At least 11 people have been killed by a landslide in a jade mine in northern Burma and many more are feared missing.
Rescue workers are searching for bodies after a wall of unstable earth collapsed during a downpour on Monday night in Hpakant, Kachin state, the war-torn area that feeds a huge demand for the precious stone in neighbouring China. (Courtesy of thetimes.co.uk)
May 24, 2016
India-Burma: Border Perils – Analysis
The Myanmar operation will leave behind no lasting legacy beyond the sorry spectacle of people in high office claiming undeserved victories, seeking undeserved honours… This was a relatively minor operation, and will have only transient tactical and psychological significance. An operational success has been imposed, and the rebels, who have till now had almost undisturbed sanctuary in Myanmar, will lose their sense of impunity. Over time, however, they will adapt and draw deeper into the jungles and take fuller precautions against discovery and neutralization, unless the present operation is followed up by a more sustained and enveloping campaign. — “Covert should remain Covert” (Courtesy of eurasiareview.com)
Burma Army Accused of Killing, Burning Bodies of Shan Villagers
According to Kachin and Shan community leaders, the Burma Army is responsible for killing and burning the bodies of several villagers in northern Shan State.
Sai Tun Win, a state lawmaker with the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), said that on a recent visit to the Kyaukme area, he found at least eight burned corpses and that local Shan people had accused the Burma Army of the killings.
“We found three dead bodies—from Noung Kwan village—in one area and another five bodies in separate locations in and around Wow Long village,” Sai Tun Win said. (Courtesy of irrawaddy.com)
Sai Tun Win, a state lawmaker with the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), said that on a recent visit to the Kyaukme area, he found at least eight burned corpses and that local Shan people had accused the Burma Army of the killings.
“We found three dead bodies—from Noung Kwan village—in one area and another five bodies in separate locations in and around Wow Long village,” Sai Tun Win said. (Courtesy of irrawaddy.com)
Army Supports Peace Conference, Senior-General Says
The Burma Army supports the government’s proposed “Panglong-style” peace summit, but continued political participation rests on the country’s stability, said Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, during his meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Naypyidaw on Sunday.
The meeting followed talks between Kerry and Burma’s foreign affairs minister and de-facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
A Facebook post by Min Aung Hlaing said Kerry praised the Burma Army, also known as the Tatmadaw, for its role in the country’s historic political transition and for supporting a free and fair election last November, as it had earlier promised to do. (Courtesy of irrawaddy.com)
The meeting followed talks between Kerry and Burma’s foreign affairs minister and de-facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
A Facebook post by Min Aung Hlaing said Kerry praised the Burma Army, also known as the Tatmadaw, for its role in the country’s historic political transition and for supporting a free and fair election last November, as it had earlier promised to do. (Courtesy of irrawaddy.com)
Thailand: Lawyers submit appeal for two Burmese migrants on death row for Koh Tao murders
A TEAM of lawyers representing two Burmese migrant workers on death row for the murder of a British couple in Koh Tao Island, Thailand, have submitted a 198 page appeal against the conviction.
Together with the pro bono lawyers, May Thein and Phyu Shwe Nu – the mothers of the accused, Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo – traveled from Rakhine State in Burma to Thailand on Saturday to submit the appeal to the Koh Samui court today.
The mothers also visited their sons, both 22 years old, who have been held in the high security Bang Kwang Prison in Nonthaburi since January. (Courtesy of asiancorrespondent.com)
Together with the pro bono lawyers, May Thein and Phyu Shwe Nu – the mothers of the accused, Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo – traveled from Rakhine State in Burma to Thailand on Saturday to submit the appeal to the Koh Samui court today.
The mothers also visited their sons, both 22 years old, who have been held in the high security Bang Kwang Prison in Nonthaburi since January. (Courtesy of asiancorrespondent.com)
A VETERAN'S RETURN TO RANGOON
Ken Joyce was bracing for a fight when his gunboat powered up the Yangon River on May 2, 1945.
The longest British campaign of World War II was drawing to a close. After years of retreat, General William Slim’s 14th Army was streaming south through central Myanmar, and the Japanese defeat seemed all but assured. Bogyoke Aung San’s Burma National Army had recently defected to the British side, and the race was on to capture Rangoon before the monsoon rains began.
But as the invasion force approached the city, in what was known as Operation Dracula, the ferocity and tenacity of the Japanese troops was never far from their mind. Few expected them to completely abandon the prized capital of then-Burma. (Courtesy of frontiermyanmar.net)
The longest British campaign of World War II was drawing to a close. After years of retreat, General William Slim’s 14th Army was streaming south through central Myanmar, and the Japanese defeat seemed all but assured. Bogyoke Aung San’s Burma National Army had recently defected to the British side, and the race was on to capture Rangoon before the monsoon rains began.
But as the invasion force approached the city, in what was known as Operation Dracula, the ferocity and tenacity of the Japanese troops was never far from their mind. Few expected them to completely abandon the prized capital of then-Burma. (Courtesy of frontiermyanmar.net)
Rohingyas in Bangladesh Seek Recognition from Myanmar’s New Government
Stateless Rohingya Muslims who have been trapped for years in refugee camps in Bangladesh are looking to Myanmar’s new de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to help them return to Rakhine state as citizens.
