Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested thirty-two Rohingya and one Bangladeshi human trafficker while trying to enter Bangladesh through the entry point of Shapuridip on January 27 early morning, Sayed Hossain, a local from Teknaf said.
They crossed Bangladesh-Burma border by an engine boat to visit their relatives, Syed Hussain added.
On being tipped off, a team of BGB led by Company Commander Gulam Rabbani of Shappuridip BGB-outpost under the Teknaf Battalion No. 2, arrested the Burmese National (Rohingya) after conducting operation at border areas, according to BGB officials.
There were twelve children, six females, eight males and six crews in the boat, the officials more added.
Among the arrestees, six crews and Bangladeshi trafficker were handed over to Teknaf police station for further investigation, according to Lt. Col. Md. Abuzar Al Jahid from Teknaf Battalion No. 2. (Courtesy of Rohingya Vision TV)
January 29, 2016
Reduced Rakhine State budget under fire
The incoming Rakhine State parliament will have only half the funds it needs to develop the state, a local MP has complained. The state parliament adopted the 2016-17 budget on January 25, days before it rose to give way to the new parliament elected last November.
But independent MP U Aung Mra Kyaw said the K145 billion budget the outgoing members passed would cripple the state’s attempts at development. MPs had voted down proposals for a K300 billion budget.
At the same time, he said, members had voted nearly K10 million for improvements to the residences of the chief minister and chair of the state parliament and other ministers.
MPs supporting the budget said the cuts were justified because of inflation and the need to balance expenditure and income. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
But independent MP U Aung Mra Kyaw said the K145 billion budget the outgoing members passed would cripple the state’s attempts at development. MPs had voted down proposals for a K300 billion budget.
At the same time, he said, members had voted nearly K10 million for improvements to the residences of the chief minister and chair of the state parliament and other ministers.
MPs supporting the budget said the cuts were justified because of inflation and the need to balance expenditure and income. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
High level officers threaten Rohingya villagers in Maungdaw
High level officers led by Maungdaw deputy township administration officer – U Myint Thein and other five department officers threaten Rohingya villagers in a meeting held in Maungnama village tract on January 23 at 11:00 AM, said Mer Ali from the village said.
The officers invited all the villagers under the Maungnama village tract to join the meeting held in the affiliated middle school of village, Mer Ali more said.
In the meeting, U Myint Thein, the deputy Maungdaw township administration officer, Naing Win Thein, officer of fishery department, Hla Htun Pryu, Township land survey officer, U Shwe Zan, township planning officer, U Tin Oo, Municipal officer and fire bridge officer, said an officer from Maungdaw who denied to be named.
The deputy township administration officer said at the meeting, anyone who built their home without permission from township administration office, planning office and Municipal office, must report to the concerned offices. Otherwise, they will be find and send to jail, the officer more added. (Courtesy of Rohingya Vision TV)
The officers invited all the villagers under the Maungnama village tract to join the meeting held in the affiliated middle school of village, Mer Ali more said.
In the meeting, U Myint Thein, the deputy Maungdaw township administration officer, Naing Win Thein, officer of fishery department, Hla Htun Pryu, Township land survey officer, U Shwe Zan, township planning officer, U Tin Oo, Municipal officer and fire bridge officer, said an officer from Maungdaw who denied to be named.
The deputy township administration officer said at the meeting, anyone who built their home without permission from township administration office, planning office and Municipal office, must report to the concerned offices. Otherwise, they will be find and send to jail, the officer more added. (Courtesy of Rohingya Vision TV)
Myanmar urged to focus on human resources
Myanmar’s public and private sectors have been urged to put greater focus on the quality of university and vocational education to address the acute shortage of qualified workers faced by both local and foreign companies.
At a seminar on human resources last week, Oliver Massmann, general director of law firm Duane Morris Vietnam, said Myanmar's new government should focus on both university and vocational training.
He added that the implementation of vocational training projects was a priority.
