What is life like for Rohingya people?
Arakan News Agency It is only under the gravest danger that Rohingya people are forced to flee Burma. They escape Burma with hope for a safer life. But instead they are transferred to the hands of human traffickers who rape and severely assault them, treating them worse than animals. So ultimately, they arrive in Thailand […]
Bangladesh decides to increase its troops on the border with Burma to prevent the infiltration of Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Reporter of ANA reported that the high ranking officials of the Bangladeshi government held a meeting in the city of Teknaf to study adjacent to the border between Burma and prevent the development of infiltration of Rohingya migrants in Bangladesh by increased border guards. The correspondent said that officials at the meeting […]
Thai Authorities arrested nearly 500 Rohingya refugees
Arakan News Agency Thai police arrested nearly 500 Rohingya refugees – including 25 women – while waiting in a station for the train after their arrival in Thailand from Bangladesh through nautical compound belonging to the human traffickers as the ANA reporter said, adding that the Thai authorities had separated the men and the women […]
Boy severely beaten by Rakhines in Pauktaw
Arakan News Agency A Muslim boy has been severely beaten by drunk Rakhine men in Naing Chong, Pauktaw. On Friday, Abbaija (13), s/o Maung Nu fell in front of some drunk men as he went to fetch water. The men asked Abbaija whether he was a Hindu or Muslim. When Abbaija replied he was a […]
Bangladesh decides to increase its troops on the border with Burma to prevent the infiltration of Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Reporter of ANA reported that the high ranking officials of the Bangladeshi government held a meeting in the city of Teknaf to study adjacent to the border between Burma and prevent the development of infiltration of Rohingya migrants in Bangladesh by increased border guards. The correspondent said that officials at the meeting […]
MUSLIMS INCLUDING BAN ON ADHAN
Arakan News Agency Government officials in Maungdaw announced that tougher regulations will be enacted against the Muslims of the area. The declaration was made at a meeting was organised in Nagpura, Maungdaw on Wednesday at around 2pm. Officials from the Lawaka, BGP and police spoke to Rohingya community elders in the meeting. The government officials […]
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘won’t rule out’ boycotting historic vote
Arakan News Agency Ahead of the general election later this year, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said the National League for Democracy (NLD) had not ruled out boycotting the vote. Many see her as the country’s best hope. In an interview with the Reuters news agency on Friday, Suu Kyi said her […]
Prelude to push out Rohingyas in border village?
Arakan News Agency Government collaborators have not issued any token after they withdrew all white cards from Rohingya Muslims in Balukhali, Taimbru, Maungdaw North. All Rohingya Muslims in the area were commanded to hand over their white cards by Monday noon. When locals asked the government men if they were to be given any receipts […]
U.S. Should Not Stand By While Government in Burma Undermines Religious Liberty
Arakan News Agency Burma’s President Thein Sein has proposed four pieces of legislation that threaten the very fiber of Burma’s already halting democratic reform process. If passed, the Protection of Race and Religion bills would violate religious liberty and institute potentially severe population control measures. The U.S. should maintain its opposition to them. Religion Laws […]
One million stateless people
Arakan News Agency The Rohingya people of Myanmar are in a hopeless situation. They are a Muslim ethnic minority of roughly one million people, and their mother tongue is Rohingya, an Indo-European language with roots in the Bengali language. They reside primarily in northern Rakhine State in western Myanmar, a coastal region of roughly three […]
Uncertain future for hundreds of thousands as white cards are revoked
Arakan News Agency A presidential order revoking temporary identity papers came into effect last night despite widespread criticism by the international community of the government’s move that mostly affects Rohingya Muslims and leaves an estimated 1 million “white card” holders across Myanmar facing an uncertain future. President U Thein Sein ordered the invalidation of the […]
A huge fire broke out that destroys a mosque, a school and dozens of homes in Arakan
Arakan News Agency The fire broke out on Thursday afternoon in a neighborhood inhabited by Rohingya Muslims northern city of Buthidaung west of Arakan State, resulting in the occurrence considerable material damage to property and homes. The agency correspondent said that the fire burned one school curriculum and one mosque but the numbers of homes […]
Nancy Pelosi to Lead US Delegation in Burma
Arakan News Agency A delegation of US officials led by Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives, will arrive in Burma on Wednesday for high-level meetings in Naypyidaw and Rangoon. “Our delegation will discuss ways we can strengthen security cooperation; advance human rights with an emphasis on women, workers and religious minorities; […]