The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Christian Solidarity Worldwide has urged David Cameron to make the issue of Burma's ethnic minorities a priority during his visit to the country this week. The Prime Minister is to meet Burma's President Thein Sein and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party won a historic by-election last week.

Chittagong, Bangladesh:  Burma has asked for necessary cooperation in the agriculture sector to increase rice output and we have accepted the proposal in principle to help the neighboring country," a senior official from the Ministry of Agriculture said on April 8. "It is just a beginning and both sides will have to sit for several rounds of talks for finding probable modalities before going ahead with the cooperation," the official said.

Teknaf Bangladesh:  Kamrul Zaman, the Camp-in-Charge, has been imposing curfew in the Nayapara Official Camp since April 2, said a refugee who denied to be named. "The camp authority has imposed curfew at night, but the reason is unknown."

Teknaf, Bangladesh:  Bangladesh Coastguards arrested twelve Rohingya boatpeople from the Bangladesh territorial on April 5, Kasim, a local from Shapuri Dip said. “They were arrested from the Bay of Bengal by the Bangladesh Coastguards at midnight on April 5, while they were trying to go to Malaysia by a risky boat.”

Chaing Mai, Thailand:  The Newsroom management training of Burma News International (BNI) is completed today that held in Chaing Mai, the second capital of Thailand, said Fayas, the editor of Kaladan Press Network and a participant of the newsroom management training.