Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with myanmar www.salem-news.com 2013 Smoldering debris and charred buildings littered the Muslim quarter of Meikhtila in central Burma on Saturday as the army was brought in to end days of violence. Relative calm returned to the town on Saturday after the army was brought in to patrol the streets following nearly three days of clashes between Buddhists and Muslims, which left an unconfirmed number of people dead. http://salem-news.com/articles/march232013/meikhitla-army.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march232013/meikhitla-army.php Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:41:00 PDT At least 12 mosques have been burned, and extremist Buddhist mobs are still hunting Muslims in the central Burmese town of Meiktila. One report says that 28 students and 4 Islamic teachers were killed in one of the Islamic schools in the town, in the presence of police forces. The list of the dead included Hafiz Mohammad Ahtisham, Mawlana Mohammad Shafi, Mawlana Zakariya and Mufti Wajib. http://salem-news.com/articles/march222013/burma-killing-field.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march222013/burma-killing-field.php Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:15:00 PDT An elderly Buddhist woman tried to pass low quality gold off as number one gold to a Muslim shop owner, but tests revealed it was now what she claimed. The woman accused the shop owner of destroying her gold. Witnesses say it was a preplanned event with a goal of creating a communal riot of Buddhists against Muslims. http://salem-news.com/articles/march202013/burma-gold.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march202013/burma-gold.php Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:52:00 PDT Yohei Sasakawa, the chairman of the Tokyo-based philanthropic organization the Nippon Foundation, is a man with a mission. As the Japanese government’s recently appointed “special envoy for national reconciliation in Myanmar,” he has taken on the daunting task of helping Burma to achieve peace after decades of ethnic conflict. http://salem-news.com/articles/march192013/japan-burma.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march192013/japan-burma.php Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:13:00 PDT This is Rathidaung, one of the seventeen townships in Arakan state, Burma, which included Kuduk Chaung (Koun Dan) village. On 12th June 2012, Rakhines and Military attacked Kuduk Chaung village, killed two women, looted all the valuable properties; golden ornaments and money, burnt down the entire village. http://salem-news.com/articles/march182013/misery-rathidaung-mi.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march182013/misery-rathidaung-mi.php Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:46:00 PDT It has been a pivotal, some might say defining week for Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She has been the subject of harsh criticism from her supporters, the media, the international community and even her own party members, mostly over her stance on the Latpadaung copper mine. http://salem-news.com/articles/march182013/suu-kyi-address.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march182013/suu-kyi-address.php Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:21:00 PDT A group of Rakhine terrorists brutally killed a second year Rohingya University student in Thayet Pyin village, Buthidaung today at about 1:00 p.m. U Ali is one of the employees of department of forestry. He accompanied his beloved son, Elias Maung Than Lynn, was a second year University student carrying on his duty in the sentry box of the forestry dept. http://salem-news.com/articles/march122013/student-killed.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march122013/student-killed.php Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:22:00 PDT The Nasaka, the Burmese border security force, arrested Sabet Ali, age 40 from Diyoltoli in the Maungdaw district of Arakan on March 3rd 2013. The case the Nasaka filed against him claimed he was communicating to foreign countries using a Bangladeshi mobile phone. http://salem-news.com/articles/march102013/nasaka-maundaw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march102013/nasaka-maundaw.php Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:29:00 PDT To implement its Human Barrier policy the government of Burma has taken a plan to establish Model Villages to populate the Rohingya majority areas of Arakan by the Rakhine and Buddhist people. Model villages have been established in the confiscated lands of the Rohingya communities. http://salem-news.com/articles/march052013/rohingya-villages-mi.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march052013/rohingya-villages-mi.php Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:54:00 PST Nasaka officers entered the home of Mv. Mohib Ullah, and found a child playing with a used hypodermic syringe. The kid found it at a rural clinic where their mother received medical treatment. http://salem-news.com/articles/march032013/nasaka-money.