 Chapter 5 Railway Project Plan 5.1 Train Operation ................................................................................................................ 5-1 5.1.1 Current Conditions of Train Operation .................................................................... 5-1 5.1.2 Future Plan of Train Operation ................................................................................ 5-6 5.1.3 Number of DEMU Cars to be Procured ................................................................... 5-9 5.1.4 Draft Station Track Layout .................................................................................... 5-11 5.2 Track Alignment ............................................................................................................ 5-14 5.2.1 Current Conditions of Track Alignment ................................................................ 5-14 5.2.2 Recommendation for Track Alignment .................................................................. 5-16 5.3 Track and Roadbed ........................................................................................................ 5-38 5.3.1 Current Condition of Track and Roadbed .............................................................. 5-38 5.3.2 Problems and Countermeasures for Current Track ................................................ 5-44 5.3.3 Recommendation for Improvement of Track and Subballast/Roadbed ................. 5-45 5.3.4 Current condition and Problems of PC Sleeper Production ................................... 5-53 - ii - Preparatory Survey for Yangon-Mandalay Railway Improvement Project Phase ll Final Report 5.3.5 Current Status of Ballast Production ...................................................................... 5-63 5.3.6 Summary of Quantity and Cost of Track Works .................................................... 5-69 5.4 Earth Work ..................................................................................................................... 5-71 5.4.1 Current Conditions of Earth Work ......................................................................... 5-71 5.4.2 Recommendation for Earth Work .......................................................................... 5-77 5.5 Railway Bridges ............................................................................................................. 5-80 5.5.1 Current Conditions of Existing Bridges ................................................................. 5-80 5.5.2 Improvement Plans of Railway Bridges ............................................................... 5-101 5.6 R.O.B. .........................................................................................................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Permitted Enterprises by Myanmar Investment Commission(15/2019
    Permitted Enterprises by Myanmar Investment Commission(15/2019) No Name Of Company Location Type of Investment Form of Date of Issue Remark Business Investment 1 Southern Myanmar Holding No. 1, 3, 4, 6,7, Kwin No., Aqua Farming, Joint (15/2019) kha Development Bedok 1050 , West Htaw Aung Kwin, Processing, Cold Venture 14-9-2019 Construction & Engineering Mawkanin Village Tract, Lamine, Ye Storage and Sales of Myanmar Company Limited Township, Mawlamyine District, Mon Marine Products Investment (Myanmar) 34% State Commission Asiatech Power Pte., Ltd. (Singapore) 33% Siam Gas Power Pte., Ltd. (Singapore) 33% 2 Bago Young Clothing Paper Mill (Yeni), Yedashe Manufacturing of Wholly (15/2019) Limited Township, Taungoo District, Bago garments on CMP basis Foreign 14-9-2019 China 100 % Region Owned Myanmar Investment Commission 3 Myanmar Sumec Win Win Paper Mill (Yeni), Yedashe Manufacturing of Wholly (15/2019) Garments Company Township, Taungoo District, Bago garments on CMP Foreign 14-9-2019 Limited Region basis(Factory-2) Owned Myanmar China 100 % Investment Commission 4 Aquamarine Ecotourism Holding No. N-410, N-412, N-980, Hotel And Wholly (15/2019) Development Co., Ltd. N-990, Kwin No. 21-OSS (A), Resort Services Myanmar 14-9-2019 Kanpoulu Kyay Taing Pyin Kwin, 10 Website (15/2019)Eng - 2 - Mile Village Tract, Kaw Thaung Owned Myanmar Township, Kaw Thaung District, Investment Taninthayi Region. Commission 5 Ayeyarwaddy International Plot No.68, Wat Htoe Kwin, International Industrial Wholly (15/2019) Industrial Port Co., Ltd. Chaung Sauk Village Tract, Port and One Stop Myanmar 14-9-2019 Kangyidaunk Township, Pathein Logistic Service Owned Myanmar District, Ayeyawady Region.
