The central Burmese town of Meikhtila declared a curfew for a second night on Thursday after clashes killed 10 people, including a Buddhist monk, and injured at least 20, authorities said.[…]
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Meikhtila unrest enters third day
Sectarian violence in central Burma enters its third day. At least 13 people are dead and many more wounded in Meikhtila town which is now under lock-down.
Houses burn in Meikhtila riots
Footage from Wednesday evening shows houses being burned to the ground as sectarian riots rocked central Burma’s Meikhtila township.
More than 10 killed as rioting rocks Meikhtila for second day: MP
At least 13 people have been killed as sectarian riots kicked off for the second day in central Burma’s Meikhtila township
Residents shocked at religious attack
Residents in Thaketa township are stunned after an angry mob attacked a local Muslim school and several businesses on Monday night. Locals say people get along well with each other[…]
Still waiting
Words and photos by Eduardo de Francisco In the months since waves of violence hit Arakan state in June and October 2012, about 100,000 people –mostly Rohingya- still live in camps.[…]
Indonesia FM pledges $1million in aid to Arakan state
The Indonesian Foreign Minister has pledged one million dollars in humanitarian aid to Arakan state after a visit to the conflict-torn region, where Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims clashed last year
Arakanese party warned over inflammatory pictures
The government has threatened legal action against the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party for publishing pictures of the woman whose rape and murder sparked sectarian violence in June
Press group speaks out against media suppression
Burma’s Organising Committee for the Formation of the Myanmar [Burma] Press Union released a statement on Saturday stating that the ban placed on Snapshot weekly news journal could inhibit the country’s reform process
NGO warns of ‘second tragedy’ in western Burma
An official from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) expressed concern that parts of Arakan state may face a “second tragedy” if medical personal are kept from providing aid to those in need
The not so new rulers
Now that most major sanctions against Burma have been dropped, who is set to profit most as the country continues its ‘reform’ process?
Prominent activists hand out aid in Arakan state
The 88 Generation Students group arrived in Arakan state’s capital Sittwe on Wednesday to hand out donations and provide moral support to victims of last month’s sectarian riots
Security forces begin resettling displaced Rohingya
Residents in Arakan state’s capital Sittwe said security forces have begun resettling Rohingyas after weeks of rioting
The Rohingya, myths and misinformation
Much hot air has been expelled to debate the origins of the Rohingya since communal tensions erupted in late May and early June, but perhaps more telling is the now common refrain that they are “terrorists”
Gov’t launches investigation into mob attack
A union-level investigation team has launched a probe into the killings of 10 Muslim pilgrims in Arakan state’s Taungup town by a mob, which was one of the precursors to the recent sectarian riots
Three men given death sentence for murder that sparked riots
The three Muslim men accused of raping and killing Thida Htwe – the Arakanese girl whose death sparked sectarian violence across Burma’s Arakan state this month – were sentenced to death
Muslim, Arakanese leaders meet with US officials
The US embassy in Rangoon held talks with Burmese Muslim and Arakanese community leaders to talk about the riots that erupted last week in western Burma’s Arakan state
Suu Kyi: “We need precise laws on citizenship”
Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has called for “precise laws on citizenship” and “uncorrupted border vigilance” to address ongoing sectarian strife
Religious leaders call for peace, UN convoy visits Arakan
Influential Buddhist and Muslim leaders in Burma have called for an end to the on-going violence in the country as a UN envoy arrived in Arakan state
Gov’t suspends news journal’s operations
The government has temporarily suspended Snapshot news journal’s operations for publishing a photo of the dead body of a woman, whose rape and murder instigated sectarian violence, without prior approval
Hackers target DVB website
On Saturday a denial of service attack was launched against DVB’s English and Burmese websites
Burma smarting from 2018 World Cup ban
Burma’s national footballing body to appeal ban but accepts $30,000 fine and begins attempt to clean up the country’s sporting image
Burmese remember 1967 ‘rice massacre’
Ceremonies in Rangoon and western Burma held to mark deaths of more than 200 hundred who rioted after rice stocks emptied
Burmese fans pelt winning opposition
World Cup qualifying football match between Burma and Oman ends prematurely after Burmese fans riot in the stands
