BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 119 - NOVEMBER 2016. KEY STORY: • Violence in northern Arakan/ Rakhine State escalates • More Rohingya displaced • Independent journalists and activists report that the Tatmadaw raped Rohingya women • Government intensifies crackdown on media • Burma/Myanmar reintroduces limited humanitarian access • International and national authorities respond to the violence against the Rohingya minority • ?Ethnic cleansing” DEMOCRACY&GOVERNANCE • Two NLD representatives replace USDP lawmakers after disqualification • Amendment of the Ward and Village Tract Administration Law • NLD relieves three lawmakers from party and parliamentary committee duties ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT • Ethnic armed groups attack security forces in northern Shan State HUMANITARIAN • Cases filed for alleged violations of the Telecommunications Law DISPLACEMENT • Repatriated refugees from Thailand face housing problems in Burma MILITARY • Tatmadaw still needed for ?immature democracy” ECONOMY • World brands linked to UWSA INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS • Japan promises to give US$7.73 billion aid to Burma REPORTS