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Apart from United Nations, this is the first time that a foreign country's aid have been distributed to those in need.  World Bulletin / News Desk Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spouse Emine Erdogan visited the Rohingya Muslims who stay in Banduba camp. Apart from United Nations, this is the first time that a foreign country's aid have been distributed to those in need. Turkish aid organization Turk Kizilayi (Red Crescent) informed Turkish FM Davutoglu and Mrs. Erdogan about the camp during their visit.

President Thein Sein and leaders from two major Arakanese parties met during informal talks on Wednesday and discussed the unrest in western Burma’s Arakan state that was rocked by sectarian rioting in June. The president sat down with Rakhine Nationalities Development Party’s chairman Dr Aye Maung and the Arakan League for Democracy’s Aye Thar Aung on 8 August, where the leader stressed the importance of maintaining stability in the country and urged the group to cooperate with the government in helping restore peace.

Burmese President Thein Sein, left, shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during a meeting in Naypyidaw on August 9, 2012. Davutoglu arrived in Burma on Thursday, and he will visit Rakhine State on Friday. Photo: AFP Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who is leading a delegation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on a visit to Rakhine State, met with Burmese President Thein Sein in Naypyitaw on Thursday. The officials discussed events in Rakine State, where the foreign minister is scheduled to deliver material aid and medicine on Friday.

Buddhists have burned down a mosque in Myanmar’s Rakhine state amid growing concerns over a state-sponsored ethnic cleansing against the Muslim Rohingya in the country. The report comes on Friday as the Muslim Rohingya, the minority Muslim group, suffers discrimination in Myanmar. 

By Zin Linn Why is peace-process in Burma too difficult to reach its objective? The civil war has broken out together with the country's independence since 1948. The cost of the civil war pulls Burma down into an abysmal gorge of poverty. Besides, the war caused the nation least developed country. Burma's admittance to Least Developed Country status by the UN-OHRLLS in 1987 brought to light its economic bankruptcy.

Maungdaw, Arakan State: The authority of Maungdaw –Township administration office- announced the extension of curfew period, said an official from Maungdaw. “The extension of period to next two months and the time will go from 7:00pm to 5:00am.” “The extension of curfew is forced the Rohingya community to survive our daily lives very difficult and it is very hard for us to maintain our daily lives. The curfew is only for us, it is not for Rakhine community. We are not allow to gout from our houses and can’t able to buy medicines, baby foods and foodstuffs.”