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march032013/nasaka-money.php Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:19:00 PST On the night of 21 February at about 9:00 p.m., numbers of Rakhine youths gathered and shouted near the gate of Mr. Mohammad Gani, 42 years old, an educated Rohingya person in Boumo Para, Maungdaw. He shut down all his windows and doors of his home for his family's safety, trying to avoid the attack. Unfortunately, the Rakhine terrorists entered his home jointly and strong armed Hlun Tin. http://salem-news.com/articles/february242013/rakhine-beating-mf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february242013/rakhine-beating-mf.php Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:19:00 PST The Burmese government supplies ten guns to each Rakhine village on 16 February 2013 in Northern Maungdaw. The Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) and Rakhine National Development Party (RNDP) formed a youth group having a leader to every Rakhine village who are under training with gun and long swords to attack Rohingya at any time. http://salem-news.com/articles/february202013/rakhine-guns.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february202013/rakhine-guns.php Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:52:00 PST The United Nations has raised concerns on Saturday that the unrest in Arakan could derail the entire reform process in Myanmar. “Rakhine (Arakan) State is going through a profound crisis that threatens to spread to other parts of the country and has the potential to undermine the entire reform process in Myanmar”, said Tomas Ojea Quintana, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma. http://salem-news.com/articles/february182013/arakan-strife-sa.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february182013/arakan-strife-sa.php Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:48:00 PST More than 150 acres of arable lands were recently confiscated from Rohingya Muslims in Burma by the government authority. The land was given to Natala villagers in Maungdaw south, said a local farmer on condition of anonymity. http://salem-news.com/articles/january302013/burma-land.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january302013/burma-land.php Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:58:00 PST The Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) says the Myanmar government's policy of segregation in Rakhine state is the main factor in the mass migration of the Rohingya people. The group admits it is also at fault for its own failure to act in the past. http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/rohingya-burma.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/rohingya-burma.php Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:17:00 PST About 30 Burmese activists set off Monday on a march to the besieged headquarters of rebels fighting for greater autonomy in northern Kachin state in a bid to press for an end to the long running ethnic conflict. They said they expect to cover the 800-mile (1,300-kilometer) walk from Burma's commercial capital Rangoon to Laiza, the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), in about two months... http://salem-news.com/articles/january222013/burma-march.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222013/burma-march.php Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:49:00 PST KIA... it is an ironic reference for a resistance front fighting the sophisticated, deadly army of the Myanmar government. As fighting renews, it seems important to review the details about the struggle in Burma between government forces, and the Kachin Independence Army. http://salem-news.com/articles/january212013/burma-kachin-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january212013/burma-kachin-tk.php Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:21:00 PST Deputy Information Minister Ye Htut serves as the acting spokesperson for the President’s Office. The Irrawaddy’s editorial team spoke to him in Naypyidaw earlier this week about the ongoing conflict between Burma’s Tatmadaw, or armed forces, and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). http://salem-news.com/articles/january202013/not-targeting-kachin.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january202013/not-targeting-kachin.php Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:40:00 PST The US and the UN have expressed concern over air strikes on Kachin rebels in northern Burma. Both are urging the Burmese government to stop the attacks and resolve differences through dialogue. http://salem-news.com/articles/january202013/kachin-attacked-lkj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january202013/kachin-attacked-lkj.php Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:23:00 PST The Burma border security force (NaSaKa) detained two Rohingyas in their area, known as number 8, ten days ago, according to a local businessman. “They were arrested over allegation for involving in human trafficking - sending Rohingyas to Malaysia by sea route,” the witness said. http://salem-news.com/articles/january202013/nasaka-maungdow.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january202013/nasaka-maungdow.php Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:19:00 PST Activists in Burma still face harassment and arrest by the military-backed government. Aung Hmine San, Than Htike, Min Naing Lwin and Thein Aung Myint are activists who have been standing up for genuine freedom and democracy in Burma. http://salem-news.com/articles/january172013/burma-prisoners.