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Photo TSR By KPN  July 09, 2014 Maungdaw, Arakan State : Army personnel have been increasing harassments recently against the Rohingya community day by day in Maungdaw south, Delu, a local from Maungdaw said. On July 7, at about 5: 00 pm, a group of army personnel from Buhamuu Para patrolled on Maungaw-Aley Than Kyaw highway while a Rohingya youth was riding on the road with his motorbike. The army personnel tried to arrest him without any reason, but he ran away leaving his motorbike on the road, Delu said. The victim was identifies as—  Motowlaf (30),  son of Rabiz Ahamed, hailed from Khonza Bill under the Aley Than Kyaw village tract  of Maungdaw township. Army personnel seized motorbike and brought it to their camp. Later, the village administration officer of Khonza Bill village went to the army camp of Buhamuu Para,to solve the problem, said Ashu, a village elder from Khonza Bill. However, the motorbike was released after giving Kyat 100,000 on that day ni

By U Kyaw Myint- Sallam Oic Rvision TV July 10, 2014 Sittwe (Akyab): The newly appointed Rakhine State Chief Minister U Maung Maung Ohn and his team met Rohingya Community in Sittwe on Tuesday, sources say. Former Deputy Border Affairs Minister Maj-Gen Maung Maung Ohn has been recently appointment as the Chief Minister Rakhine State represented the state parliament as a Military MP. (Photo: DVB) The meeting was Maung Maung Ohn’s first meeting with local Rohingya community since he has been appointed as the chief minister of the state. Accompanying him in the meeting were 1)     Western Military Command Maj-Gen Aung Lin Htwe and his team, 2)     Rakhine State Border Affairs Minister Colonel Htin Lin and his team, 3)     Chief of the Rakhine State Police Force Colonel Nay Myo and his team 4)     and Rakhine State Immigration Minister U Kyaw Yein Oo and his team. U Maung Maung Ohn held preliminary talks on classifying Rohingyas as Bengalis and possib