U Sein Win, Champion of Myanmar Press Freedom, Dies at 91
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
U Sein Win, a journalist who championed press freedom in Myanmarand endured three stints in prison, died on Thursday in Yangon, Myanmar. He was 91.
Disparaged as ‘dogs,’ Rohingya kids suffer in Myanmar: Warehoused in schools, given hard labor
MAUNGDAW, Myanmar — The 10-year-old struggles up the hill, carrying buckets filled with rocks. Though he tries to keep a brave face in front of his friends, his eyes brim with tears. Every inch of his body aches, he says, and he feels sick and dizzy from the weight.
“I hate it,” whispers Anwar Sardad. He has to help support his family, but he wishes there was a way other than working for the government construction agency.
Walk a Mile in a Burmese Midwife’s Shoes
By SAMANTHA MICHAELS / THE IRRAWADDY
RANGOON — The mornings were full of walking, says Khin Mar Shwe, a nurse near Burma’s biggest city, recalling her days as a midwife under the former military regime.
She was a young woman then, and would begin a few days every week walking from village to village in Taikkyi Township, knocking on doors to find expectant mothers who required assistance.
“Early, at 8 am, I would start my journey, and I would return at 4 pm, depending on the distance between villages,” she tells The Irrawaddy. “In the evening if a mother was about to go into labor, I would stay overnight.” The midwife, who has since become a nurse, was responsible for covering six villages, some about four kilometers apart. Sometimes she would ride by bicycle, and she almost always traveled alone.Migrants to Start Receiving Regular Passports
By NYEIN NYEIN / THE IRRAWADDY
Burma’s Ministry of Labor has announced plans to start issuing regular passports to Burmese migrants in Thailand from next month.
The passports, which are the same as those issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs in Rangoon, will replace temporary passports that are valid only in Thailand.
The goal of the new policy is to treat migrant workers like other Burmese citizens, Kyaw Kyaw Lin, the labor attaché at the Burmese embassy in Bangkok, told The Irrawaddy.Myanmar’s Suu Kyi heads to Brussels, Luxembourg, Strasbourg
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi meets European Union leaders this weekend before heading to Luxembourg for talks with EU foreign ministers and to Strasbourg to pick up a prize she won 23 years ago.
BRUSSELS: Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi meets European Union leaders this weekend before heading to Luxembourg for talks with EU foreign ministers and to Strasbourg to pick up a prize she won 23 years ago.
At a ceremony at the European Parliament in Strasbourg Tuesday, Suu Kyi will finally receive the Sakharov human rights prize she won in 1990 at the height of the Myanmar military crackdown.
The ceremony will be preceded by talks with EU leaders on a joint EU-Myanmar Task Force due to meet in mid-November which will explore ways that Europe can help Myanmar, an EU diplomat said.Myanmar Army Seeks First Female Applicants
An advertisement in the Myanmar Ahlin newspaper says the new cadets must be single, at least 5 feet, 3 inches (160 centimeters) tall, between 25 and 30 years of age, and weigh no more than 130 pounds (59 kilograms).
Though they won’t be called on to fight, the ad said successful candidates would be offered commissioned posts, starting as second lieutenants.
Myanmar’s army once enjoyed widespread popularity for fighting for independence from British colonial rule, but support plummeted following military coups in 1962 and 1988.Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE: STATEMENT OF ARNO ON THE ELECTIONS OF GENERALS IN BURMA
ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION
ARAKAN, BURMA
PRESS RELEASE
(13 November 2010)
STATEMENT OF ‘ARNO’ ON THE ELECTIONS OF GENERALS IN BURMA
Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) again condemns the sham elections of the Burmese military general held on November 7, 2010, which brings no changes to the people of Burma except recurrence of the military rule with a civilian face.
As the people of Burma prophesied, the November 7 elections were neither free nor fair. The elections were only to prolong and consolidate civilianized military rule as they were based on SPDC’s undemocratic constitution drawn in 2008 against the aspiration of the people for human rights, federal democracy and principles of equality. The people of Burma will continue to suffer persecution.
PRESS RELEASE: STATEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF DAW AUNG SUU KYI
ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION
ARAKAN, BURMA
PRESS RELEASE
(13 November 2010)
STATEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF DAW AUNG SUU KYI
- We warmly welcome the release of Burma democracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi today. The release was long overdue and her detention for 15 of the past 21 years was a mockery.
- Daw Suu, who was barred to participate at the military held November 7, 2010 elections, is a source of an inspiration for the people of Burma. The news of her release has outshined the common pain of the people over the false elections. In facts, her participation in these sham elections wouldn’t have any difference as they were based on SPDC’s 2008 undemocratic constitution which does not signify any political changes or democratic reforms excepting to consolidate the military rule with a civilian face.
Press Release: ARNO welcomes the resolution tabled by Congressman Chris Smith
ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION
ARAKAN, BURMA
(10 October 2010)
The Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) has welcomed the resolution introduced by the Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey on September 30, 2010 in US House of Representatives.
The draft resolution, among other things, (i) calls on the Burmese regime to recognize the Rohingya people as “full and equal citizens” and to lift restrictions of movement, marriage and access to education imposed on them; (ii) calls on the Government of Bangladesh to address “the dire humanitarian conditions and food insecurity in the makeshift camps” for Rohingya refugees on the border and to stop forcing unregistered Rohingya back to Burma;
Press Release: ARNO welcomes US support for UN Commission of Inquiry on Burma
ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANISATION
ARAKAN, BURMA
Press Release
(19 August 2010)
ARNO welcomes US support for UN Commission of Inquiry on Burma
Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) welcomes the decision of the United States to support for a United Nations Commission of Inquiry to investigate into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma. The USA became the 5th nations to support the proposal of UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Tomas Ojea Quintana to consider establishing a UN Commission of Inquiry on Burma. Australia, United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are the four other countries that already had expressed their support for the proposal.
In This Issue:
- Editorial: Rohingyas are in a geopolitical crossroad: Global Powers and Competing Interests
- Rohingya Resilience in Exile: Rebuilding Lives in Refugee Camps
- Containing Arakan Army: A Security Imperative for Myanmar and Bangladesh
- Ending Digital Violence against Women and Girls
- Myanmar’s Election: Conflict, Exclusion, and a Crisis of Legitimacy
- Rohingya Families in Maungdaw Prepare to Flee Amid Forced Conscription Fears
- Arakan Army Orders Rohingya to Surrender Household Registration Lists
- Fire Tears Through Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Injuring Three Children and Destroying Dozens of Shelters
- Rohingya Men and Women Forced to Join Armed Group in Maungdaw
- ARNO Welcomes UN Third Committee Resolution on Rohingya Rights, Demands Accountability for Armed-Group Abuses
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