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MYARF Report 28 th  March 2014 rvisiontv.com Northern Maungdaw, Arakan - Local Rohingyas in northern Maungdaw confirm that many Bengali Rakhines (Maghs) with lethal weapons have crossed the Bangladesh-Myanmar border and sneaked into Maungdaw. They are now staying in Rakhine villages and No. 10 Regional Security Camps in northern Maungdaw. “Around 11:30PM yesterday (i.e. on 27 th  March 2014), the No.10 Security Force camp [(at the village of Zeebyin Chaung (Ziyaung Khali)] of Taung-Byo sub-township) ordered approximately one hundred Rohingya villagers of Kuwar Bil village to stop being sentinels to their village. Some of them were keeping their eyes on any Rakhine extremists intruding into their village to attack their people and others were giving security within their village. The Security Force asked the villagers to stop giving security to their village and go to their respective homes immediately. When they hesitated to stop doing sentry duty and leave for their homes,

Ref.DE100214          Date: 28.03.2014 ERC : Press Release  It is observed all the NGOs, INGOs and UNDP stationed in Sittwe, Arakan State in Myanmar have been driven out by Rakhine Buddhist vigilantes on false allegation.  Most of the offices of humanitarian organizations in Sittwe have been rampaged and destroyed from the night of 26 March to 27 March. Dusk to dawn curfew has been imposed by Rakhine State Government. Tensions have been very high in Arakan State where approximately one million Rohingyas are living in fear of extermination. But, according to our reliable source in on the ground, Rakhine extremists are rampaging throughout the night though curfew has been imposed. They have been throwing stone and trying to break in if the saw light inside houses belong to Rohingya.  Incident began when an official from Malteser INGO office removed a Buddhist flag hoisted by the extremist Rakhine Buddhists in protest of census procedures without their permission. The Rak