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Reuters sticks to its story in face of Thai navy threats
Reuters has vowed to stand by their Rohingya story which alleges that Thai naval officers were involved in the trafficking of Rohingya boatpeople.
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Thai navy takes aim at Reuters over Rohingya smuggling report
“Not only do we refuse to withdraw any lawsuit, but we are processing another suit against Reuters as well,” Vice Admiral Tharathorn Khajitsuwan tells the Bangkok Post.
Health News Rohingya Video
Children in Arakan State face malnutrition after aid workers’ exodus
Children in Arakan’s IDP camps are becoming malnourished as UN aid agencies and INGOs struggle to resume operations in the violence-plagued state.
Breaking News Rohingya
Journalists charged with defaming Thai Navy
Two Thailand-based journalists were charged on Thursday with defamation and violation of the Computer Crimes Act for citing a Reuters article that contained allegations against members of the Royal Thai Navy.
News Rohingya
‘Boatpeople’ story lands Reuters a Pulitzer as local reporters face jail
Two Reuters reporters were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for reports on the trafficking of Rohingya Muslims, days before two Thailand-based journalists will appear in court, where they may face up to seven years in jail for republishing one paragraph of the award-winning work.
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Hundreds flee as census-related clashes break out in Kachin
Fierce fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese government forces in Mansi Township has forced hundreds of Kachin IDPs and villagers to seek sanctuary in Namhkam and at the Burma-China border.
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Govt to protect NGOs after ‘sluggish’ response to Sittwe riots
Burma vows to protect aid workers in Arakan State after a briefing by the Arakan Commission concluded the government’s response to the violence was “sluggish”.
Ethnic issues Health News Rohingya
Aid in Arakan at ‘bare minimum’
The international community has again issued urgent pleas to the Burmese government to restore humanitarian access in Arakan State, where critical health and supply services were largely terminated in late March.
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Authorities accused of undermining efforts to resume Arakan aid
INGOs indicate limited progress in discussions with authorities to resume aid distribution in western Burma; meanwhile a humanitarian crisis is unfolding and the risks of more violence are high.
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Govt pledges safety of UN, INGO workers in Sittwe
Government authorities say they will take appropriate steps to ensure the safety of foreigners and Burmese nationals working for aid agencies in Arakan state. Meanwhile IDPs are facing food shortages as the decrease in staff affects supply chains.
Analysis News
Burma’s badly needed census may have come too soon
Incomplete demographic data is holding back development efforts in a new Burma, yet counting heads now could cause violence.
Ethnic issues News Politics Rohingya
Arakanese threaten to boycott census over Rohingya issue
Arakanese Buddhists from all of the state’s 17 townships have vowed to boycott Burma’s upcoming census after the government ignored an ultimatum to omit the term “Rohingya” from data collection.
Ethnic issues News Rohingya
Duchira Dan commission slams UN, media; denies massacre
A government commission tasked with investigating a series of incidents at Duchira Dan in northern Arakan State released its findings to the public today, concluding that no massacre occurred in Maungdaw.
News Politics
UN urged to maintain human rights pressure on Burma
The European Burma Network has called on the UN to remain vigilant as human rights violations continue in Burma.
Ethnic issues News Rohingya
Defamation case on hold: Thais urged to probe Rohingya smuggling
The arraignment of two journalists based in southern Thailand has been postponed following pleas from rights advocates that charges be dropped.
BRIEF – Rohingya smuggling operations move to Malaysia: Reuters
Human traffickers have kept hundreds of Rohingya Muslims captive in houses in northern Malaysia, beating them, depriving them of food, and demanding a ransom from their families, according to a[...]
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BIMSTEC leaders convene in Burma
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) convened in Naypyidaw this weekend for a summit on South and Southeast Asian development.
News Politics
US lauds Burma’s improving human rights record
In its annual human rights report, the US State Department identified political prisoners, humanitarian access, and combatting corruption as areas where improvements had been made under the Thein Sein government.