    [Show full text]
  • Rail Infrastructure Development Plan and Planning for International Railway Connectivity in Myanmar
    THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS MYANMA RAILWAYS Expert Group Meeting on the Use of New Technologies for Facilitation of International Railway Transport 9-12 December, 2019 Rail Infrastructure Development Plan and Planning for International Railway Connectivity in Myanmar Ba Myint Managing Director Myanma Railways Ministry of Transport and Communications MYANMAR Contents . Brief Introduction on situation of Transport Infrastructure in Myanmar . Formulation of National Transport Master Plan . Preparation for the National Logistics Master Plan Study (MYL‐Plan) . Status of Myanma Railways and Current Rail Infrastructure Development Projects . Planning for International Railway Connectivity in Myanmar 2 Brief Introduction on situation of Transport Infrastructure in Myanmar Myanma’s Profile . Population – 54.283 Million(March,2018) India . Area ‐676,578 Km² China . Coastal Line ‐ 2800 km . Road Length ‐ approximately 150,000 km . Railways Route Length ‐ 6110.5 Km . GDP per Capita – 1285 USD in 2018 Current Status Lao . Myanmar’s Transport system lags behind ASEAN . 60% of highways and rail lines in poor condition Thailand . 20 million People without basic road access . $45‐60 Billion investments needs (2016‐ 2030) Reduce transport costs by 30% Raise GDP by 13% Provide basic road access to 10 million people and save People’s lives on the roads. 4 Notable Geographical Feature of MYANMAR India China Bangaladesh Lao Thailand . As land ‐ bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia as well as with China . Steep and long mountain ranges hamper the development of transport links with neighbors. 5 Notable Geographical Feature China 1,340 Mil. India 1,210 mil. Situated at a cross‐road of 3 large economic centers.
    [Show full text]
  • Preparatory Survey Report on the Project for Improvement of Education College in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
    MINISTRY OF EDUCATION THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR PREPARATORY SURVEY REPORT ON THE PROJECT FOR IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION COLLEGE IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR SEPARATE VOLUME SURVEY REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS JUNE, 2014 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) YAMASHITA SEKKEI INC. KRI INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION BINKO INTERNATIONAL LTD. HM JR 14-065 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR PREPARATORY SURVEY REPORT ON THE PROJECT FOR IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION COLLEGE IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR SEPARATE VOLUME SURVEY REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS JUNE, 2014 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) YAMASHITA SEKKEI INC. KRI INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION BINKO INTERNATIONAL LTD. TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviation CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ················································································ 1-1 1.1 Background .................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 JICA Preparatory Survey ................................................................................................. 1-1 CHAPTER 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND COMPONENT ··············································· 2-1 2.1 Project Location ··················································································· 2-1 2.2 Basic Design and Components for Facilities ·················································· 2-2 CHAPTER 3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN MYANMAR ·····························
    [Show full text]
  • Senior General Than Shwe Felicitates President of Serbia
    Established 1914 Volume XVI, Number 303 6th Waning of Tabodwe 1370 ME Sunday, 15 February, 2009 Four political objectives Senior General Than Shwe * Stability of the State, community peace and tran- quillity, prevalence of law and order felicitates President of Serbia * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution NAY PYI TAW, 15 Feb—Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and * Building of a new modern developed nation in Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to H.E Mr. accord with the new State Constitution Boris Tadic, President of the Republic of Serbia, on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Serbia, which falls on 15 February 2009. Four economic objectives MNA * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round development of other sectors of the economy as well * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system Prime Minister sends felicitations * Development of the economy inviting participa- tion in terms of technical know-how and invest- to Serbian counterpart ments from sources inside the country and abroad * The initiative to shape the national economy must be NAY PYI TAW, 15 Feb — General Thein Sein, Prime Minister of the Union of kept in the hands of the State and the national peoples Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr. Mirko Cvetkovic, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Four social objectives Serbia, which falls on 15 February 2009. * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire MNA nation * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and pres- ervation and safeguarding of cultural heritage Lt-Gen Myint Swe attends Myanmar and national character * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit ICT Corporation Ltd’s 7th AGM * Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of the entire nation YANGON, 14 mand Brig-Gen Win presentation on nation- of auditors.
