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    Tagged: Arakanese Buddhists

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Burmese parties demand tougher action against ‘terrorists’

    Twenty parties issue statement saying that the government’s failure to address recent terrorist attacks was “the equivalent of committing an act of terror”.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Security forces on high alert in Sittwe, but situation ‘under control’

    Security forces are on high alert in Sittwe amid communal tensions following the death of a Rohingya Muslim man yesterday.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Malaysian aid ship sets sail for Burma

    Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has sent off a ship carrying tonnes of food and emergency supplies to Burma’s Rohingya Muslims.

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    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Displaced Maungdaw families shelter in monastery

    Buddhist families who were displaced amid violence in northern Arakan State last month take refuge in Buthidaung.

    Analysis Arakan Lead Story News

    Arakan crisis: still more questions than answers

    Various commissions and committees say they are investigating alleged abuses and incidents involving the Rohingya minority, but misinformation and partisanship continue to blur the lines.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Buddhist villagers return to Maungdaw

    More than 100 persons, who fled their villages last week amid violent scenes in Maungdaw, were transported back home on Thursday morning.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Buddhist nationalists clash with Rangoon residents

    A protest against Kofi Annan’s involvement in a commission on Arakan State turned ugly when Buddhist nationalists clashed with local residents in Rangoon’s Bahan Township on Sunday.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Arakan CSOs angry after meeting with Annan

    Community leaders and representatives of civil society organisations in Arakan State say they were denied a chance to speak to Kofi Annan during a meeting on Tuesday.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Hundreds protest as Kofi Annan arrives in Sittwe

    Jeers and chants denouncing the panel intensified upon the arrival of Annan’s plane. The crowd soon followed the convoy into town, writes Reuters.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Arakan govt rejects ‘Buddhist community’ label

    The Arakan State government says it will continue referring to the state’s ethnic majority simply as “Arakanese”, rejecting a term allegedly put forward by the country’s Ministry of Information.

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    Building bridges in Sittwe

    In deeply divided Arakan State, one Buddhist man has created a safe space for Rohingya children to learn and play without fear.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Smaller political parties languish in the shadow of NLD

    In the shadow of the huge rallies held by the NLD and USDP, smaller parties are making their case based on policy and experience.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Yanghee Lee questions credibility of election

    A UN human rights investigator raised concern about whether Burma’s election could be credible, as dozens of Muslim candidates had been disqualified.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Arakanese conference kicks off in Kyaukphyu

    Representatives of the Arakanese Buddhist community, armed groups and civil society groups will rub shoulders with state government officials and MPs this week as the Arakan National Conference takes place in Kyaukphyu.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Buddhist mob attacks aid offices in Sittwe

    Hundreds of Arakanese Buddhists gathered and attacked homes and offices occupied by Malteser International in Arakan State capital Sittwe on Wednesday night.

    Communal Violence Law Lead Story News Rohingya

    Two sentenced for murder in Mrauk-U massacre

    Two Arakanese men have been convicted of murder in connection with the Mrauk-U massacre in October 2012 when 70 Muslims, including 28 children, were killed in a single day. Both men were dealt 10-year sentences with labour.

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    MSF suspends Pauktaw operations after ‘misunderstandings’

    Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), along with other international NGOs, is suspending operations in Arakan state’s Pauktaw township following what it has termed “misunderstandings” that led to tensions with local Arakanese Buddhists.

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