News Politics Rohingya
MSF face expulsion from Burma
The Burmese government has said that Médecins Sans Frontières will not be allowed to extend its contract for operations in the country as a punitive measure for misinforming the international community over incidents in Duchira Dan last month.
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Burma’s foreign minister meets his Seoul mate
Burma’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin met South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Seoul on Thursday to discuss bilateral ties.
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Speaker urges laws to protect Burma’s national race, religion
Burma’s Parliament Speaker Shwe Mann urged relevant ministries to draft laws governing the protection of national race and religion during Thursday’s assembly. Four laws have been proposed to oversee religious conversion, marriage and population.
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Burmese military seeks stronger ties with Indonesia
Burma’s army chief and his Indonesian counterpart propose joint military exercises and reciprocal visits with the first such initiative being a peacekeeping training course to be held in Indonesia.
Ethnic issues News Politics
UN envoy meets Kachin leaders, refugees
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma, Tomás Ojea Quintana, visited Kachin State where he met with Kachin leaders and refugees on Sunday.
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All 1,300 Rohingyas now deported to Burma, says Thai official
Thai immigration commissioner says all the Rohingya migrants who were detained in Thailand were sent back to Burma three months ago.
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Report shows scepticism over Burma’s press freedom
Burma’s ‘democratic spring’ may be cooling down as progress towards media freedom stagnates, according to the 2014 World Press Freedom Index.
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Quintana plans Arakan visit in midst of anti-UN protests
UN Special Rapporteur to visit Arakan as protestors around the region demand that the UN, along with MSF and other international relief agencies, are forced to withdraw their operations.
News Politics Rohingya
Maungdaw investigation to overlook allegations of Rohingya massacre
Burma’s president appoints Duchira Dan investigation commission, but only to address the disappearance of police sergeant and the fire which razed 20 Rohingya homes.
Communal Violence News Rohingya
Burmese inquiry concludes no evidence of massacre in Maungdaw
The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission has concluded an inquiry into the alleged Rohingya massacre in Maungdaw’s Duchira Dan-West village, saying it has found no solid evidence of any massacre taking place.
News Politics Rohingya
Shwe Maung may be ‘responsible for defamation’ over police allegations, says Ye Htut
Shwe Maung is reprimanded in Naypyidaw for his comments about alleged police involvement in the 28 January fire in Duchira Dan. However, the Rohingya MP for Buthidaung says he was only repeating what his constituents had told him.
Communal Violence News Politics Rohingya
Communal tensions running high in Sittwe
Arakanese Buddhists call for local police be given the right to use lethal force and demand that the UN and other international relief groups be expelled from the area; meanwhile, dozens of local Rohingyas are moving to IDP camps in fear of more violence.
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Fire destroys homes in Umphien refugee camp
Fire has displaced residents in the second-largest refugee camp on the Thai border.
News Rohingya
Maungdaw Police deny alleged involvement in arson
Police in Maungdaw reject an accusation by Rohingya MP Shwe Maung that they were complicit in an arson attack in Duchira Dan on 28 January that left at least 16 houses destroyed.
Communal Violence News Politics Rohingya
Rohingya MP claims police involved in Maungdaw blaze
Shwe Maung, a Rohingya MP representing Buthidaung constituency, says local Maungdaw police were involved in the fire that razed at least 16 homes in Duchira Dan, but the Arakan State government and police suggest the residents set the fire themselves.
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Rakhine Investigation Commission denies Rohingya massacre
The Rakhine Investigation Commission says that evidence proves that a policeman was killed in Maungdaw Township, but denied the mass killing of Muslim Rohingyas
Communal Violence News Politics Rohingya
Fire razes Muslim houses in Duchira Dan
A fire razed a number of Muslim Rohingya houses in the west side of Duchira Dan village in Muangdaw Township on Tuesday night, though no casualties have been reported.
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