Muslim man attacked by Buddhist nationalists in Meikhtila
A Muslim man was attacked by Buddhist nationalists after a neighbour heard him talking about religion and told the Ma Ba Tha.
A Muslim man was attacked by Buddhist nationalists after a neighbour heard him talking about religion and told the Ma Ba Tha.
Two pilots survived the crash, which involved a recommissioned Bell-206 helicopter used as a trainer aircraft.
Fears of a return of religious violence, favours from the ruling party and a large army presence conspired to land the USDP a standout victory in Meikhtila.
Land Lead Story Mandalay Division News Protest
Court jailed farmers to five months in prison for trespassing and vandalism. Defendants say their lands were seized by senior officials in 1991.
Aid Lead Story Mandalay Division News
WFP says it has cut its humanitarian aid to displaced persons in Meikhtila. BBC Burmese reports that it will further cut rice rations by 20 percent across the country.
Around 1,500 people displaced by communal violence in central Burma’s Meikhtila have been awarded homes in a newly built housing complex, according to a project official.
Communal Violence Lead Story News
Some 900 Muslims from Meikhtila in central Burma who lost their homes in communal violence just over a year ago are now facing water shortages and sanitation-related diseases at the cramped shelter where they reside.
Culture Lead Story Lifestyle News
Last year’s Thingyan celebrations were cancelled in Meikhtila, Mandalay Division, after deadly riots devastated the town. Residents still reeling from the incident await this year’s water festival with extra enthusiasm.
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Carlos Sardiña Galache returns to Meikhtila and finds that rehabilitation efforts have been slow. Thousands of Buddhists and Muslims remain in IDP camps, but even those whose homes remain standing are often too afraid to go home.
Communal Violence Lead Story News
Police security has been beefed up in the central Burmese town on the first anniversary of communal violence which led to the death of at least 13 people.
Communal Violence Lead Story News
According to a police chief in Meikhtila, the murder of Pho Pyu by his brothers in law was fueled by a family dispute and was in no way linked to racial or religious background.
A Burmese army captain was arrested on Tuesday morning in Mandalay division’s Meikhtila after a failed solo attempt at robbing the military-owned Innwa Bank.
Some 3,000 mostly Muslim residents from Mekhtila remain homeless nearly six months after their homes were burnt to the ground in a deadly bout of religious violence, as a dispute over resettlement plans continues to escalate.
The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights, Tomás Ojea Quintana, is met by a mob of protestors as he arrived in Meikhtila, the central Burmese town that was the center of deadly violence between Buddhists and Muslims in March.
Residents in central Burma’s Meikhtila are asking to be resettled on their former land plots after officials pushed a plan to move the group into apartment blocks
Burma’s parliament agreed on Tuesday to extend a state of emergency for the central town Meikhtila, which was devastated by religious violence in March, despite warnings from opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Thousands of Muslims, who were uprooted during religious riots in central Burma’s Meikhtila in March, have begun to return home despite ongoing hostility and fears for their safety
About seven thousand Muslims and Buddhists who were displaced by the violence in Meikhtila have returned to their homes. But despite their return, the community remains divided.
Residents who were forced to flee from their homes during anti-Muslim rioting last month in Mandalay division’s Meikhtila are disappointed that they are still unable to return home due to attempted arson attacks
The government said it would rebuild all of the houses that were destroyed during the Meikhtila riots. But once the new houses are built – can the two communities live[…]
Reports of what actually took place in the central Burmese town of Meikhtila are still emerging, but IDPs are beginning to speak out about the events they witnessed
The government announced the imposition of martial law in central Burma’s Meikhtila as rioting continued for the third day
The central Burmese town of Meikhtila declared a curfew for a second night on Thursday after clashes killed 10 people, including a Buddhist monk, and injured at least 20, authorities said.[…]
Sectarian violence in central Burma enters its third day. At least 13 people are dead and many more wounded in Meikhtila town which is now under lock-down.
Footage from Wednesday evening shows houses being burned to the ground as sectarian riots rocked central Burma’s Meikhtila township.
At least 13 people have been killed as sectarian riots kicked off for the second day in central Burma’s Meikhtila township
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