Oct 14, 2013 | News / Article
YANGON, Myanmar, Oct. 11 (UPI) — Members of the minority Muslim community in Myanmar said they were able to find safety from violence in Rakhine state by hiding out in Yangon. Hundreds of Muslims from Rakhine fled to Yangon, the country’s former capital,...
Oct 13, 2013 | News / Article
McClatchy Tribune in Yangon Fighting in disputed region continues despite agreement to ease tensions, with both sides accused of continuing to enlist child soldiers Analysts and members of the Kachin community have expressed scepticism about a seven-point agreement...
Oct 13, 2013 | News / Article
By Farish A. Noor NATION-BUILDING: It must ensure the rights of all communities, including the Rohingya, are protected ONCE again, violence is flaring in the state of Rakhine, Myanmar. Once again, the headlines are full of stories about the violence meted out to the...
Oct 12, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
(Burma times) by Ibrahim Shah – “Urgent! Urgent! Urgent! In Burma, isn’t it: Alas! What—? “To disband the pernicious virus that interrupts fragile reform in Burma—the newly registered neo-Nazi party known as Rakhine Nationalities Development party (RNDP) that has...
Oct 12, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
WNN Breaking (WNN) Denver, Colorado, U.S., AMERICAS: The United Nations agency for children, UNICEF, is urging all waring parties in Myanmar, also known as Burma, to “put an end to violence” as they focus on the plight of children under conflict conditions. In...