It is four years since religious violence erupted in Rakhine State and a settlement of the conflict between its ethnic Rakhine and Muslim communities remains elusive.
Sometimes, we see sparks that could fuel more violence.
A recent example was when officials in the Rakhine capital, Sittwe, entered Aung Mingalar, the only ward in the city where Muslims live, to question its residents.
This happened when there were protests outside the United States embassy in Yangon to condemn its use of the word “Rohingya” in a statement of condolence for victims of a boating tragedy off the Rakhine coast. (Courtesy of frontiermyanmar.net)
June 12, 2016
MoUs soon with Sri Lanka, Myanmar: CG chief
The Indian Coast Guard will sign Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Sri Lanka and Myanmar to conduct joint exercises, its Director General Rajendra Singh said.
Interacting with mediapersons on the sidelines of the fifth edition of Indo-Korean joint maritime exercise ‘Sahyog-Hyeoblyeog-2016,’ Mr. Singh said: “We have MoUs with six countries, namely Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Oman and two are in the pipeline with Sri Lanka and Myanmar.” (Courtesy of thehindu.com)
Interacting with mediapersons on the sidelines of the fifth edition of Indo-Korean joint maritime exercise ‘Sahyog-Hyeoblyeog-2016,’ Mr. Singh said: “We have MoUs with six countries, namely Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Oman and two are in the pipeline with Sri Lanka and Myanmar.” (Courtesy of thehindu.com)
June 11, 2016
New Myanmar commission to facilitate FDI
Maung Aung, an economist and senior adviser to the Commerce Ministry, welcomed the change, saying that the commission is apparently expanding its role to boost the trade sector. Yet, he said economists should also be appointed to the commission, instead of just political appointees and civil servants.
"It is important to have right people in the right place. I have no doubt that the new MIC is comprised of the right people. But I think adding some economists like Dr.Aung Tun Thet will make the commission perfect. Anyway, the MIC reestablishment will increase foreign investors's trust and confidence. I am sure MIC will work hard to promote FDI as well as local citizens's investment," he said.
Maung Aung believes that the new MIC will take Myanmar's trade policy into serious consideration, as trade and investment are correlated and the key drivers of the nation's growth. He said that efforts to produce value-added products are as important as attempts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
"It is important to have right people in the right place. I have no doubt that the new MIC is comprised of the right people. But I think adding some economists like Dr.Aung Tun Thet will make the commission perfect. Anyway, the MIC reestablishment will increase foreign investors's trust and confidence. I am sure MIC will work hard to promote FDI as well as local citizens's investment," he said.
Maung Aung believes that the new MIC will take Myanmar's trade policy into serious consideration, as trade and investment are correlated and the key drivers of the nation's growth. He said that efforts to produce value-added products are as important as attempts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). (Courtesy of elevenmyanmar.com)
Rohingya refugee and Ramadan: A story of hope of a 16-year-old boy
Muslims all over the globe are observing fasts in the holy month of Ramadan, so is Anamul Haq, a 16-year-old boy from Rohingya (Myanmar) living in a Jhuggi (hut) in Jammu as a refugee this Ramadan. But the reason for us talking about him goes beyond his age. Besides fasting, he works at a local chicken shop in Malik market Jammu, where he does cleaning from 8 am till 8 pm which fetches him Rs 3,000 a month, thus supplementing the income of his father, who works as a laborer, in sustaining the family of nine. (Courtesy of twocircles.net)
A new lease of life for kids of Rohingya refugees
For the 3,000-odd Rohingya refugees living in the city, there is some good news in the holy month of Ramadan. The Telangana Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) decided to open a school for the children of Myanmar refugees.
The international non-profit organisation, ‘Save the Children’ recently requested SSA to open a school for the children and the government responded to the request positively. The school would be started on Refugee Day on June 20.
SSA identified around 90 Rohingya children to begin the school and the school would have only Urdu and English as the medium of instruction. (Courtesy of thehansindia.com)
The international non-profit organisation, ‘Save the Children’ recently requested SSA to open a school for the children and the government responded to the request positively. The school would be started on Refugee Day on June 20.
SSA identified around 90 Rohingya children to begin the school and the school would have only Urdu and English as the medium of instruction. (Courtesy of thehansindia.com)
Rohingya census extended by four days due to bad weather
It says the tens of thousands of unregistered Rohingyas have responded positively to the Census and 85 percent of the Rohingya households have already been covered by the Census.
The final census findings will be published in December, officials said.
The Rohingya census will continue in six districts - Cox's Bazar, Patuakhali, Khagrhachharhi, Bandarban, Chittagong and Rangamati until Monday, said Alamgir Hossain, director of the Survey on 'Unregistered persons of Myanmar origin living in Bangladesh'.
He said 50,000 households have been identified in these six districts for the survey that started on 2 June. (Courtesy of bdnews24.com)
The final census findings will be published in December, officials said.
The Rohingya census will continue in six districts - Cox's Bazar, Patuakhali, Khagrhachharhi, Bandarban, Chittagong and Rangamati until Monday, said Alamgir Hossain, director of the Survey on 'Unregistered persons of Myanmar origin living in Bangladesh'.
He said 50,000 households have been identified in these six districts for the survey that started on 2 June. (Courtesy of bdnews24.com)
Muslims in Myanmar fearful during Ramadan
Myanmar's minority Muslims are concerned by a rise in anti-Muslim sentiment being stoked by hardline Buddhist monks during the holy month of Ramadan.
Tin Maung Than, general secretary of the Islamic Religious Council of Myanmar, said that Muslims in Yangon's outskirts have faced difficulty even to worship at their religious school due to the pressure from radical Buddhist monks. (Courtesy of ucanews.com)
Tin Maung Than, general secretary of the Islamic Religious Council of Myanmar, said that Muslims in Yangon's outskirts have faced difficulty even to worship at their religious school due to the pressure from radical Buddhist monks. (Courtesy of ucanews.com)
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