    [Show full text]
  • Mimu875v01 120626 3W Livelihoods South East
    Myanmar Information Management Unit 3W South East of Myanmar Livelihoods Border and Country Based Organizations Presence by Township Budalin Thantlang 94°23'EKani Wetlet 96°4'E Kyaukme 97°45'E 99°26'E 101°7'E Ayadaw Madaya Pangsang Hakha Nawnghkio Mongyai Yinmabin Hsipaw Tangyan Gangaw SAGAING Monywa Sagaing Mandalay Myinmu Pale .! Pyinoolwin Mongyang Madupi Salingyi .! Matman CHINA Ngazun Sagaing Tilin 1 Tada-U 1 1 2 Monghsu Mongkhet CHIN Myaing Yesagyo Kyaukse Myingyan 1 Mongkaung Kyethi Mongla Mindat Pauk Natogyi Lawksawk Kengtung Myittha Pakokku 1 1 Hopong Mongping Taungtha 1 2 Mongyawng Saw Wundwin Loilen Laihka Ü Nyaung-U Kunhing Seikphyu Mahlaing Ywangan Kanpetlet 1 21°6'N Paletwa 4 21°6'N MANDALAY 1 1 Monghpyak Kyaukpadaung Taunggyi Nansang Meiktila Thazi Pindaya SHAN (EAST) Chauk .! Salin 4 Mongnai Pyawbwe 2 Tachileik Minbya Sidoktaya Kalaw 2 Natmauk Yenangyaung 4 Taunggyi SHAN (SOUTH) Monghsat Yamethin Pwintbyu Nyaungshwe Magway Pinlaung 4 Mawkmai Myothit 1 Mongpan 3 .! Nay Pyi Hsihseng 1 Minbu Taw-Tatkon 3 Mongton Myebon Langkho Ngape Magway 3 Nay Pyi Taw LAOS Ann MAGWAY Taungdwingyi [(!Nay Pyi Taw- Loikaw Minhla Nay Pyi Pyinmana 3 .! 3 3 Sinbaungwe Taw-Lewe Shadaw Pekon 3 3 Loikaw 2 RAKHINE Thayet Demoso Mindon Aunglan 19°25'N Yedashe 1 KAYAH 19°25'N 4 Thandaunggyi Hpruso 2 Ramree Kamma 2 3 Toungup Paukkhaung Taungoo Bawlakhe Pyay Htantabin 2 Oktwin Hpasawng Paungde 1 Mese Padaung Thegon Nattalin BAGOPhyu (EAST) BAGO (WEST) 3 Zigon Thandwe Kyangin Kyaukkyi Okpho Kyauktaga Hpapun 1 Myanaung Shwegyin 5 Minhla Ingapu 3 Gwa Letpadan
    [Show full text]
  • The Union Report the Union Report : Census Report Volume 2 Census Report Volume 2
    THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census The Union Report The Union Report : Census Report Volume 2 Volume Report : Census The Union Report Census Report Volume 2 Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population May 2015 The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census The Union Report Census Report Volume 2 For more information contact: Department of Population Ministry of Immigration and Population Office No. 48 Nay Pyi Taw Tel: +95 67 431 062 www.dop.gov.mm May, 2015 Figure 1: Map of Myanmar by State, Region and District Census Report Volume 2 (Union) i Foreword The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census (2014 MPHC) was conducted from 29th March to 10th April 2014 on a de facto basis. The successful planning and implementation of the census activities, followed by the timely release of the provisional results in August 2014 and now the main results in May 2015, is a clear testimony of the Government’s resolve to publish all information collected from respondents in accordance with the Population and Housing Census Law No. 19 of 2013. It is my hope that the main census results will be interpreted correctly and will effectively inform the planning and decision-making processes in our quest for national development. The census structures put in place, including the Central Census Commission, Census Committees and Offices at all administrative levels and the International Technical Advisory Board (ITAB), a group of 15 experts from different countries and institutions involved in censuses and statistics internationally, provided the requisite administrative and technical inputs for the implementation of the census.
