The visiting Rakhine commission yesterday stressed the need for granting citizenship to Rakhine Muslims and ensuring their dignity to find a lasting solution to the current crisis.
“Yes, this is the key to have a better situation there,” said commission delegation leader Ghassan Salame.
He was talking to reporters after attending a discussion meeting in the capital's Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS).
Salame, a former Lebanese minister for cultural affairs and also a former special adviser to the UN secretary-general, said he does not think that only religious elements compelled Rohingyas to flee their motherland.
“This is not a war of religion. There are other issues,” he added. (Courtesy of thedailystar.net)
February 2, 2017
February 1, 2017
Post praising U Ko Ni's alleged assassin goes viral in Myanmar
A post praising Kyi Linn — the man now in custody for the murder of the widely respected Muslim lawyer U Ko Ni — has gained over 18,000 shares and over 36,000 reactions on Facebook since being posted at around 10:30pm on Sunday night.
The post includes a photo of Kyi Linn shortly after his arrest. In the caption accompanying the original post, Tin Ko Latt writes:
For the whole country, he didn't care about his life; he killed the scoundrel Nga Ni. Let's honor Kyi Linn from Mandalay, the man who did heroic work by himself. Fee free to disagree. Tin Ko Latt.
According to Rohingya Blogger and activist Ro Nay San Lwin, "Nga Ni" is a disrespectful distortion of U Ko Ni's name. (Courtesy of yangon.coconuts.co)
The post includes a photo of Kyi Linn shortly after his arrest. In the caption accompanying the original post, Tin Ko Latt writes:
For the whole country, he didn't care about his life; he killed the scoundrel Nga Ni. Let's honor Kyi Linn from Mandalay, the man who did heroic work by himself. Fee free to disagree. Tin Ko Latt.
According to Rohingya Blogger and activist Ro Nay San Lwin, "Nga Ni" is a disrespectful distortion of U Ko Ni's name. (Courtesy of yangon.coconuts.co)
Annan Commission on Rohingya: Team hopes to submit report by August
After completing its two days' visit to see Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar, the team of Myanmar's “Advisory Commission on Rakhine State” yesterday said they would submit an evaluation report to Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi by August this year.
The three-member team visited three Rohingya slums and a Rohingya registered camp in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas in the two days.
Former Lebanese minister for culture and UN Special Adviser to Secretary-General Ghassan Salame, who is leading the team, yesterday made the comment while talking to journalists. (Courtesy of thedailystar.net)
The three-member team visited three Rohingya slums and a Rohingya registered camp in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas in the two days.
Former Lebanese minister for culture and UN Special Adviser to Secretary-General Ghassan Salame, who is leading the team, yesterday made the comment while talking to journalists. (Courtesy of thedailystar.net)
Slain Myanmar lawyer’s family considers him a fallen hero
The family of an assassinated adviser to Myanmar’s government had worried about his activities and warned him to be careful, but he pursued his work for the sake of the country’s people, regardless of who they were or what religion they believed, his daughter said Tuesday.
Ko Ni, a prominent Muslim lawyer who advised Aung San Suu Kyi and her ruling National League for Democracy party, was shot in the head at close range as he was walking out of the Yangon airport Sunday.
His family feels no regret for his high-profile political work and considers him a fallen hero, his daughter, medical doctor Yin Nwe Khine, told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview. “We were always worried about him and the danger he might face because of politics,” she said. (Courtesy of washingtonpost.com)
Ko Ni, a prominent Muslim lawyer who advised Aung San Suu Kyi and her ruling National League for Democracy party, was shot in the head at close range as he was walking out of the Yangon airport Sunday.
His family feels no regret for his high-profile political work and considers him a fallen hero, his daughter, medical doctor Yin Nwe Khine, told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview. “We were always worried about him and the danger he might face because of politics,” she said. (Courtesy of washingtonpost.com)
January 31, 2017
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face relocation to island
A government directive said they would be transferred to Thengar Char before being repatriated to Myanmar.
Rights groups have raised strong objections to the plan, saying it amounts to a forced relocation.
Thengar Char is engulfed by several feet of water at high tide, and has no roads or flood defences.
It was formed about a decade ago by sediment from the River Meghna, and does not appear on most maps. The low-lying land is around 30km (18 miles) east of Hatiya island, which has a population of 600,000 - and nine hours' journey from the camps where the Rohingya have taken shelter. (Courtesy of bbc.com)
Rights groups have raised strong objections to the plan, saying it amounts to a forced relocation.
Thengar Char is engulfed by several feet of water at high tide, and has no roads or flood defences.
It was formed about a decade ago by sediment from the River Meghna, and does not appear on most maps. The low-lying land is around 30km (18 miles) east of Hatiya island, which has a population of 600,000 - and nine hours' journey from the camps where the Rohingya have taken shelter. (Courtesy of bbc.com)
January 27, 2017
Myanmar's Rohingya: Truth, lies and Aung San Suu Kyi
A government-appointed investigation is due to publish its final report on whether atrocities have been committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
With journalists banned from northern Rakhine state, the Burmese government has been trying to counter allegations that its soldiers have been raping and killing civilians.
Readers have told us they would like to know more about Rakhine and what is happening to civilians there.
We asked our correspondent Jonah Fisher, in Myanmar, to tell us more. (Courtesy of bbc.com)
With journalists banned from northern Rakhine state, the Burmese government has been trying to counter allegations that its soldiers have been raping and killing civilians.
Readers have told us they would like to know more about Rakhine and what is happening to civilians there.
We asked our correspondent Jonah Fisher, in Myanmar, to tell us more. (Courtesy of bbc.com)
January 26, 2017
Myanmar Shrugs Off International Pressure Over Rohingya Crackdown
Myanmar has been under growing international pressure over its months-long, brutal security operations in Rohingya Muslim communities in Rakhine State, and last week saw another barrage of criticism from Malaysia and a United Nations human rights rapporteur.
But the democratic government of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has resisted the pressure and defended the military against allegations of massive rights abuses — to the frustration of the international community, where many have launched harsh criticisms of the democracy idol.
The situation has exposed the complexities of the Rakhine crisis and prompted calls for a change in the approach of foreign governments to dealing with Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) government and the army. (Courtesy of voanews.com)
But the democratic government of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has resisted the pressure and defended the military against allegations of massive rights abuses — to the frustration of the international community, where many have launched harsh criticisms of the democracy idol.
The situation has exposed the complexities of the Rakhine crisis and prompted calls for a change in the approach of foreign governments to dealing with Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) government and the army. (Courtesy of voanews.com)
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