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Myanmar policemen provide security at a village in Sittwe, capital of Rakhine state. (AP photo) KPN News  September 10, 2013 Maungdaw, Arakan State: Unknown armed group in full uniforms and with arms committed robbery against two Rohingya families from Kuyur Kali village under Bawli Bazar ( Kyrin Chaung) police station, Maungdaw north on September 8, at 1:30am midnight,  according to a local leader who denied to be named for security reason.   The source told the Kaladanpress that group of 14 armed men forcibly entered the houses after breaking the doors of Shuna Meah(50), son of Abdul Gaffar and Lalu(55), son of Ali Akbar from Kuyur Kali village. After entering the house, all the family members were confined in a room and were beaten up severely and the armed group robbed all the money and gold ornaments from said two houses. They robbed Kyat worth 30 million, said a close relative of the victims.  “After completing robbery, they fired into air automatically

A family that belongs to the ethnic Rohingya community from Myanmar gathered at a makeshift camp in New Delhi on May 14, 2012.  Adnan Abidi/Reuters By Bibhas Bhattachrya  Hindustan Times  September 10, 2013 With neither the government of Myanmar nor Bangladesh ready to take responsibility for the Rohingya Muslims who are currently languishing in correctionals across the state, the Indian government is now eyeing funds to be released by the United Nations for proper rehabilitation of the displaced. Caught while fleeing Myanmar and trying to sneak into India through the porous Bangladesh border, the Rohingya Muslims had been put behind bars and continue to await word on their fate. “As many as 160 (displaced) Rohingya Muslims are currently in jail custody. Twenty of them have already served their sentence and another 130 were arrested while trying to sneak into India this year. With their identities disputed and nationalities unknown, neither the government of My

KPN News  September 9, 2013 A local militia unit in full uniform and brandishing rifles allegedly robbed 20M Kyats from a Rohingya family in Maungdaw Township on Sept. 3, according to a source that wished to remain anonymous. The source told the Kaladanpress that group of 14 armed men broke into Baser’s home; son of Amir Hamza, in Seail Khali (Kyauk Chaung) village at about midnight. The militia that is thought to be made up of Rakhine, Sakma (Dinet) and recently resettled Rakine or Burman villagers (Natala) reportedly broke the door down. After gaining entry all of Baser’s family members were confined to one room where they were severely beaten up and robbed of money and gold possessions. One of the victim’s relatives that also didn’t want their name used for security concerns said they recognized the Sakma men as being from Sombala village under Area 3. A local elder that also wished to remain anonymous pointed out with so many security camps nearby the group have to

BDnews24 September 9, 2013 The government will do a headcount to ascertain the number of illegal Rohingya migrants in Bangladesh. The decision was taken by the Cabinet in a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on Monday after it approved the ‘National strategic paper on refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh and Myanmar citizen’s who have breached Bangladesh’s border.’ As per the National Strategic Paper, a survey will be conducted to determine the number of refugees from Myanmar, said Cabinet Secretary Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan. “There are documented and undocumented refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh, which is a big risk for the country.” A large number of Rohingya refugees entered Bangladesh because of a political crisis in Myanmar two decades ago. Since then, the flow of a small-scale illegal migration continued. There are about 25,000 Rohingyas living in two camps in Cox’s Bazar. The government’s data suggest nearly another 500,000 or more are living outs