    [Show full text]
  • October Chronology (Eng)
    October 2015, Chronology Summary of the Current Situation As of the end of October, there are 112 political prisoners incarcerated in Burma and 486 activists currently awaiting trial for political actions. Detained Facebook Activists Patrick Kum Jaa Lee and Chaw Sandy Tun Accessed October 2015 Table of Contents Month in Review Detentions Incarcerations Conditions of Detentions Demonstrations and Related Restrictions on Political and Civil Liberties Land Issues Key International and Domestic Developments Conclusion Links and Resources “There can be no national reconciliation in Burma, as long as there are political prisoners” October 2015, Chronology MONTH IN REVIEW This month, 10 political activists were arrested political prisoners is preventing the upcoming in total, eight of whom are detained. Thirty- election from being free and fair. One were sentenced, and eight were released. Despite concerns over the legitimacy of the Nine political prisoners are reported to be in upcoming election, new arrests continued this bad health. month. Lu Zaw Soe Win, Patrick Kum Jaa Lee The Letpadan case was still not resolved this and Chaw Sandy Tun were all arrested and month, and 61 students and activists remain detained for allegedly posting to Facebook detained for charges relating to their images or insults defaming the government and participation in the National Education Bill received charges either under the protests in March. Fortify Rights and the Telecommunications Law or the Electronic Harvard Law School International Human Transactions Law. Patrick Kum Jaa Lee and Rights Clinic released a report detailing the Chaw Sandy Tun remain in detention. Maung abusive tactics used by police officials in the Saungkha also received charges under the violent crackdown.
    [Show full text]
  • BAGO REGION, PYAY DISTRICT Paukkhaung Township Report
    THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census BAGO REGION, PYAY DISTRICT Paukkhaung Township Report Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population October 2017 The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Bago Region, Pyay District Paukkhaung Township Report Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population Office No.48 Nay Pyi Taw Tel: +95 67 431062 www.dop.gov.mm October 2017 Figure 1 : Map of Bago Region, showing the townships Paukkhaung Township Figures at a Glance 1 Total Population 124,856 2 Population males 60,941 (48.8%) Population females 63,915 (51.2%) Percentage of urban population 11.2% Area (Km2) 1,907.6 3 Population density (per Km2) 65.5 persons Median age 30.2 years Number of wards 5 Number of village tracts 53 Number of private households 32,347 Percentage of female headed households 16.5% Mean household size 3.8 persons 4 Percentage of population by age group Children (0 – 14 years) 24.0% Economically productive (15 – 64 years) 69.8% Elderly population (65+ years) 6.2% Dependency ratios Total dependency ratio 43.2 Child dependency ratio 34.4 Old dependency ratio 8.8 Ageing index 25.6 Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 95 Literacy rate (persons aged 15 and over) 93.5% Male 96.5% Female 90.9% People with disability Number Per cent Any form of disability 5,435 4.4 Walking 2,218 1.8 Seeing 3,001 2.4 Hearing 1,865 1.5 Remembering 2,147 1.7 Type of Identity Card (persons aged 10 and over) Number Per cent Citizenship Scrutiny 73,352 69.3 Associate
    [Show full text]
  • Gulf of Mottama Management Plan
    GULF OF MOTTAMA MANAGEMENT PLAN PROJECT IMPLEMTATION AND COORDINATION UNIT – PCIU COVER DESIGN: 29, MYO SHAUNG RD, TAUNG SHAN SU WARD, MAWLAMYINE, NYANSEIK RARMARN MON STATE, MYANMAR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION OFFICER GULF OF MOTTAMA PROJECT (GOMP) Gulf of Mottama Management Plan, May 2019 GULF OF MOTTAMA MANAGEMENT PLAN Published: 16 May 2019 This management plan is endorsed by Mon State and Bago Regional Governments, to be adopted as a guidance document for natural resource management and sustainable development for resilient communities in the Gulf of Mottama. 1 Gulf of Mottama Management Plan, May 2019 This page is intentionally left blank 2 Gulf of Mottama Management Plan, May 2019 Gulf of Mottama Project (GoMP) GoMP is a project of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and is implemented by HELVETAS Myanmar, Network Activities Group (NAG), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association(BANCA). 3 Gulf of Mottama Management Plan, May 2019 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The drafting of this Gulf of Mottama Management Plan started early 2016 with an integrated meeting on May 31 to draft the first concept. After this initial workshop, a series of consultations were organized attended by different people from several sectors. Many individuals and groups actively participated in the development of this management plan. We would like to acknowledge the support of the Ministries and Departments who have been actively involved at the Union level which more specifically were Ministry of Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Forest Department, Department of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Department of Rural Development and Environmental Conservation Department.
