RNDP leader criticises Buddhist mob for attacking international NGOs; meanwhile focus turns to the security of Sittwe’s Rohingya minority.
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Intl community ‘deeply concerned’ over Sittwe riots
The European Union and the United States expressed “deep concern” on Thursday evening after mobs of Arakanese Buddhists attacked homes and offices of humanitarian aid workers in the capital of…
Burmese govt pledges to investigate Sittwe riot
Seventy-one aid workers, including 32 foreigners, are evacuated to a local police station in Sittwe after a crowd turns on international aid organisations. Reports say an 11-year-old was killed when…
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.
MSF face expulsion from Burma
The Burmese government has said that Médecins Sans Frontières will not be allowed to extend its contract for operations in the country as a punitive measure for misinforming the international…
Quintana plans Arakan visit in midst of anti-UN protests
UN Special Rapporteur to visit Arakan as protestors around the region demand that the UN, along with MSF and other international relief agencies, are forced to withdraw their operations.