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Thursday, January 12, 2006

Burma's Lost Kingdoms: Splendors Of Arakan by Pamela Gutman, A Book Reviews

For centuries, before the current poisonous situation in which one community does not recognize another, Arakan was a place of harmony and mutual trust in which the two major religious communities (Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims) thrived side by side as sister communities. More<<

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Re: BRG | 4th Anniversary | Salute for the Rohingyas who demonstrated in Kuala Lumpur!!!

Dear friends,
Don’t forget that the term Rohingya is somehow acknowledged by CRPP that comprised of NLD and U Aye Tha Aung, the secretary and prominent Rakhine leader; in a way by accepting U Kyaw Min as a member who is an MP and Rohingya. I’m dead sure it is just the matter of time to openly recognize Rohingya because they, not like us, do not have freedom. More<<

Salute for the Rohingyas who demonstrated in Kuala Lumpur!!!

Dear Comrades of this Rohingya Group,

On the D4B yahoo group, I posted this short letter which follows below. It is to honor and salute the demonstrators in Kuala Lumpur. More<<

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

A Rohingya Refugee Woman Gang Raped by Goons

Teknaf, December 27: An unregistered Rohingya refugee widow was gangs raped by local goons while she was carrying firewood from nearby hill in southern Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, said Hussain, a refugee from the camp.More<<

Friday, December 23, 2005

A Rohingya Female Prisoner Died in Jail of Burma

Maungdaw, December 23:
A Rohingya female prisoner died on 16th December 2005 in “Lawadak Jail,” which is situated about 2.5 miles in the west of Buthidaung Town, Arakan State, Burma, said a close relative of her from Maungdaw Town.More<<

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Situation Report on the Rohingya People in Arakan State of Burma

There are over three million Rohingya people, living both inside and outside Myanmar (Burma). Due to widespread persecution, prejudice and ethnic cleansing inside Myanmar, nearly a half of the population (over 1.5 million) have been compelled to live in exile, particularly in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Malaysia, and Thailand.More<<

Monday, December 19, 2005

Rohingya sentenced for not concluding lectre in time

19-12-2005
Maungdaw, Kaladan News: A Rohingya elite was arrested and sentenced to a 10-month jail term with rigorous works in Arakan State for not concluding a religious lecture within fixed time, said a relative.
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