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80 Rohingyas heading for Malaysia detained in Burma
Over 80 Rohingyas, fleeing violence and persecution in Arakan state, were detained by Burmese authorities on Wednesday in a coastal town near the Thai border, after traffickers abandoned them en route to Malaysia
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
Filmmaker slams party chief’s accusations of fabrications
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The filmmaker behind Al Jazeera’s ‘Hidden Genocide’ has refuted accusations of fabrication made by the Rakhine Nationalities and Development Party chairman
US officials meet monks, protesters behind monastery’s closed doors
Three US State Department officials met with Buddhist monks at Mandalay’s Masoeyein Monastery yesterday to discuss sectarian tensions in Arakan state and last week’s crackdown at the Latpadaung Copper Mine
What Obama didn’t say
The US has always claimed to be concerned about the Burmese people’s welfare, but the rapprochement between the country and Burma seems to be more fueled by the US government’s strategic geopolitical concerns
ASEAN adopts ‘flawed’ human rights declaration
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopted its controversial human rights declaration in Phnom Penh on Sunday, despite overwhelming criticisms by civil society groups.
