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Displaced villagers return to their land to find palm oil company occupying grounds
18:23 Aug 13 2015 Myeik, Taninthayi State
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Reported in 2013, following the ceasefire between the Karen and Burma governments, as well as the and forced relocation by Burma Army, Karen villagers from Tu Byaw village (80 families) east of Myeik Town began to return to their village, only to find their land and village is now occupied by Asia World Company who are running a palm oil plantation in their village.News Source Link
http://karennews.org/2013/12/the-bad-oil-companies-occupy-relocated-villages-land.html/Additional Data
| State: | Tenasserim/Taninthayi |
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