ABSTRACT
The study of land grabbing focuses on inequitable changes of land tenure and the players and elements that have led to these changes. This chapter explores the mechanisms that are enabling land grabbing and displacement in reforming Myanmar, as well as the tools of resistance that are now being used by those affected. Under the previous regime, resistance was mostly fruitless and dangerous. It is responsible for outlining plans for handling the complaints that the government has received, with the aim of resolving all past issues within a year of its inception. The Monywa Copper Mine operates in the Letpadaung, Sabetaung and Kyisintaung mountain ranges, the site of one of the world's 10 largest copper deposits. By the end of September, the local resistance was gaining popular support nationally and the Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd (UMEHL) issued a statement at a press conference. It says that it was willing to hear the individual complaints of residents.
