Myanmar out of Mahasen Cyclone Danger
According to Myanmar’s Meteorology and Hydrology Department Myanmar’s western Rakhine state is free from cyclone Mahasen when it hit Bangladesh coast when it crossed near Chittagong, Xinhua news reported. Observers say that the cyclone was moving north eastwards and became a tropical storm. Cyclone Mahasen brought strong winds and scattered rains in the state the [...]
A peaceful and harmonious community is what the government of Myanmar promised to establish in western Rakhine state, according to news report from Xinhua. The government will focused on ensuring the basic rights of every Muslim in Rakhine and to give all the assistance the people need. In the event that an incident sparks, the [...]
Continue reading …International effort responds to the needs of children in Rakhine State, Myanmar, across ethnic lines
March 6, 2013 No Comment
With suffering crossing ethnic lines in conflict-torn Rakhine State, Myanmar, UNICEF and partners have mounted a response for all children. Zafrin Chowdhury RAKHINE STATE, Myanmar, 5 March 2013 – The ethnic conflict that erupted in Myanmar’s Rakhine State in June 2012 and had a resurgence in October displaced 115,000 people, and caused loss of life [...]
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Retired archbishop and Noble Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu disclosed during a speaking engagement at the American Center in Yangon that democratic icon Aung San Suu Kyi is not willing to speak up regarding human rights issues and concern because of her present political position, Myanmar Times news reported. Tutu does not want to give [...]
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The number of unemployed in Myanmar was bared thru the conduct of the country’s first ever survey of income and employment that reached as high as 37% representing more than a quarter of its 60 million populace living in poverty level, Bangkok Post news reported. The Lower House has been discussing the result of the [...]
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Myanmar President Thein Sein called on to the people of Myanmar to cooperate in the reforms the government has implemented since corruption and inefficiency is being involved in the process, Reuters report said. He further added that it is important to support and enhance the country’s democracy and economy so as to enable to invite [...]
Continue reading …UN and Myanmar seek additional $41 million to help those affected by violence in Rakhine state
November 22, 2012 No Comment
The United Nations and Myanmar are seeking an additional $41 million as part of a revised response plan to provide urgent humanitarian relief for some 115,000 people who have been displaced by inter-communal violence in the state of Rakhine and are lacking basic services. “A decisive response by donors with immediate funding will provide urgently [...]
Continue reading …Independent UN expert calls on Myanmar to carry out latest human rights pledges
November 21, 2012 No Comment
Welcoming the latest human rights commitments from the Government of Myanmar, an independent United Nations expert today called on authorities there to work with all stakeholders to ensure that they are promptly carried out. The pledges announced by the Government on 18 November include the resumption of prison visits for the International Committee of the [...]
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed moves by Myanmar’s leadership to address the violence taking place in the southeast Asian country’s Rakhine state as “steps in the right direction,” according to his spokesperson today. The spokesperson noted that the UN chief received a letter on Friday from the President of Myanmar, U Thein Sein, [...]
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(IRIN) – Five months after communal violence erupted in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the plight of the 800,000 Muslim Rohingya there has worsened: Renewed violence in late October left more than 100,000 displaced, according to the government. Clashes between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in June 2012 razed homes and places of worship in northern [...]
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