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january172013/burma-prisoners.php Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:59:00 PST This letter expresses our concern about U Gambhira’s (Ko Nyi Nyi Lwin) health and continued denial of specialized medical treatment. The conditions of U Gambhira’s four-year imprisonment caused illnesses for which he continues to suffer one year after his initial conditional release. Myanmar doctors have refused to treat U Gambhira. Finally, an international specialist came to Myanmar and medical evaluated U Gambhira. This specialist determined that U Gambhira suffers from the affects of specific trauma. In the meantime, treatment specific to U Gambhira’s trauma is not available in Myanmar but has been arranged outside Myanmar. http://salem-news.com/articles/january092013/ashin-gambhira_.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january092013/ashin-gambhira_.php Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:08:00 PST Burma is a home country to numerous ethnic groups and about 60% of the area is inhabited by nearly 140 ethnic races and Rohingya is one of them. Currently, Burma has a population of about 60 million of which nearly 8 million are Muslims. http://salem-news.com/articles/december292012/rohingyas-mas-icna.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december292012/rohingyas-mas-icna.php Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:48:00 PST Some 40,000 undocumented Rohingya refugees are being adversely affected by a government ban four months ago on NGOs working at two makeshift sites in southeastern Bangladesh. “If we get some rice, we eat. Otherwise, we don’t eat,” Anowara Begum, an undocumented Rohingya refugee and 40-year-old mother-of-four at the Leda makeshift camp outside Nayapara, one of two makeshift sites outside two official government camps for Rohingya refugees told IRIN. http://salem-news.com/articles/december182012/rohingya-bang-unhcr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december182012/rohingya-bang-unhcr.php Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:24:00 PST The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a process in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in which member countries need to review their human rights records periodically once in four years. The review would be conducted by a Troika of 3 countries. http://salem-news.com/articles/december112012/lanka-blues.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december112012/lanka-blues.php Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:01:00 PST On 10 December, International Human Rights Day, the United States and international community celebrate and salute those around the world who struggle to defend, protect and promote the fundamental freedoms that are the birthright of all mankind. In Burma (Myanmar), human rights at all levels have been violated by the Burmese successive military governments for many years and still today... http://salem-news.com/articles/december112012/rohingya-hr-day.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december112012/rohingya-hr-day.php Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:03:00 PST Nasaka (Burma’s border security force) fired live rounds into Bagona village on the 5th Dec. at about 9 pm. No one was hurt but security officers arrested 5 people on allegations of participating in sectarian violence that broke out in Arakan State in June and October. http://salem-news.com/articles/december102012/nasaka-attack-zg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december102012/nasaka-attack-zg.php Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:56:00 PST December 10, 2012 8:54 pm U Gambira, aka Nyi Nyi Lwin, was released on bail from Insein Prison, Yangon, Myanmar. He is with family and headed back to his family home 3 hours north of Yangon. Despite the good news of this current release, U Gambira is not free. The government still has a trial date set for Friday December 14, 2012. http://salem-news.com/articles/december102012/_u-gambira-nr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december102012/_u-gambira-nr.php Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:32:00 PST A brand-new documentary by Al Jazeera traces the history of ethnic cleansing in Burma, now known as Myanmar. It is important that a major network invested time in the subject, however beware of pre-attack historical inaccuracies that absolve the central Burman authoritarian rulers of responsibility. http://salem-news.com/articles/december092012/rohingya-film.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december092012/rohingya-film.php Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:11:00 PST We, European Rohingya Council (ERC), on behalf of the whole Rohingya Community, would like to extends heartfelt thanks to the World Buddhist Leaders. Their initiative and suggestions for ending the decades-long persecutions and months-long violence against Rohingyas and other Muslim communities in Arakan State, Burma (Myanmar). http://salem-news.com/articles/december082012/rohingya-buddhist-reax.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december082012/rohingya-buddhist-reax.php Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:35:00 PST