Daw Khin Saw Wai, a Pyithu Hluttaw representative from Rathedaung township, submitted a proposal on May 6 calling on the government to address the citizenship status of Muslims living mainly in Rakhine State whom she referred to as “Bengali”, but who self-identify as Rohingya.
“Bengalis, who are not a national race of Myanmar and come from the Myanmar-Bangladesh area, have illegally entered the country and that causes unrests in the state,” she said. The MP added that she thought it was time to re-start the citizenship scrutinising process that has been on hiatus since the former government revoked temporary white-cards. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
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