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Burma must act to stop the Rohingya crisis now or it may be too late

Satellite imagery of northwest Burma this week shows a landscape dotted with the fires of burning buildings. 18,000 Muslim Rohingyas have fled ethnic violence to nearby Bangladesh, while thousands of others remain stuck at the border. The government says that at least 109 people have died in clashes around Rakhine State, home to most of Burma’s 1.1 million Rohingya population.

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Satellite imagery of northwest Burma this week shows a landscape dotted with the fires of burning buildings. 18,000 Muslim Rohingyas have fled ethnic violence to nearby Bangladesh, while thousands of others remain stuck at the border. The government says that at least 109 people have died in clashes around Rakhine State, home to most of Burma’s 1.1 million Rohingya population.

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Who is fit to solve the Rohingya crisis?

By Nehginpao Kipgen, Political Scientist As the conflict between the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Rakhine state in western Myanmar, and the local Buddhist population goes on, many are curious as to who is able to realistically resolve the issue. Many would like to put the responsibility on Aung San Suu Kyi and her National […]

By Nehginpao Kipgen, Political Scientist As the conflict between the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Rakhine state in western Myanmar, and the local Buddhist population goes on, many are curious as to who is able to realistically resolve the issue. Many would like to put the responsibility on Aung San Suu Kyi and her National […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/who-is-fit-to-solve-the-rohingya-crisis/

Learning from the history of the Panglong conference

The Myanmar Government, under Aung San Suu Kyi, has kicked off a new phase of the peace process with the country’s ethnic minorities. On April 27, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi held a meeting with the Joint Monitoring Committee, a body representing the army and eight non-state armed groups that signed the so-called Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) last October.

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The Myanmar Government, under Aung San Suu Kyi, has kicked off a new phase of the peace process with the country’s ethnic minorities. On April 27, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi held a meeting with the Joint Monitoring Committee, a body representing the army and eight non-state armed groups that signed the so-called Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) last October.

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Read more / Original news source: http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/learning-history-panglong-conference/