The Stateless Rohingya Blog

U Thein Sein FE Report The President of Myanmar U Thein Sein is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on July 15 on a three-day visit to forge cooperation in a wide range of areas of trade, border management and security aspects, a senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said. The two countries will hold 'foreign office consultation' at the beginning of next month in Dhaka to finetune the bilateral issues to be included in the agenda for talks prior to the visit of Myanmar president.

              PRESS RELEASE Sunday 24 June 2012 Persecution of the Rohingya The recent escalation of events in early June in the Rakhine state of Western Myanmar is a matter of deep concern to the Perdana Global Peace Foundation. It has been widely reported that the Rohingya, a stateless minority, were physically attacked and their homes burnt by the Buddhist majority with some dozens “reported” dead; however it is believed that thousands perished. This has resulted in thousands fleeing their villages and seeking refuge in neighbouring countries, especially Bangladesh.

Arbitrary Arrest Habib Ullah (55), son of Nazamuddin, hailed from Nari Bill village of Nasaka area No. 6 of Maundaw was arrested by Nasaka on June 22, at about 7:45. He is a poor laborer and has 12 family members. It is learnt that he was tortured severally in the camp. He didn’t return home till writing report.