The
Narinjara News
(7-8 June
2009)
NEWS IN
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Abuse of
labour Rights in Arakan
Sri Lankan President to visit
178 Burmese Muslim Pushed Back to
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34 comrades
in Kolkata prison will be produced before the court on 22 June
Two fire
brigades to be formed in Maungdaw township
100 people
attended the Khiang Moe Lun day in
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Sittwe,
Abuse of
labour Rights in Arakan
Twenty five
workers from a salt production site ran away for fear of arrest by police after
the owner of the business lodged a complaint accusing them of stealing salt,
said the father of a worker in Sittwe.
“My son,
who was working in the salt production site, informed me that he fled from the
workplace after a police team came to arrest them after the owner accused them
of stealing,” he said.
U Than Win,
owns the salt factory called Shwe Pyi Phyo salt factory. It is located in Bogri
Photha Wra ward in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan state.
The salt
production site is located in Nga Pre That village in
According
to local sources, U Than Win had an agreement with 25 workers from Sittwe to
produce salt from salt farms he owned in Nga Pre That village. It was also
agreed to share the profit on a half and half basis between the owner and
workers.
The workers
produced many tons of raw salt from the farms during the summer period and
received profits equally in accordance with the agreement.
In May,
before the onset of the rainy season, the workers produced 300 bags of salt
from the farms. They informed the owner of the amount produced and asked him to
put it up for sale.
However, a
police team led by Maung Tun Tha from Kyauk Taung police station located near
the salt farm came to arrest them but all the workers managed to escape because
the police team was short of manpower.
“I heard
that the salt farm owner did not want to share the profits of the last
production with the workers. So he lodged a complaint with a senior police
official from Sittwe accusing the workers of misappropriation of salt. He urged
the police officer to arrest them after bribing the officer,” the worker’s
father said.
On the
instructions of the police officer, police inspector Maung Tun Tha went to the
salt farms along with four police constables to arrest the workers. The police
team seized all salt in the farms and equipments after the workers fled. Later
the police inspector handed over 300 salt bags and materials to U Than Win.
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Sri Lankan President to visit
Sri Lankan President Mahindra
Rajapakse will pay a three day visit to
The visit is a first by the Sri
Lankan President abroad after its troops conquered the Tamil Tigers guerrilla
force in May 2009.
Both countries have been facing
long-term insurgency in their territories, after independence from the British.
President Rajapakse yesterday said
both countries had shared common platforms at many regional and international
forums.
The message was conveyed by the
President to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
relations between
During his visit, President
Rajapakse will inaugurate a village re-built after the devastation caused by
Cyclone Nargis in May 2008. A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk raised the funds for
re-construction of the houses.
“My visit to the Union of
Myanmar this month and the numerous other activities proposed to take place in
our two countries as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations will further
consolidate our bilateral relations,” President Rajapakse said. #
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Teknaf,
Burmese border forces opened fire on Bangladeshi fishing
boats catching Hilsa fish in the mouth of the
According to reports, Nasaka are said to have intruded into
One of the fishermen reportedly sustained serious injuries
to his head from a gunshot.
"Nasaka ordered the Bangladeshi fishermen to come
closer to them and then started shooting at them when they tried to flee. They
[Nasaka] had caught three boats and pushed the fishermen into a small old boat,
taking away all their possessions," said a Burmese fisherman who witnessed
the incident.
Hilsa fishing in the sea is a lucrative business for
fishermen from both countries during the beginning of the rainy season, which
is known as Hilsa fish season among the fishing communities.
One
Bangladeshi fisherman from Teknaf said that due to the atrocities committed by
Nasaka, fishermen suspended fishing in the area after this most recent incident
and are facing great losses this Hilsa season.
One of the
fish traders also said that they had complained of the matter to the Teknaf
governing body.
According
to the fish traders on the
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Cox’sbazar,
178 Burmese Muslim Pushed Back to
By Tun Kyaw
Within four days 178 Rohingya Muslims from
The individuals were arrested by Bangladesh Rifles Battalion
No. 17 in the area of
Many
Rohingyas were arrested on a bus in an area of Phalaung Khali while another 25
were arrested on a bus in the area of Balukhali in Ukia Sub-division, on the
Teknaf - Cox's Bazar highway last Wednesday when authorities set up checkpoints
for buses traveling that route.
Rohingyas
from
Local
newspapers claim that Burmese entering
Due to the
increasing numbers of Rohingyas fleeing
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