Maung Maung 

RB News 

May 15, 2013 

Pauktaw, Arakan- There are 7023 displaced Rohingyas living in the camps of Nget Chaung located nearby the sea of Hantha, Pauktaw Township. Being near to the sea, it is highly dangerous and can easily be affected by the coming cyclone. On 12th May 2013, the head of the township administration and the military officials came to camps and alerted the people about coming storm. 

“Though they issued warnings, they didn’t help displaced Rohingyas in moving to the safer places. They irresponsibly told the displaced Rohingyas to go to wherever they feel safe by their own means” said a displaced Rohingya in Pauktaw. 

Therefore, on 13th May 2013 night, more than 1200 people left the camps of Nget Chaung by six boats. 

“Our people had to leave at night because of the life danger posed by the Rakhine extremists. And a boat sunk nearby a Rakhine village not so long after it had started off” he added. 

According to the displaced Rohingyas in Pauktaw, 43 people escaped alive and two dead bodies were found. Meanwhile, 79 dead bodies have not been found yet. According to the UN Humanitarian Agencies’ statement to Associate Press, 8 dead bodies were recovered, 42 people remained alive and the dead bodies of other 50s have not been found yet. 

A local Rohingya in Pauktaw said “we have done our best to list it in detail” concerning the differences in the accounts of deaths. 

“On 13th and 15th of May, around 4000 displaced Rohingyas arrived to the camps of Sandama (Sin-Tet-Maw). Today, the head of the township administration and the military officials came to the camps screamed at the displaced people that they don’t want to see them (displaced people) any longer and so to go to wherever they (displaced people) wish. We are worried of the coming storm. We need to be afraid of Rakhine extremists. And on the hand, the government is also scaring the people. We are living in an extremely vulnerable situation” he continued. 

The displaced Rohingyas arriving to the camps of Sandama (Sin-Tet-Maw) fall extremely short of food and shelter. The government is telling the world that they are trying to relocate the displaced to Rohingyas to the safer places. In reality, the places where the government wants the displaced Rohingyas to go are more dangerous and unavoidable from the consequences of the storm. Therefore, the displaced Rohingyas are reluctant to such places.

(Translated into English by Maung Aurther)

(Photo - YATEEM TV)

Maung Maung 

RB News 

February 7, 2013

(Translated into English by Anwar Arkani) 

The Rohingya was recognized as one of the ethnic groups during parliamentary democracy government in post independent Burma since 1948. As they were on equal footing with other ethnic groups, Rohingyas served the country by holding public services in various government sectors. 

After the coup d’état in 1962, General Ne Win, one of the world’s most notorious dictators, ended the radio broadcasting service in Rohingya language from the National Radio Broadcasting Services of Burma in 1965 as his first step to segregate the Rohingya. Then he attempted to drive out the Rohingyas from their native land by using the Dragon Operation in 1978. The dictator was not successful in carrying out his prejudice plan. Then he enacted the 1982 Citizenship Law as a subsequent plan that has rendered the Rohingyas as stateless. 

Even in Constituent Assembly of 1947 under General Aung San Rohingyas were elected as members in the assembly. Ironically, Rohingya lost their voting and contestant rights after 1982. However, after the military crackdown on the nationwide uprising in 1988 SLORC [State Law and Order Restoration Council] was formed, and under their rules Rohingyas regained their lost rights as voters and contenders. Nonetheless, in 1990, General Khin Nyunt, the then intelligent chief, re-implemented the discriminatory policies against Rohingya which was initiated by General Ne Win. He formed NaSaKa (Border Security Force) to systematically persecute the Rohingya with a long term plan. 

Now Myanmar is being ruled by a so called democratic government representing the people. But the government uses Rohingya as scapegoat to divert public anger for various problems caused by its mismanagement and corruption. Although Rohingya and Rakhine live together peacefully in Arakan for decades, they became enemies. The core reason behind is none other than a premeditated plan of some Rakhine extremists and racist government to exterminate Rohingya. 

