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Maungdaw, Arakan State:   The Rohingya community from Maungdaw met with US envoy in Nyoung Chaung village, Maungdaw today, at about 10:30am, according to an elder from Maungdaw. The US envoy visited Aung Mangala refugee camp and discussed detail situation of their life in the camp and during the riots period. “The US envoy to Burma, Mr. Derek J. Mitchell with   Mr. Joseph Y. Yun is Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, the U.S. Department of State and others visited – Shel Kali village of Maungdaw south, Shweyinaye  and Nyoung Chang village of  Maungdaw, today morning  and left  Maungdaw at about 11;30 am.”

Cox’s Bazar: Bangladesh:  More Rohingyas were arrested in special drives from the urban areas of Cox’s Bazar town by police on September 8, said a businessman from  Cox’s Bazar. Arrested Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar police station “A total of 54 Burmese citizens were held in special drives over allegation and suspicion by police in Cox’s Bazar town on Saturday. Officer-in-Charge of Cox’s Bazar Sadar police station Misbah Uddin Khan said that in order to develop law-and-order situation and prevent militants, police conducted special drives in Cox’s Bazar.

[JURIST] Myanmar's parliament passed a new foreign investment law on Friday after months of debate and modifications. The final version of the bill reportedly dropped some of the most controversial provisions, including a requirement that  foreign investors contribute at least $5 million  [Reuters report] when engaging in joint ventures with local businesses. Myanmar President Thein Sein  [BBC profile] had opposed the minimum contribution requirement and other provisions of the bill because he believed they would discourage foreign investment in the country. 

Asked whether the estimated 800,000 Rohingyas in Myanmar are considered Myanmar nationals, Nobel Peace laureate and parliamentary candidate Aung San Suu Kyi replied, “I do not know. We have to be very clear about what the laws of citizenship are and who are entitled to them.” In an effort to provide such clarity, this reporter met with a Myanmar Interior Ministry official to get some answers:

Eradicating illiteracy remains a dream for the Rohingya Refugee in Bangladesh Ukhiya Cox's Bazar:  The Village Education Resource Centre (VERC) celebrated the International Literacy Day today, which is observed through the events on the theme "Literacy and Peace" which is never come to true even in dream for Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh due to make believing plans and fund constrain of NGOs and restriction of Bangladesh government. The UNHCR and donor countries' pledge of eradicating illiteracy from the Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh will not be kept in continuum due to a lack of poor planning and prevention of Bangladesh Governess. Most of the people are getting very amazing and expressed their concern saying that the percentage of education did not find out from Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh till 22 years, due to fund constraint and limp planning and negligence.