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Three dead in fresh Myanmar violence
Yangon :: Myanmar | 8 months ago
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Three people have been killed in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, a local official said on Tuesday. "We got the information that three people, an ethic Rakhine man and two Muslim women, were killed at
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ReliefWeb: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA): Displacement in Rakhine State, Situation Report No. 8
Bangkok :: Thailand | 10 months ago
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The Rakhine State Government estimates that over 70,000 IDPs are accommodated in 50 camps and temporary locations in Sittwe, Kyauktaw and Maungdaw Townships as of 31 August. Following an inter-agency assessment to villages in Kyauktaw affected by
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Narinjara News: Commission to investigate Arakan unrest due to travel to Arakan state from September 7
Arakan :: Myanmar | 10 months ago
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The commission that was recently formed to investigate the Arakan sectarian violence that occurred last June in Arakan State will go to Arakan state to start its mission investigation on the Arakan violence on September 7. U Aye Thar Aung, the
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Mizzima News: Recent Rakhine deaths rise to 13; hundreds of homes burned
Bangkok :: Thailand | 10 months ago
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In the past five days, at least 13 people have been killed and seven injured in Kyauktaw, in Burma's western Rakhine State. Widespread rioting led to the burning of an estimated 332 homes and one rice mill this past week in Kyauktaw, located 128
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The perils of unbridled economic development
Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 year ago
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As Burma heads for rapid industrialization, it must study and learn from the problems of the rampant and rapid economic development of Burma's neighbors. Burmese government officials visiting Bangkok or Singapore go giddy over modernization and
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UN Envoy Visits Burma's Stricken Rakhine State
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | 1 year ago
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The U.N.'s special envoy to Burma, Vijay Nambiar, returned Thursday from a visit to Burma's western Rakhine state, where sectarian violence has killed 21 people and destroyed scores of homes. Nambiar said he spoke with people caught up in the
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MYANMAR: Food worries for cyclone survivors
Yangon :: Myanmar | over 2 years ago
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An estimated 86,000 farming households and 7,500 fishing households were left food-insecure, the UN Development Programme said. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), some 200,000 people need food assistance in the worst-affected townships of
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Railway rerouted after harm to Arakanese heritage site
Arakan :: Myanmar | over 2 years ago
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Railway re-routed around heritage site New Delhi (Mizzima) Two incumbent ministers and national legislators-elect ordered the railways ministry last Thursday to choose a new path for the line it is building near the ancient city of Mrauk-U, after
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Cyclone Death Toll Increases to 84
Arāk :: Iran | over 2 years ago
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The death toll in Burma from Cyclone Giri, which hit the country's west coast last Friday, has climbed to at least 84, according to local residents. Forty-eight bodies were found on Monday in Arakan State's Myebon Township, which was badly hit by the
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Malaysian, Vietnamese vessels rescued in Myanmar waters
Sagaing :: Myanmar | over 2 years ago
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Rakhine coastal state's Kyaukphyu, was found broken on a rock on Saturday by the Myanmar navy which was sent for search and rescue work after receiving SOS message earlier in the day. A total of 11 crew members on board the boat were rescued, the
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