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Saudi, Pakistani links to Rohingya militants: ICG
Brussels-based ICG said it has interviewed four members of the Harakah al-Yakin militant group in Arakan State and two outside Burma.
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Census ‘needlessly divisive’ in ethnic areas: ICG
The 2014 census is a huge undertaking for Burma’s government, who insist they have the cooperation of all. The ICG say questions on religion and ethnicity are potentially ‘divisive’, they may have trouble just getting an answer.
Burma ranked eighth among ‘world’s most volatile flashpoints’
Burma had the unenviable distinction of being listed among Syria, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo as hosting 10 “conflicts to watch” in 2017, as compiled by Jean-Marie Guéhenno of the Brussels-based International Crisis Group in an article appearing in Foreign Policy on Thursday.
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Burma faces danger from Islamic State militants: Malaysian police
Burma faces a growing danger of attacks by foreign supporters of the Islamic State (IS) recruited from Southeast Asian networks in support of persecuted Rohingya Muslims, Malaysia’s top counter-terrorism official has said.
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Muslim with links to government murdered in Arakan: govt
A man has been found dead with stab wounds in Burma’s Arakan State, in what the government said on Monday was the second murder in under a week of a Rohingya who cooperated with authorities as they crack down on suspected insurgents.
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Tipping point: Rohingya youth driven to radicalisation
Experts have warned that decades of treating the Rohingya as a thorn in the nation’s side is tantamount to doing the legwork for forces that would seek to radicalise the next generation of Rohingya.
Suu Kyi overstretched, says new report
A new report by a Brussels-based think tank says that Burma’s “undisputed political leader” has a strong tendency “to concentrate power in her own hands and delegate little.”
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Think tank warns of election strife
Burma’s upcoming elections may bring violence and other challenges, warns a Belgium-based NGO.
Burma’s badly needed census may have come too soon
Incomplete demographic data is holding back development efforts in a new Burma, yet counting heads now could cause violence.
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Census convention kicks off in Naypyidaw
Burmese President Thein Sein on Saturday pledged that the upcoming census will be conducted in accordance with international standards and human rights principles, at an opening ceremony held in Naypyidaw.
Ten ethnic organisations accept current census platform
Representatives from 10 ethnic organisations told Immigration Minister Khin Yi on Wednesday that they are prepared to shelve concerns over the delineation of ethnic groups in Burma until after the census has been conducted.
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Ethnic groups resist census, object to question of ethnicity
Many ethnic leaders are opposed to a list that only recognises 135 specified ethnic groups in Burma – a list that dates back to British colonial times. (PHOTO: Shan family/ public domain)
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Political party leader detained in connection with Sandoway riots
Maung Pyu, the chairman of the RNDP in Sandoway township, is detained for questioning by local police in connection with the latest bout of Muslim-Buddhist violence to hit western Burma.
Five dead in Sandoway riots as uneasy calm restored
At least five people have been killed and dozens of homes burned to the ground in Arakan state’s Sandoway township, although authorities on Wednesday claimed to have restored calm.
Open letter to International Crisis Group
Thein Sein needs to be held accountable for his government’s policies and comments made by the members of his cabinet
Burma welcomes EU sanctions lifting amid criticism
The Burmese government welcomed the EU’s decision to lift sanctions against the former pariah state as “greatly beneficial” to the country’s democratic reform process
88 Generation Students mull forming political party
A famous group of former political prisoners who have been heavily canvassing the country for more than a year may establish a political party soon
Alliance calls on major parties to refrain from running in ethnic areas
An alliance comprised of seven ethnic minority affiliated political parties called on Burma’s major parties to refrain from running in ethnic areas during the 2015 general elections
Burma orders end to attacks on rebels
President Thein Sein reportedly tells ‘all military commands’ to stop offensives against Kachin Independence Army rebels
Burma is changing, but not towards a simple state of freedom
A year on from the elections, the misguided evaluations of Burma’s so-called reform continue to mask an unyielding self-centredness at the heart of Naypyidaw
Burma’s spin doctors claim their first trophy
The International Crisis Group’s report demonstrates succour to a regime that has cleverly disguised its true intentions behind a veneer of reform
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Rakhine MPs disqualified by ruling
Arakanese party representatives disqualified by UEC for attacking previous military junta and USDP in election campaigns last year
Influential think tank urges sanctions overhaul
International Crisis Group says change in Western policy to Burma is urgently needed after decades of ‘failed’ sanctions and isolation
Burma junta ‘fears domination’ by China
Sept 14, 2009 (DVB), The strength of relations between Burma and China should not be overstated, according to a think tank who said today that continued reliance on China to[…]
Elections could take Burma ‘in unexpected directions’
Aug 21, 2009 (DVB), The elections in Burma next year will herald a complete transformation of the country's political landscape, with an opportunity to influence Burma's future direction, says a[…]
