(1) Karen National Union reinstates dismissed leaders : Source : DVB
29-Oct-12
The Karen National Union (KNU)
reinstated the Karen National Liberation Army’s Commander-in-Chief Mutu Say Poe
and the KNU’s Social Welfare Department head Roger Khin after the two were dismissed
last month after opening an unauthorised liaison office with the government.
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(2) More than 26,000 people displaced during recent clashes : Source : DVB
29-Oct-12
Homeless people fled to packed camps or
clustered near their charred houses in western Burma on Sunday, amid ongoing
unrest that the UN said displaced 26,500 from mainly Muslim communities.
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(3) Calm Restored as Security is Beefed Up in Arakan : Source : Irrawaddy
29-Oct-12
Calm has been restored to western Arakan
State after a significant increase in security forces in the streets of
affected towns and villages, according to state media on Monday.
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(4) Burma’s gov’t must address ‘root causes’ of violence: HRW : Source : Mizzima
29-Oct-12
Burma’s government urgently needs to provide
security and aid for the Rohingyas and Arakanese in the Rakhine State, Human
Rights Watch (HRW) said this weekend.
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(5)
Whole Rohingya enclave burned to the ground: HRW : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 29 October 2012 12:56
Mizzima News
The 57-nation Organisation of
Islamic Cooperation has condemned the newest attacks on Muslim Rohingyas in
Burma as reports arrived that an entire Rohingya section in Kyauk Phyu – up to
811 homes – was burned to the ground.
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(6) Background to Arakan State Strife : Source : Irrawaddy
29-Oct-12
An eruption of communal violence in
Burma this past week is a reminder that the Southeast Asian country still faces
serious problems even as it institutes major political and economic reforms
after almost five decades of repressive military rule.
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(7)
Turkey sends humanitarian aid to Arakan State : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 29 October 2012 13:30
Hinthani
Sangkhlaburi (Mizzima) –
Humanitarian aid from Turkey arrived in Burma last week for victims of sectarian
violence in Rakhine State.
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Up to 4,600 homes destroyed in latest Rakhine unrest :
Source : Mizzima
Monday, 29 October 2012 12:41
Mizzima News
The Burmese government has said up
to 86 people have died, 22,500 people have been displaced from their homes and
over 4,600 houses have been burnt in Rakhine State villages in at least eight
townships, the UN said in a statement.
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(9) Tripartite Agreement reached in Tachilek (Unofficial translation) : Source : Panglong
Monday, 29 October 2012 14:10 S.H.A.N.
Tripartite
Agreement reached in Tachilek
(Unofficial translation)
(28 October 2012)
(Unofficial translation)
(28 October 2012)
- Government, UNODC and RCSS will undertake survey in Mongnai and Mongpan townships
- Based on the data gathered, government, UNODC and RCSS will choose the sites for crop substitution pilot project
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(10) Ethnic violence survivors blame Myanmar government : Source : 3news
30-Oct-12
Survivors of
ethnic clashes in western Myanmar have lashed out at the government for failing
to prevent violence between Muslims and Buddhists that has displaced more than
28,000 people over the last week.
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(11) Myanmar: A power play on the Irrawaddy River : Source : Glogalpost
29-Oct-12
Myanmar. The people get nothing — not
even the power generated by the projects — but lose their land, their
livelihoods and in the case of Yeywa, an ancient religious site to boot.