The collaboration of Rakhine extremists and the government has become crystal clear. The core motive is to drive out the Rohingyas from their ancestral land where they live for centuries and replace them with the Buddhists from Bangladesh. A few days ago, the Rakhine state government told to the media in no uncertain terms that the Buddhists who fled from Bangladesh to Rakhine state are permitted to be resettled in Maungdaw and they will be provided 2 acres of paddy field and the houses. That proves that core motive. 

Although Bangladesh is a Muslim majority country, the Buddhists living there have equal rights and it is known to the world that, unlike in Burma, there is no religious persecution in Bangladesh. No country provides shelter or asylum for a people if there is no persecution against them in their native land. Why then Myanmar is recruiting and bringing the Buddhists from Bangladesh to resettle in Arakan on Rohingyas’ land while pushing out hundreds of thousands of native of Burma who are non-Buddhists? The motive seems to be obvious. 

Now Rohingyas are leaving for Thailand or Malaysia using sea journey. As they could not bear seamless persecution in their native land, Rohingyas are in search of a better place where they can live a peaceful life. Although there is no guarantee that they will find a place to live peacefully, old and young alike are willing to take the risk with the hope that one day they will find a place to live peacefully. While Rohingyas are not allowed to leave their villages, who arrange the journey? The NaSaKa personals are arranging the boats for them. As some military officers from Thailand involve in human trafficking, the NaSaKa and village administrations also involve in trafficking of Rohingyas. 

Recently RB News contacted some Rohingyas in Arakan. A Rohingya from Mrauk-U said that the Rakhine extremists from Minbuu village always shout by saying, “Here is no place for you guys. We will send you third countries.” 

“Rakhine Patriotic Network led by Daw Khin Mar Cho warned the Myaung Bwe hospital authorities not to provide any kind of treatment to any Muslim” a resident of Mrauk-U told to RB News. In addition, that Rakhine Patriotic Network threatened that they will set fire to Paung Tote Rohingya village on February 8, 2013. 

A Rohingya from Thayak Oak village, Min Bya Towship told RB News that “Pan Myaung Rakhine village is nearby our village. Every night they fire home-made guns as if it is a warning sign that they will attack us.” 

Don’t the authorities know all these? They know everything and let it loose. The government is neglecting all these because it is their plan and being carried out in collaboration with Rakhine extremists. 

“Today four boats left from here. All boats were arranged by NaSaKa. The boat-people were also recruited by NaSaKa. There are about 500 people in four boats. We came to know that they are intending to go to Malaysia. NaSaKa arranged the boats, people and took the money. They are earning the money and at the same time driving us out from our country—killing two birds with one stone,” said a Rohingya villager from Ohn Taw Lay village of Sittwe Towship.

Maung Maung 

Mye-Bun, Arakan - During the violence against Rohingyas and Kamans in Arakan in October 2012, hundreds of Rohingyas and Kamans were massacred by Rakhine Terrorists and inhumanly buried in many graves. Recently, a few mass graves where the corpses of Rohingyas and Kamans were buried were found out. 

There were five graves found at a hill-side slope quite far from the quarter of Taung Paw. Five corpses in the first grave, three in the second and one each in the other three graves were found out respectively. 

The five dead bodies found in the first grave were of male and they were identified as: 

(1) U Bodi Miah S/o U Guth Fan 

(2) U Leraya S/o U Bodi Miah 

(3) Muhammed Sutun S/o U Hafiz Ahamed 

(4) U Maung Hla S/o U Jaw Ra Mud 

(5) U Nazir Ahmed S/o U Abdur Rahman 

The three corpses found in the second grave were of female and they were identified as: 

(1) Daw Saw Mar Khatun D/o U Kasim 

(2) Daw Hairay Nisa D/o U Bodi Miah 

(3) Daw Khusum Bi D/o U Bodi Miah 

And each dead body in other three respective graves was identified as: 

(1) U Kasim S/o U Abbar (Male) 

(2) Daw Chin Mar D/o U Abbar (Female) 

(3) U Futiya S/o U Basayr (Male) 

All these people were murdered and buried in the clothes they were on. Having finding out these corpses, the villagers informed to the concerned authority.