2013-08-06

 

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Whose side is the government on? Targeting of the Rohingya in Myanmar/Burma Leaves Civil Society Demanding Action

Tuesday, August 06, 2013  Article, ICRtoP  No comments

 


ICRtoP August 6, 2013 On 3 June 2012, the killing and reported rape of a Buddhist woman followed by the massacre of ten Muslims traveling in Rakhine state marked the beginning of a series of violent attacks against the Rohingya communities, their townships and residents in Myanmar/Burma causing widespread destruction of Muslim neighborhoods, mosques and villages and massive displacement. Human Rights Watch‘s (HRW) report “All You Can Do is Pray“,…

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When Buddhists turn nasty

Tuesday, August 06, 2013  Article, Charu_Lata_Hogg, The_World_Today  No comments

 


Charu Lata Hogg The World Today, Volume 69, Number 7 August 2013 Muslims face violence in Burma and Sri Lanka As a religion synonymous with compassion and defined by non-violence, Buddhism has always been seen as a gentle way of life. It is for this reason that developments in Burma and Sri Lanka appear all the more mystifying. Since mid-2012 in Burma, a country which is slowly liberalizing after decades of military rule, there are credible…

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Burma: Justice for 1988 Massacres

Tuesday, August 06, 2013  HRW, National_News  No comments

 

Human Rights Watch August 6, 2013 On 25th Anniversary of Crackdown, Accountability, Rule of Law Remain Elusive (New York) – Burma’s President Thein Sein should commit to an independent investigation and fair prosecutions of officials and commanders responsible for the mass killings of pro-democracy protesters 25 years ago. Burma’s friends and donors should make clear that genuine reform in Burma means ensuring justice for victims of the 1988…

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Commandant Demands 10 Million Kyat for the Release of Disbanded Nasaka’s Former Translator

Tuesday, August 06, 2013  RB_News  No comments

 

RB News  August 6, 2013  Maungdaw, Arakan – Former Translator of the now disbanded Nasaka, was arrested by Lieutenant Colonel Zaw Lin Oo. Translator Abdullah, from Myint Hlut (Merullah) village, in the Maungdaw Township of Arakan State, was arrested by the Commandant of No. 353 Battalion. According to villagers, the Commandant is demanding 10 million kyat for his release.  Abdullah, son of Fawzol Ahmed worked as a translator…

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Police in Aley Than Kyaw fixed monthly extortion from Rohingya boat owners, Rakhines don’t have to pay

Tuesday, August 06, 2013  RB_News  No comments

 

RB News August 6, 2013 Maungdaw, Arakan – Police based in Aley Than Kyaw, in the Maungdaw Township of Arakan State, fixed a monthly extortion amount from Rohingya boat owners. This is the result of a meeting that took place at the old office of Nasaka on August 2, 2013 at 12 pm.  There are three types of boats in Aley Than Kyaw and most of them belong to Rohingyas. There are fishing boats, fish buying boats and ordinary boats without…

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Kalla calls for religious tolerance among countries

Monday, August 05, 2013  Rohingya_News, The_Jakarta_Post  No comments

 

Margareth S. Aritonang The Jakarta Post August 5, 2013 Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) chairman Jusuf Kalla has called for religious leaders worldwide to promote tolerance and peace among followers in order to prevent terrorism carried out in the name of religion. Kalla made the call on Monday in response to a bombing at Ekayana Buddhist temple in West Jakarta on Sunday night, which was believed to be carried out in retaliation for the oppression…

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Punks Break Burma’s Silence on Religious Attacks

Monday, August 05, 2013  AP, National_News  No comments

 

Youths dressed as punks await a punk music show during the Burmese New Year Water Festival in Rangoon on April 12, 2013. (Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun) Robin McDowell Associated Press August 5, 2013 RANGOON — Punk rockers draw double-takes as they dart through traffic, but it’s not just the pink hair, leather jackets or skull tattoos that make these 20-somethings rebels: It’s their willingness to speak out against Buddhist monks instigating…

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Village Administrator Extorts 200,000 Kyat from Mother not to Charge for the Drowning of Her Son as Murder

Monday, August 05, 2013  RB_News  No comments

 

