AUTHORITY USES NEW TACTIC IN ARAKAN STATE

Jul 31, 2013 | News / Article

SM NETWORK: ARAKAN: Maungdaw, Arakan State: The authority from Arakan State used new tactic after dissolving the Burma border security force (Nasaka), but policemen and Para police (Hluntin) are arbitrary arresting and harassing the Rohingya people in Maungdaw south,...

Police Confiscate Rohingya Laptops, Smartphones: Report

Jul 31, 2013 | Refugee

By Irrawaddy Government security forces have been entering the camps of displaced Rohingya Muslims in Sittwe Township, Arakan State, in order to confiscate laptops and smartphones, The Myanmar Times reports. A Rohingya activist in hiding in Sittwe claimed that more...

Plight of Rohingya Muslims

Jul 31, 2013 | Refugee

Derek Tonkin The article on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar by Aijaz Zaka Syed was a thoughtful article. The problem of the Rohingyas is indeed historical, and the British are in large measure to blame for encouraging the uncontrolled migration of Indians — Hindus and...

Australia says ‘no’ to Rohingya refugees

Jul 31, 2013 | Refugee

Sheikh Shahariar Zaman ‘We used to allow Rohingya refugees to settle in Australia, but not anymore’ Australian High Commissioner to Dhaka Greg Wilcock said his country had ceased taking Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh under its third-country settlement...