The uncertain future of Myanmar’s democratic reforms
Author: Adam P MacDonald, Halifax
John Blaxland recently acknowledged that return to military rule in Myanmar is becoming an increasingly marginal (but not impossible) prospect. The expected international and domestic retaliatory actions to a return to military rule in Myanmar are a major deterrent, as they could potentially derail Myanmar’s political stability, economic development and threaten important cease-fires.
This, combined with an entrenched position in the political architecture that preserves their institutional autonomy and influence, has encouraged the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) to play a back-stage and non-disruptive role so far in the democratic reform process. Eliminating avenues of military interference is a necessary condition for such reform, but by itself it will not guarantee Myanmar’s democratic future.Burmese government deploys army in Burma-Bangladesh Border
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Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma has deployed three army battalions in Burma- Bangladesh border, according to a local politician from Maungdaw Township.
Government officials said that the measures had been taken to beef up security because of political instability in Arakan State.
Besides, two police battalions would also be sent later to seal the Burma-Bangladesh border, according to a security officials from Maungdaw.
It is done by the government, according to the advice of Arakan conflict commission report, said a local elder from Maungdaw.Stopping rations for children in Refugee camps
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The standing committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended stopping rations for refugee children after the first two birth, after visiting to the Kutupalong refugee camp on August 17and 18, according to refugees.
The panel members also said that the problem is getting worse as the Burmese Rohingyas are outnumbering more than the locals with each passing day.
Besides, a parliamentary panel has recommended special birth control measures for Rohingya refugee families in Bangladesh who want bigger family members to secure more rations.
Children born from the families get full rations after birth, in the camps, according to sources.Harassment increase in Maungdaw
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Maungdaw, Arakan State: Police and Hluntin (riot police) increase harassments against the Rohingya community in Maungdaw Township, said a school teacher preferring not to be named. “On September 21, a group of police from Bawli Bazar of Maungdaw north arrested Alizuhar (40), son of Abul Hussain, hailed from Lonedon village under area No.5 over the allegation that he had been involved in violence of June 8, 2012.”Myanmar approves UNESCO’s peace education project
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Myanmar has approved UNESCO’s peace education project in northern Rakhine state.
The country reaffirmed its commitment to promote peace education as a means of fostering mutual respect for cultural diversity at the school level.
The project is to be jointly implemented by the UNESCO and the government in three townships in the state-Maungtaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung with the fund support by the Belgium government.
Under the project, 350 teachers from 40 conflicted-affected schools will be trained in peace education and it will benefit 10, 000 students, Xinhua reported.
The project also aims to reactivate 40 parent-teacher associations and set up three community learning centers.Myanmar army on border: BGB alert but not worried
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‘We are yet to get any indication from our troops deployed along the border. We are watchful, but not worried about it’
The Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) forces are remaining alert but are not concerned over reports that Myanmar has deployed three regular army battalions along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
“We are yet to get any indication [of army deployment by Myanmar] from our troops deployed along the border. We are watchful, but not worried about it,” BGB Director General Major General Aziz said on Saturday.Press Releases
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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
Reports
Scores of Rohingya refugees feared dead at sea
At least 3,000 Muslims who fled communal violence in their villages in Myanmar’s Rakhine state by boat more than a week ago remain missing. Concern for their safety continues to grow.
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