Cyclone Roanu entered Bangladesh on May 21 but is due to weaken on Sunday before moving east, said Dr Kyaw Moe Oo, deputy director general of Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
“Roanu will still pose a threat while moving inland. It will weaken on May 22 and disappear. Low pressure will enter Myanmar,” said Moe Kyaw Oo.
Flooding and landslides are expected in upper Myanmar, said meteorologist Chit Kyaw.
“It will mostly affect Maungdaw and Sittwe districts and the government is prepared for it. It will also damage delta areas. Wind and tide will increase. Low pressure will cross Chin State, Magway and Mandalay regions and heavy rain, strong wind, flash flooding and landslides will occur. Rakhine State will be hit by the storm,” said Chit Kyaw. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
May 23, 2016
Nicholas Farrelly -- The saddest borderlands in Asia
As foreign minister, Aung San Suu Kyi is ultimately responsible for Myanmar's international affairs. Nobody pretends that this job is straightforward. It requires careful attention to a long list of problems, old and new, both at home and abroad. Success for Myanmar's top diplomat, as she balances her other responsibilities in the new post of state counselor, will require good judgment and smart politics.
In early May, her ministry's top official, Aung Lynn, made his first big public intervention under the National League for Democracy government. The permanent secretary sought to dampen enthusiasm for references to the "Rohingya," a marginalized Muslim minority concentrated in Myanmar's western Rakhine State. For the Myanmar government, the problem on paper is that Rohingya have not been recognized as one of the country's 135 national races. (Courtesy of asia.nikkei.com)
In early May, her ministry's top official, Aung Lynn, made his first big public intervention under the National League for Democracy government. The permanent secretary sought to dampen enthusiasm for references to the "Rohingya," a marginalized Muslim minority concentrated in Myanmar's western Rakhine State. For the Myanmar government, the problem on paper is that Rohingya have not been recognized as one of the country's 135 national races. (Courtesy of asia.nikkei.com)
Leaked Documents Show How the UN Failed to Protect Myanmar's Persecuted Rohingya
The United Nations failed to protect the human rights of the persecuted Rohingya minority in Myanmar, according to documents leaked to VICE News.
The papers also indicate that UN officials on the ground disregarded multiple recommendations on the rights and security of the group.
The Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority from Myanmar's western Rakhine state, have been subjected to decades of persecution in the Buddhist-majority nation, culminating in massacres in 2012. The violence of that year was described by Human Rights Watch as a campaign of "ethnic cleansing," which involved "crimes against humanity" perpetrated by local mobs, at times with the support of state agencies. A 2015 report prepared by a team at Yale Law School for the NGO Fortify Rights found "strong evidence that genocide is being committed" against the Rohingya. (Courtesy of news.vice.com)
The papers also indicate that UN officials on the ground disregarded multiple recommendations on the rights and security of the group.
The Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority from Myanmar's western Rakhine state, have been subjected to decades of persecution in the Buddhist-majority nation, culminating in massacres in 2012. The violence of that year was described by Human Rights Watch as a campaign of "ethnic cleansing," which involved "crimes against humanity" perpetrated by local mobs, at times with the support of state agencies. A 2015 report prepared by a team at Yale Law School for the NGO Fortify Rights found "strong evidence that genocide is being committed" against the Rohingya. (Courtesy of news.vice.com)
John Kerry and Aung San Suu Kyi: A Milestone Meeting, Tempered by Questions
Less than two months after a civilian government took many of the levers of power in Myanmar for the first time in a half century, Secretary of State John Kerry conducted a seemingly routine diplomatic meeting on Sunday with the most improbable Burmese counterpart: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident who now sits atop a government that had long kept her under house arrest.
Their discussion focused on Myanmar’s brutal treatment of a Muslim minority group — at a moment when outsiders are questioning whether Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, a hero of the human rights movement, has a double standard — and on the delicate question of whether Myanmar’s military leaders once had a program in place to build a nuclear weapon.
Yet Mr. Kerry seemed struck by the very idea that he was having the conversation at all. (Courtesy of nytimes.com)
Their discussion focused on Myanmar’s brutal treatment of a Muslim minority group — at a moment when outsiders are questioning whether Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, a hero of the human rights movement, has a double standard — and on the delicate question of whether Myanmar’s military leaders once had a program in place to build a nuclear weapon.
Yet Mr. Kerry seemed struck by the very idea that he was having the conversation at all. (Courtesy of nytimes.com)
Police told to serve 'customers'
The police must have honest and friendly interaction with the public and introduce principles of customer satisfaction, moving away from colonial practices, force chief Major General Zaw Win said.
Yangon Region police has unveiled its service-oriented initiative at the Yangon Region government offices on May 21.
“The police should change attitudes that existed from the colonial era and value customer satisfaction when dealing with the people. We are suppliers and the people are customers,” the police chief said. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
Yangon Region police has unveiled its service-oriented initiative at the Yangon Region government offices on May 21.
“The police should change attitudes that existed from the colonial era and value customer satisfaction when dealing with the people. We are suppliers and the people are customers,” the police chief said. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best
Disaster management is the making of plans through which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards. It does not avert or eliminate the threats but creates plans to decrease their effect. Failure to create a plan can lead to deaths, damage assets and squander revenue. There should be preparedness and rehabilitation plans for before and after a disaster.
Rakhine State is suffering from Cyclone Roanu which is also predicted to cause floods and landslides in upper Myanmar. “Maungdaw and Sittwe districts are expected to be affected by the storm. The delta region could also be affected. There could be high waves, strong winds and heavy rains. The storm still poses a threat while moving inland, possibly affecting Chin State, Magway Region and Mandalay Region which could encounter heavy rain, strong winds, flooding and landslides,” said meteorologist Chit Kyaw. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
Rakhine State is suffering from Cyclone Roanu which is also predicted to cause floods and landslides in upper Myanmar. “Maungdaw and Sittwe districts are expected to be affected by the storm. The delta region could also be affected. There could be high waves, strong winds and heavy rains. The storm still poses a threat while moving inland, possibly affecting Chin State, Magway Region and Mandalay Region which could encounter heavy rain, strong winds, flooding and landslides,” said meteorologist Chit Kyaw. (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
For Myanmar, End to U.S. Penalties Still a Murky Goal
Khin Shwe, a businessman once known for his close ties to Myanmar’s former spy chief, said he tried hard to get off the U.S. blacklist of people who backed the country’s former military junta.
The construction and real-estate executive first met with U.S. officials in 2014 to frame his new outlook. His lawyers drafted petitions showcasing his corporate social-responsibility programs. He forged ties with Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and supported her party. And he submitted evidence that villagers removed from land he developed were adequately compensated.
But when the Obama administration last week further eased sanctions on Myanmar, Mr. Khin Shwe found himself still blacklisted. So were at least eight other Burmese businessmen who had petitioned the U.S. government, their lawyers said. (Courtesy of wsj.com)
The construction and real-estate executive first met with U.S. officials in 2014 to frame his new outlook. His lawyers drafted petitions showcasing his corporate social-responsibility programs. He forged ties with Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and supported her party. And he submitted evidence that villagers removed from land he developed were adequately compensated.
But when the Obama administration last week further eased sanctions on Myanmar, Mr. Khin Shwe found himself still blacklisted. So were at least eight other Burmese businessmen who had petitioned the U.S. government, their lawyers said. (Courtesy of wsj.com)
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