Oct 2, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
By KHIN MAUNG WINAssociated Press THANDWE, Myanmar (AP) – Terrified Muslim families hid in forests in western Myanmar on Wednesday, one day after rampaging Buddhist mobs killed a 94-year-old woman and burned dozens of homes despite the first trip to the volatile...
Oct 2, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
Morocco World News LONDON – Rohingya Muslims have been the main target of Buddhist groups, resulting in hundreds of deaths and the displacement of 120,000 people last year Buddhist rioters have killed four men and a 94-year-old woman and burnt down over 70...
Oct 2, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
YANGON (Reuters) – Security forces raced to contain deadly violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Tuesday, police said, after mobs torched Muslim homes and Buddhist villagers were attacked in a third day of unrest in a region plagued by intractable...
Oct 2, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
(Burma Times) President U Thein Sein has arrived in Thandwe, as the town reels from days of violence and looting that has left at least four dead and seen as many as 70 homes razed. Touching down in Sittwe on October 1, U Thein Sein paid a visit to the state capital...
Sep 28, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
Associated Press, United Nations A group of Western and Asian governments are lauding Myanmar’s progress toward democracy but warning outbreaks of communal violence could undermine the reforms. Foreign ministers meeting Thursday on the sidelines of the U.N....
Sep 28, 2013 | Rohingya Issues
UN News Centre 26 September 2013 – Commending Myanmar for its remarkable progress, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that the South-east Asian country must continue its democratic transition and overcome the inter-communal violence that is threatening it....