    [Show full text]
  • Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor March 8, 2006
    Burma Page 1 of 24 2005 Human Rights Report Released | Daily Press Briefing | Other News... Burma Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor March 8, 2006 Since 1962, Burma, with an estimated population of more than 52 million, has been ruled by a succession of highly authoritarian military regimes dominated by the majority Burman ethnic group. The current controlling military regime, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), led by Senior General Than Shwe, is the country's de facto government, with subordinate Peace and Development Councils ruling by decree at the division, state, city, township, ward, and village levels. In 1990 prodemocracy parties won more than 80 percent of the seats in a generally free and fair parliamentary election, but the junta refused to recognize the results. Twice during the year, the SPDC convened the National Convention (NC) as part of its purported "Seven-Step Road Map to Democracy." The NC, designed to produce a new constitution, excluded the largest opposition parties and did not allow free debate. The military government totally controlled the country's armed forces, excluding a few active insurgent groups. The government's human rights record worsened during the year, and the government continued to commit numerous serious abuses. The following human rights abuses were reported: abridgement of the right to change the government extrajudicial killings, including custodial deaths disappearances rape, torture, and beatings of
    [Show full text]
  • Desk Review Cover and Contents.Indd
    BASELINE ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY BASED TB SERVICES IN 8 ENGAGE-TB PRIORITY COUNTRIES WHO/CDS/GTB/THC/18.34 © World Health Organization 2018 Some rights reserved. This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO licence (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo). Under the terms of this licence, you may copy, redistribute and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes, provided the work is appropriately cited, as indicated below. In any use of this work, there should be no suggestion that WHO endorses any specific organization, products or services. The use of the WHO logo is not permitted. If you adapt the work, then you must license your work under the same or equivalent Creative Commons licence. If you create a translation of this work, you should add the following disclaimer along with the suggested citation: “This translation was not created by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO is not responsible for the content or accuracy of this translation. The original English edition shall be the binding and authentic edition”. Any mediation relating to disputes arising under the licence shall be conducted in accordance with the mediation rules of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Suggested citation. Baseline assessment of community based TB services in 8 WHO ENGAGE-TB priority countries. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018 (WHO/CDS/GTB/THC/18.34). Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP) data. CIP data are available at http://apps.who.int/iris.
    [Show full text]
  • Fberuary Newsletter 2018
    FBERUARY NEWSLETTER 2018 TRAININGS Ta’ang, Burmese, Lahu, Karen, Danu, and Pa’O backgrounds. Hsipaw Township has faced land Human Rights, Documentation of Human confiscation. Rights Violations and Transitional Justice Training in Shan State These training served as a capacity building measures, aiming to encourage and inform the As a part of the series of regular Human Rights, participants in the democratic setup. Documentation of Human Rights Violations and Transitional Justice Training, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) held two long trainings in the month of February. A 10- day Training from February 6-15 was organized in Namhsam City in Pa Laung Self-administered Zone in Northern Shan State and a 11-day Training from February 16-26 was held in Hsipaw City, Northern Shan State. In Namhsam City, the Training was administered by AAPP’s Human Rights Trainer, Ko Saw Than Hlaing, and Human Rights, Human Rights Documentation, and Transitional Justice Trainer, Ko Sai Myint Thu. A total of 32 people including 25 females and seven males participated in the Transitional Justice training in Nant training. Participants, all of Palaung background, Hsan, Shan State included village youths, students, heads of health organisations, village administrators, and National League for Democracy (NLD) representatives. Namhsam Township has faced issues with restriction on movement, torture by the village administrators, and human trafficking. In Hsipaw City, the Training was administered by AAPP’s Human Rights Trainer, Ma Zun Pang, and Human Rights Documentation and Transitional Justice Trainer, Ko Tin Myo Htut. A total of 26 people including 16 females and ten males participated in the training.
    [Show full text]