MICHAEL BACHELARD Arkenese men from Burma stranded in Dili. THREE weeks ago some of the world's unluckiest people were given one more reason to curse their fate. Fleeing persecution in their home country, and after years of living in Malaysia as non-citizens, 26 Arakanese Muslims from Burma set out on a boat bound for Australia. Instead, on March 27, they washed up in one of the poorest countries in Asia - East Timor. Their boat ran out of fuel off the country's southern coast and their captain swam to shore.