But during a Sunday press conference alongside U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the Nobel laureate and longtime leader of Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement declined to utter the word “Rohingya, ” saying that the National League for Democracy (NLD) party -led government needed to be given room to solve the issue.
The word “Rohingya” was an “incendiary” term for Buddhists living in western Rakhine state, Suu Kyi told reporters in Naypyitaw. (Courtesy of benarnews.org)
But during a Sunday press conference alongside U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the Nobel laureate and longtime leader of Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement declined to utter the word “Rohingya, ” saying that the National League for Democracy (NLD) party -led government needed to be given room to solve the issue.
The word “Rohingya” was an “incendiary” term for Buddhists living in western Rakhine state, Suu Kyi told reporters in Naypyitaw. (Courtesy of benarnews.org)
Aung Mingalar Headcount Finds Population Steady: Sources
Local authorities and community leaders have completed a headcount of those living in the Muslim quarter of the Arakan State capital Sittwe, finding little to indicate, as was claimed, that the neighborhood’s population had swelled in recent years.
Often described as the city’s “Muslim ghetto,” the Aung Mingalar quarter is the last majority-Muslim enclave in Sittwe, with most of the capital’s other Muslims having fled inter-communal violence in 2012 that largely pitted the state’s Muslim Rohingya minority against Arakanese Buddhists.
Complainants last week argued that Aung Mingalar’s official population of just over 4,000 people was not reflective of the reality on the ground, where they claimed a government health care program being run inside the quarter had documented treatment of more than 10,000 people last year. (Courtesy of irrawaddy.com)
Often described as the city’s “Muslim ghetto,” the Aung Mingalar quarter is the last majority-Muslim enclave in Sittwe, with most of the capital’s other Muslims having fled inter-communal violence in 2012 that largely pitted the state’s Muslim Rohingya minority against Arakanese Buddhists.
Complainants last week argued that Aung Mingalar’s official population of just over 4,000 people was not reflective of the reality on the ground, where they claimed a government health care program being run inside the quarter had documented treatment of more than 10,000 people last year. (Courtesy of irrawaddy.com)
One Rohingya Muslim shot dead in mass escape from Thai detention center
Thai police shot dead a Rohingya Muslim from Myanmar on Monday during a dramatic mass escape of detainees from an immigration camp in southern Thailand, police said.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Noppadon Rakchart said 21 Rohingya fled the Phangnga Immigration Detention Centre at about 1 a.m. after sawing through an iron bar in their communal cell.
One was shot dead and three arrested after throwing stones and punches at police and immigration officers who gave chase, said Noppadon. The other 17 escaped. (Courtesy of reuters.com)
Police Lieutenant Colonel Noppadon Rakchart said 21 Rohingya fled the Phangnga Immigration Detention Centre at about 1 a.m. after sawing through an iron bar in their communal cell.
One was shot dead and three arrested after throwing stones and punches at police and immigration officers who gave chase, said Noppadon. The other 17 escaped. (Courtesy of reuters.com)
'No Muslims allowed' banner emerges in Myanmar
There is a brand new sign at Thaungtan village’s entrance which reads: “No Muslims allowed to stay overnight. No Muslims allowed to rent houses. No marriage with Muslims.”
According to reports, the post was set up in March by Buddhist residents of the village in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Delta region, who signed a document stating they wanted to live separately, according to The Guardian. (Courtesy of tribune.com.pk)
According to reports, the post was set up in March by Buddhist residents of the village in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Delta region, who signed a document stating they wanted to live separately, according to The Guardian. (Courtesy of tribune.com.pk)
Comment: Aung San Suu Kyi takes a step back over Rohingya Muslims
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her recently elected government face mounting pressure from international rights groups to recognise stateless Muslim minorities residing in Myanmar. Despite her party’s landslide victory last November and her swift move to power as State Counsellor, improving her country’s human rights record is one challenge The Lady has not yet overcome.
When Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), prevailed against a decade-long military autocracy in last year’s democratic elections, the international community responded by easing economic sanctions. (Courtesy of sbs.com.au)
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her recently elected government face mounting pressure from international rights groups to recognise stateless Muslim minorities residing in Myanmar. Despite her party’s landslide victory last November and her swift move to power as State Counsellor, improving her country’s human rights record is one challenge The Lady has not yet overcome.
When Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), prevailed against a decade-long military autocracy in last year’s democratic elections, the international community responded by easing economic sanctions. (Courtesy of sbs.com.au)
Myanmar nationalists are calling for the US ambassador to be sent home
Buddhist nationalist demonstrators stepped up demands that the government recall the US ambassador amid a row over his use of the word ‘Rohingya’.
About 100 people, including monks, rallied in Yangon’s Bahan Township yesterday, shouting “No Rohingya in Myanmar”, the Myanmar Times reported.
“Former president U Thein Sein already announced there are no Rohingya in our country,” monk Pyin Nyein Da told the Times. “Now the NLD government has the duty to clarify the usage of the term ‘Rohingya’.” (Courtesy of yangon.coconuts.co)
About 100 people, including monks, rallied in Yangon’s Bahan Township yesterday, shouting “No Rohingya in Myanmar”, the Myanmar Times reported.
“Former president U Thein Sein already announced there are no Rohingya in our country,” monk Pyin Nyein Da told the Times. “Now the NLD government has the duty to clarify the usage of the term ‘Rohingya’.” (Courtesy of yangon.coconuts.co)
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