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As Rohingya women struggle to access even the very basics such as food and water in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps, a flourishing sex trade offers cash in times of desperation.
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A 600-strong crowd in Sittwe called for the Burmese government to refuse to repatriate the Muslim refugees who fled recently to Bangladesh.
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Experience shows that foreign interference in crises does not work and China supports the Burmese government’s efforts to protect stability, a senior Chinese official said.
Lead Story News Refugees Rohingya
The respective governments say they will form a committee to screen those who fled during the recent Arakan Crisis to determine who qualifies to return to Burma.
Suu Kyi said in a televised address on Thursday evening that she would invite aid organisations, business leaders and civil society to take part in the initiative.
The boat sank near Shah Porir Dwip, on the southern tip of Bangladesh, late on Sunday with up to 35 people on board, Bangladeshi police said.
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The case involves a an Arakanese woman who was publicly humiliated by a mob for allegedly supplying food rations to Rohingya refugees.
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The plan is likely to raise concern about the prospects for the return of the 480,000 refugees, and compound fears of ethnic cleansing.
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Malaysia disavows a statement issued by ASEAN chair, the Philippines, as misrepresenting “the reality” of an exodus of 430,000 ethnic Rohingya from Burma.
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A police officer at the local Taung Bazar police station said the blast occurred inside a building that served both as a mosque and madrassa.
“No peace here, no peace back in Myanmar,” said Sheel. “We should be taken to Hindustan, that’s our land.”
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There should be understanding of the Burmese government’s efforts to protect social stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indonesian counterpart.
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“The committee members went to an IDP camp in Kyauktaw and will pay a two-day visit to Buthidaung and Maungdaw,” said a spokesperson for the Arakan state government.
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“We feel deeply for the suffering of all the people who have been caught up in the conflict,” she told an audience in Naypyidaw that included members of the foreign diplomatic corps.
“They punched me and hacked my hair off. Then they tied me with a rope and hung a sign around my neck.
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“The counter-attacks of Myanmar [Burmese] security forces against extremist terrorists and the government’s undertakings to provide assistance to the people are strongly welcomed.”
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“The state counsellor will explain the true situation to the world,” said government spokesman Zaw Htay.
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The 15-member committee will oversee a host of measures, including those related to rule of law, economic development, the closure of IDP camps, and citizenship issues.
“The government of Myanmar shall be made to taste what our Muslim brothers have tasted,” said the group.
“We will all have to ramp up our response massively, from food to shelter,” said the assistant high commissioner for operations at the U.N. refugee agency.
Rohingya insurgents declare a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis.
Burma will not allow those Rohingyas who have recently fled the country to return unless they can show proof of Burmese citizenship, said National Security Advisor Thaung Tun.
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Some protesters at the Jakarta rally called for the expulsion of the Burmese ambassador over the issue, as well as for diplomatic ties between the two countries to be severed.
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Indian PM Modi spoke after talks with Burma’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a visit aimed at expanding commercial ties.
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Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has come under pressure from countries with large Muslim populations including Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan to stop violence against Rohingya Muslims.
All of an estimated 40,000 Rohingya Muslims living in India are illegal immigrants and the government aims to deport them, a senior government official says.
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“It’s important to work on granting citizenship to the Muslim community, which has been deprived of citizenship for many years,” Grandi told reporters in Bangkok.
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Tensions high after a recent spate of killings. Arakanese Buddhists fear fresh attacks by Rohingya insurgents.
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According to the ministry, the highest level of destruction was in Maungdaw, northwestern Arakan State.
Bangladesh has evacuated at least 350,000 people as a cyclone lashed coastal areas on Tuesday, officials said, causing havoc in refugee camps set up for Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in neighbouring Burma.
