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16 Jan 2018

Author:
Naw Betty Han, Myanmar Times

Malaysian company accused of abuses in Tanintharyi

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24 Nov 2017

A Malaysian palm oil plantation joint venture in Tanintharyi Region checked to have caused “severe social and environmental impacts” to the local community in the area, according to human rights group. 

A Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) spokesperson...said that members of commission visited the Myanmar Stark Prestige Plantation Company (MSPP) in Tanintharyi township, Myeik district, at the request of the Malaysian Human Rights Commission. 

MSSP has lodged a complaint that it was bullied by local communities and stopped from developing the land the company had already bought. 

However, what the MNHRC discovered during their inspection, from November 19 to 22, was a totally a different picture of what the MSSP had  claimed.

According to the report of Protecting the Enviroment with Intelligence, “MSPP activities have caused severe negative social and environmental impacts to four indigenous Karen villages, home to approximately 4,480 people within the concession area, and in total 13 villages are affected.”...