He also urged the government to undertake awareness-raising activities as soon as possible, a process he said took about 10 years in Vietnam. The lawyer underscored the importance of women's empowerment in the nation's growth. (Courtesy of The Nation)
At a seminar on human resources last week, Oliver Massmann, general director of law firm Duane Morris Vietnam, said Myanmar's new government should focus on both university and vocational training.
He added that the implementation of vocational training projects was a priority.
He also urged the government to undertake awareness-raising activities as soon as possible, a process he said took about 10 years in Vietnam. The lawyer underscored the importance of women's empowerment in the nation's growth. (Courtesy of The Nation)
Senate panel approves Myanmar nominee
A U.S. Senate committee approved President Barack Obama's nominee to be ambassador to Myanmar on Thursday, after the administration assured panel members it would not quickly change sanctions policy as the country moves from decades of military rule.
Republican Senator Cory Gardner said he had been concerned that the Obama administration would move too quickly to ease sanctions on Myanmar before it had made the transition to democratic government.
But Gardner said during Thursday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting he had been assured that the sanctions policy had not changed, and that Congress would be "fully consulted" about any shift. (Courtesy of wifc.com)
Republican Senator Cory Gardner said he had been concerned that the Obama administration would move too quickly to ease sanctions on Myanmar before it had made the transition to democratic government.
But Gardner said during Thursday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting he had been assured that the sanctions policy had not changed, and that Congress would be "fully consulted" about any shift. (Courtesy of wifc.com)
Malnutrition spikes in Myanmar’s Rakhine
The number of severely malnourished children has spiked in northern Rakhine state in Myanmar, a European Union agency said, after floods six months ago dealt a new blow to an area home to a persecuted population with little access to basic services.
About 90 percent of the people in northern Rakhine state are Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority that faces discrimination and violence in mostly Buddhist Myanmar. The government does not recognize them as citizens, and many Rohingya are excluded from health care, education and employment.
Widespread floods across Myanmar six months ago — caused by torrential rains and Cyclone Komen — destroyed crops, damaged rice paddies and contaminated water sources, worsening food insecurity.
The number of severely malnourished children under the age of five newly admitted to a European Commission-backed feeding program in Maungdaw district shot up after the floods to more than 1,500 in October, from 1,200 new admittances in August and 500 in July, a regional official of an EU agency said. (Courtesy of Arab News)
About 90 percent of the people in northern Rakhine state are Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority that faces discrimination and violence in mostly Buddhist Myanmar. The government does not recognize them as citizens, and many Rohingya are excluded from health care, education and employment.
Widespread floods across Myanmar six months ago — caused by torrential rains and Cyclone Komen — destroyed crops, damaged rice paddies and contaminated water sources, worsening food insecurity.
The number of severely malnourished children under the age of five newly admitted to a European Commission-backed feeding program in Maungdaw district shot up after the floods to more than 1,500 in October, from 1,200 new admittances in August and 500 in July, a regional official of an EU agency said. (Courtesy of Arab News)
Myanmar’s Rohingya Genocide Is Aided By Friends In High Places
In 2012, after centuries of tension, Myanmar’s Buddhist majority began oppressing the nation’s Muslim minority, forcing them into concentration camps and carrying out widespread murder and genocidal acts.
But more than racism and bigotry have inflamed tensions in this South Asian country, as the United States and its allies like Saudi Arabia and Israel enable the atrocities through their foreign aid and military power.
In June, The Economist called the Rohingya “the most persecuted people on earth,” noting that their suffering has intensified since 2012. That year, “140,000 Rohingyas were forced into squalid refugee camps after the local Buddhists turned on them,” and since then, “their situation has been especially dire.” (Courtesy of mintpressnews.com)
But more than racism and bigotry have inflamed tensions in this South Asian country, as the United States and its allies like Saudi Arabia and Israel enable the atrocities through their foreign aid and military power.
In June, The Economist called the Rohingya “the most persecuted people on earth,” noting that their suffering has intensified since 2012. That year, “140,000 Rohingyas were forced into squalid refugee camps after the local Buddhists turned on them,” and since then, “their situation has been especially dire.” (Courtesy of mintpressnews.com)
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