RB News August 5, 2013 Maungdaw, Arakan – The Mother of a young Rohingya man who drowned while crossing a river was extorted a sum of 200,000 Kyat by a a village administrator not to charge her with murder for the accident, RB news has been informed. A young Rohingya man, Faisal (20-years-old), son of Abu Lul from Pas Kawri village, U-Daung village tract was visiting a relative in Tha Pyay Taw village on July 25, 2013. A source told RB…

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Non-Violent Extremism: The Case Of Wirathu In Myanmar – Analysis

Monday, August 05, 2013  Analysis, Eurasiareview, Kumar_Ramakrishna  No comments

 

By RSIS August 5, 2013 The controversial Buddhist monk Wirathu, putative leader of the Buddhist fundamentalist 969 movement in Myanmar, has fuelled Buddhist-Muslim violence in the past year. Liberal responses to let the marketplace of ideas drown his extremist rhetoric are unlikely to suffice. By Kumar Ramakrishna THE CONTROVERSIAL monk Ashin Wirathu, putative leader of the Buddhist fundamentalist 969 movement in Myanmar, has drawn world…

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Analysis: Can Burma find a solution for constitutional dilemma?

Sunday, August 04, 2013  Analysis, Asian_Correspondent, Zin_Linn  No comments

 

Zin Linn Asian Correspondent August 4, 2013 Burma’s quasi-civilian government headed by President Thein Sein has taken office in March 2011 and declaring itself as a reformist administration since then. Now, it has to meet head-on a major challenge in order to show its true color concerning constitutional revision which has been calling by various oppositions. As the demands for constitutional amendment increases gradually, the Union Parliament…

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US to increase military ties with Burma despite escalating Buddhist extremism

Saturday, August 03, 2013  Rohingya_News, TamilNet  No comments

 

TamilNet August 3, 2013 “The United States will boost military ties with Burma later this month to encourage greater professionalism and more civilian oversight over the Southeast Asian country’s armed forces,” news portal The Irrawaddy said on Friday, citing the Myanmar Times. This engagement happens despite a steadily growing Buddhist extremism in the country and the state-supported persecution of ethnic Kachins and the Rohingya Muslims….

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Critics slam ‘dangerous’ Rakhine report

Saturday, August 03, 2013  Bill_O’Toole, Myanmar_Times, National_News  1 comment

 

Bill O’Toole Myanmar Times August 2, 2013 A report on the conflict in Rakhine State that advocates for 800,000 Muslims to be expelled to Bangladesh generated heated debate at its launch on August 1, with some dismissing it as “rubbish” and others warning it could inflame tensions. The Arakan Human Rights and Development Organization released the “Conflict and Violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar” report at Central Hotel in Yangon on August…

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Official Website of Myanmar President’s Office Disrupted by Anonymous Hackers

Friday, August 02, 2013  Eduard_Kovacs, National_News, Softpedia  No comments

 

Eduard Kovacs Softpedia August 2, 2013 The official website of the Myanmar President’s Office (president-office.gov.mm) has been disrupted by Anonymous hackers as part of the campaign dubbed OpMyanmar. The hacktivists announced their intentions of targeting the president’s website on Thursday. The distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack against the site started around 14 hours ago. “Our demand is clear, namely removing sites archive…

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Six months on, Rohingya in Thailand struggle to keep hope afloat

Friday, August 02, 2013  Rohingya_News, UNHCR, Vivian_Tan  No comments

 

A UNHCR staff monitors the situation of Rohingya men in Thailand’s Ayutthaya immigration detention centre. (Photo: Vivian Tan/UNHCR) Vivian Tan UNHCR August 2, 2013 AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – Every year, millions of tourists flock to Thailand for the sun, sea and shopping. But 17-year-old Saifullah* cries every time he recalls how he got here. “I still cry when I remember the difficulties on the boat,” said the young Rohingya about his 16-day…

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Saffron revolution leading monk tied a knot with Australian

Friday, August 02, 2013  Bloggers, Robert_Elhose  1 comment

 

