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By Zin Linn  Asian Tribune October 22, 2013 Burma or Myanmar has received a new great reward on 10 October for its over-the-top political changes, taking the wheel of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) even with critics’ warnings that the step was hasty. A long time ago, friendless rogue was properly granted the rotating chair of the ASEAN routinely for 2014. It won the seat at the end of the group's summit in Bandar Seri Bagawan, Brunei. When Burma/Myanmar became a member of the Association of Southeast Asian nations in 1997, many countries criticized ASEAN leaders because of its questionable human rights records. Myanmar has suffered under military’s ruthless ruling since 1962. The regime has earned a reputation as one of the world's worst human rights violators. It brutally suppressed pro-democracy movements in 1988, during the Depayin conspiracy on May 30, 2003, and the Saffron Revolution in September 2007, as well as many other sporadic

MYARF Report   |   Written by M.S. Anwar Rvisiontv.com October 22, 2013 1-   Two Rohingyas in Rathedaung Believed to Have Been Killed Rafique S/o Muzaffar (Age 35) and Abdussalam S/o Sayed Kabir (Age 40) hails from the village of Sin Gyi Pyin, Rathedaung Twonship, went   to the forest   to get fire woods and logs during mid-September, 2013. They have not returned home yet. Therefore, their respective family members are still on look for them.However, they have not been found out yet. Their families anxiously said that they might have been killed by the Rakhine terrorists residing in the forests. ————————————————————————————————————————- 2-   SB 2 Police Extort Money from Rohingya Under False Accusation On 10 th   October 2013, SB 2 (Special Branch 2) Police Sergeant Tun Yein from the camp base at Bawli Baazar (Kyein Chaung), northern Maung Daw, ordered the adminstrator of the Myo-Mi-Chaung village, Salamat Ullah, to call up Sirazul Mustafa S/o Munir Ahmed (from t

Report by Naim | Written by  M.S. Anwar Rvisiontv.com   October 21, 2013 Kyauktaw, Arakan : Rohingya Muslims in Kyauktaw township are living in fear of the potential terror attack by Rakhine terror again. A fight between five Rakhines and five Rohingyas took place on 18th October 2013. However, Myanmar authority has arrested five Rohingyas, while no Rakhine has been arrested relating to the fight. A local of Kyauktaw reported the account as follows: “Around 3PM on 18th October 2013, five Rohingyas from the Rohingya village of Pauktaw Palaung (Foida Fara) village tract went for fishing to the nearby creek. Meanwhile, some five Rakhines from the nearby Rakhine village also of Pauktaw Palaung village tract came up and attacked the Rohingyas by arrows and marbles (using catapults). The Rohingya boys dared to defend and caught one Rakhine, while the other four Rakhines managed to flee. The Rohingyas beat up the Rakhine boy they had captured. So, Rakhines lodged complain