The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Maungdaw, Arakan State:   Rohingyas from Maungdaw are staying in their home whole day and no Rohingyas come out from their home on the road today (Eid day), according to an elder from Maungdaw.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor Youth Council (MBS) today urged the Malaysian government together with other Asean countries, to play a role in ending the enthic crisis in Myanmar's western Rakhine state.  

The Indonesian government has appointed a former vice president to be a special envoy to  offer  aid to Muslim Rohingya in Burma, according to local media reports.  Jusuf Kalla as vice president with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono   Photo : presidensby.info Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he has asked Jusuf Kalla, who is also the chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross, to accept the mission because he has experience in addressing sectarian conflicts. He is expected to arrive in Burma on Sept. 8. Kalla said the Red Cross and other international groups, including the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, would deliver aid and  start reconstructing homes for displaced Rohingyas next month. Thousands of Rohingyas' homes and businesses were burned during the unrest. The president said he asked Kalla to be Indonesia's special envoy as a form of “solidarity with our Rohingya brothers,” according to the  Jakarta Post . Burma recently allowed the Indonesian Red C

They suffer appalling violence and discrimination, but so far Aung San Suu Kyi has been notably silent on their plight Aung San Suu Kyi's continued silence on the plight of Burma's Rohingya Muslims is sparking concern that the  Nobel  Peace Prize winner is failing to live up to her stature as one of the world's most celebrated pro-democracy campaigners.