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The Rohingya: Myanmar's outcasts

By Aljazeera Millions of residents of western Myanmar have been stripped of citizenship and basic human rights. Will Suu Kyi help? The Rohingya ethnic group of Myanmar is not recognised by the government [GALLO/GETTY] This   article   is   the   first   in   a   series   by   Ambassador   Akbar   Ahmed,   a   former   Pakistani   high   commissioner   to   the   UK, exploring   how   a   litany   of   volatile   centre/periphery   conflicts   with   deep   historical   roots   were   interpreted   after   9/11   in   the new   global   paradigm   of   anti-terrorism   -   with   profound   and   often   violent   consequences.   Incorporating   in-depth   case studies   from   Asia,   Africa,   and   the   Middle   East,   Ambassador   Ahmed   will   ultimately   argue   that   the   inability   for   Muslim and   non-Muslim   states   alike   to   either   incorporate   minority   groups   into   a   liberal   and   tolerant   society   or   resolve   the "centre

Maungdaw High School collects extra fee from student

 Kaladan News The High school is controlling U Kyaw Zaw Htun, the headmaster and collecting 1000 kyat for extra tuition class fee and 1500 kyat for monthly examination fee which is very big amount for poor student, the elder said. The poor students are not able to pay the collecting money from school where didn’t not take any extra tuition class within this academic year, said a student who is a son of rickshaw puller.