Minority Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar are concerned for their future as the country's new civilian-led government continues to avoid using the name that they self-identify with.
"We are very worried about disappearing from history by the government's avoidance in using the term Rohingya," said Kyaw Hla Aung a Rohingya activist from the Thetkaepyin camp for internally displaced people near Sittwe the capital city of Rakhine state.
Kyaw Hla Aung said that the Rohingya have lived in Myanmar for generations and there is evidence of their existence.
"It is a legacy from the former military dictatorship that attempted to destroy such a history," he said. (Courtesy of ucanews.com)
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