(Photo: Facebook) By Robert Elhose August 1, 2013 Saffron revolution leading monk in 2007 got marry with an Australian web-designer on August 1 gave shock to many of the Burmese natives around the world. U Gambira (alias) Nyi Nyi Lwin and his bride Maria France tried to register their marriage certificate at the Mandalay district court but which was rejected for unknown reason, said a human right lawyer U Thein Than Tun on his facebook…

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A Rohingya house in Aley Than Kyaw set on fire by unidentified Rakhine assailants

Friday, August 02, 2013  RB_News  No comments

 

RB News  August 2, 2013  Maungdaw, Arakan – Maulana Abdul Rashid, a Rohingya from Maung Tola village, Aley Than Kyaw, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State had his house set on fire by unidentified Rakhine assailants, July 30, 2013 at 11 pm.  On July 30, 2013 at 11 pm, Maulana Abdul Rashid’s house was set on fire by unknown Rakhine assailans, but fortunately the villagers and family were able to control the blaze and only the kitchen…

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IIUM’s Assistant Professor distributed the clothes and rice for Rohingya people

Thursday, August 01, 2013  RB_News, ZM_Babar  No comments

 

Clothes and rice distribution to Rohingya people at Pahang Rohingya Language School by Dr. Wan Mohd Azizi bin Wan Sulaiman and his delegation from Surau Tajul Akbar Z.M. Babar RB News August 1, 2013 On 28th July, 2013 (Sunday), at 2:30 pm, Dr. Wan Mohd Azizi bin Wan Sulaiman (Asst. Prof, Basic Medical Science Department, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, IIUM) and his team have arrived to the premise of Pahang Rohingya Language School (P.R.L.S)…

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Don’t mix religion and politics, says Thein Sein amid simmering tensions

Thursday, August 01, 2013  Channel_News_Asia, National_News  No comments

 

Anasuya Sanyal Channel News Asia August 1, 2013 Myanmar’s President Thein Sein has called for a line to be drawn between politics and religion in the country. In his regular monthly radio address to the nation, the president warned of the danger of mixing the two, and the possible long-term detrimental impact on society. Myanmar President Thein Sein (AFP/Nicholas Kamm) SITTWE, Myanmar: Myanmar’s President Thein Sein has called for a line…

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Critics slam ‘dangerous’ Rakhine report

Bill O’Toole Myanmar Times August 2, 2013 A report on the conflict in Rakhine State that advocates for 800,000 Muslims to be ex…

Official Website of Myanmar President’s Office Disrupted by Anonymous Hackers

Eduard Kovacs Softpedia August 2, 2013 The official website of the Myanmar President’s Office (president-office.gov.mm) has bee…

Punks Break Burma’s Silence on Religious Attacks

Youths dressed as punks await a punk music show during the Burmese New Year Water Festival in Rangoon on April 12, 2013. (Photo: Reuters /…

Saffron revolution leading monk tied a knot with Australian

(Photo: Facebook) By Robert Elhose August 1, 2013 Saffron revolution leading monk in 2007 got marry with an Australian web-desig…

US to increase military ties with Burma despite escalating Buddhist extremism

TamilNet August 3, 2013 “The United States will boost military ties with Burma later this month to encourage greater professionalis…

Kalla calls for religious tolerance among countries

Margareth S. Aritonang The Jakarta Post August 5, 2013 Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) chairman Jusuf Kalla has called for religiou…

Don’t mix religion and politics, says Thein Sein amid simmering tensions

Anasuya Sanyal Channel News Asia August 1, 2013 Myanmar’s President Thein Sein has called for a line to be drawn between politics …

Speech of House of Commons’ Speaker at Rangoon University, Burma

RT Hon John Bercow, Speaker of House of Commons delivers a speech entitled “British Democracy and Parliament” at Rangoon Univers…

Australia says ‘no’ to Rohingya refugees

(Photo: Dhaka Tribune) Sheikh Shahariar Zaman Dhaka Tribune July 30, 2013 ‘We used to allow Rohingya refugees to settle i…

IIUM’s Assistant Professor distributed the clothes and rice for Rohingya people

Clothes and rice distribution to Rohingya people at Pahang Rohingya Language School by Dr. Wan Mohd Azizi bin Wan Sulaiman and his dele…

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