Health of Political Prisoners Deteriorating in Buthidaung
7/2/2009
Buthidaung: The health of two political prisoners being held in Buthidaung prison in Arakan State has been deteriorating by the day due to lack of proper medical treatment, said one former prisoner who did not want to disclose his name. full story
Burmese Navy's Permit for Tolls Troubles Public in Arakan
7/1/2009
Arakanese traveling in boats between Taungup Township and Kyauk Pru in western Burma's Arakan State now have to pay tolls for their consumer goods as authorized by the Burmese navy, said one local boat owner. full story
Burmese Army continues to seize arable land
6/30/2009
Sittwe: The Burmese Army continues to seize arable land with abandon in Arakan State. Farmers in the state had their land confiscated for building army institutes on orders from the higher authorities. No compensation was paid to farmers, the farming community said. full story
Arrest and Abduction in Bangladesh
6/25/2009
Dhaka: Bangladesh police arrested five Burmese citizens on Tuesday night as they were intruding into Bangladesh territory, according to a report from the Daily Star. full story
Flag Meeting Concludes with Many Promises
6/24/2009
Cox’sbazar: A day-long sector-commander level flag meeting between Burma and Bangladesh was completed yesterday with many pledges made by Nasaka, the border security force in Burma, said a source close to Bangladesh authorities. full story
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BDR Deploys Additional Troops After Flag Meeting
7/2/2009
Cox’sbazar: Additional Bangladesh Rifles troops have been deployed by Bangladesh authorities in southernBangladesh near the Burmese border to deal with undocumented Muslim migrants crossing the borderfrom Burma, according to a report from a Bangladesh official. full story
Junta bans travel between Indo-Burma border
7/1/2009Paletwa: The Burmese military junta has banned local villagers from travelling on the Indo-Burma border, especially the southern part of Mizoram state of India and south of Chin State in Burma, after seven villagers from two Indian villages died of an unknown disease, said a local resident. full story
Deputy Commander dies of unknown causes
6/29/2009A Deputy Commander of the Burmese Army’s LIB 537 died of unknown causes on the western Burma border. He was supervising the construction of the fence project by troops from his battalion, said a government official in Taung Bro sub-township. full story
More Headline
- Farmers' Loans Reserved for Model Villagers
- Sector Commander Level Meeting in Cox's Bazar
- 21 Arakanese Protesters Released from Bangladesh Custody
- Fence Project Postponed
- Arakanese Urban Refugees Protest UNHCR in Bangladesh
- 21 Protesters Arrested in Dhaka
- Farmers Suffer Drought
- Arakanese observe Suu Kyi’s birthday in Bangladesh
- Security beefed up in Taungup ahead of Suu Kyi’s birthday
- Four Democracy Activists Complete Prison Terms
- Htoo Company Smuggles Teak to Bangladesh
- Arakanese Youth Arrested and Conscripted by Burmese Army
- Burmese Army soldiers abandon 210 wives in eight villages
- Donations taken for 17th anniversary of Nasaka’s foundation day
- UNHCR cancels World Refugee Day programme in Bangladesh
- Four prison officials sacked for leaking information
- Pagoda relics burgled in Nilla village, Bangladesh
- Burma to sell electricity to Bangladesh
- ‘Arakan's First Railway Breaks Down in Heavy Rain
- US Burma policy could be changed
- Six tribal villages relocated for hydro power plant
- SPDC Extends Ethnic Radio Program for Propaganda
- Over One Million Taka of Yaba Seized on Border
Article
On the Evolution of Rohingya Problem in Rakhaine State of Burma
How “Mrauk-U” was translated into Monkey's Egg [By U Khin Maung Saw, Berlin, Germany. The article was first published in Burma Digest on 22nd February 2009]
Response to the Press Release of the ‘Rohingyas’ [By U Khin Maung Saw, Berlin]
