Yangon: NLD president Daw Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday visited an Arakanese monastery, a Lodaw Pyi, in Yangon to worship the 11.50 viss golden tiered and ornamented pagoda, said U Kumara, a spoke person of the monastery.
Rohingya seen working on the Bangladesh-Burma border fence. Forced labour is commonly implemented across Burma. (photo via The Arakan Project) Villagers in Naypyidaw’s Lewe township who protested a relocation order have been sentenced to hard labour. Residents in Lewe township’s Meethwaybogon village were given notice by Naypyidaw’s Development Committee to relocate because the community was located within a government project zone.