Myanmar: Myanmar Returns Confiscated Land to Farmers in Central Region

Aug 26, 2018 | Xinhua
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The Myanmar government has returned over 481.92 acres (195 hectares) of farmland confiscated by the Ministry of Defense to 123 farmers in Toungoo, Bago region, Myanmar News Agency reported Sunday. A ceremony to return such lands to the farmers was held on Saturday in Toungoo, attended by Second Vice President U Henry Van Thio, who is also chairman of the Central Committee for Scrutinizing Confiscated Farmlands. The Myanmar government has been taking measures to return seized land to farmers, its original owners, considering that the farmland is their lives.