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Three Families Desert Home After Losing Farms
Road Development in Arakan Neglected for Fear of Muslims
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First woman
chairperson of Arakanese organization
Buthidaung-Maungdaw
motor road collapsed after heavy rain
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First woman
chairperson of Arakanese organization
For the
first time an Arakanese woman has become the chairperson of an Arakanese
organization, which has both men and women.
The
Arakanese Social Association (
Ma Khin
Thida Aung, a woman social activist, was elected chairperson during the ASAJ
annual conference held at the Yokomaha Kenmin Centre in
She has to
serve as chairperson during the 2009-2010 fiscal year.
According
to a report of the organization, many members attended the conference and
elected her as the chairperson.
ASAJ is a
social Arakanese organization and has no connection with politics. The
organization carries out social welfare work not only for Arakanese in
The ASAJ
donated a large amount of money to victims of Cyclone Nargis in
The
organization has nearly 100 members living in
A member of
the organization said, “We elected Ma Khin Thida Aung as chairperson to promote
all the affairs of our organization within a short period. We hope she will do
her best for our people.”
In the
Arakanese community, a woman has never become a president or chairperson in an
organization where there are both men and women. So many Arakanese have
welcomed Ma Khin Thida Aung heading the ASAJ.
Another
member form
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Ponna Kyunt,
Three Families Desert Home After Losing Farms
Three families left their villages in
He said, "The families left our village, Ah Mae Kin, for a village in
At least 15 acres of farmland belonging to the three
families of U Maung Aye Kyaw, U Kong Zauk, and Maung Pu Nyo were confiscated by
Village Chairman U Aung Mra U with the help of local army officials.
After the confiscation, the three families found themselves
without a job or livelihood and eventually left for another village in
"They left for a village in
20 acres of land in the village were first confiscated by
army officials from Light Infantry Battalions 550 and 344 with the help of
Village Chairman Aung Mra U for army purposes. Later, the village chairman
confiscated another 43 acres of land with the local high authorities to sell to
rich families in the village.
Among the
confiscated lands were some that belonged to the entire village for use as a
grazing pasture, and most of the lands had been owned by villagers for many
decades.
"We
heard that that the Burmese army needed 20 acres of land from our village to
construct army buildings, but the army officials confiscated 63 acres of land
from our village without paying any compensation," said the villager.
Later the
officers and village chairman sold the extra land to wealthy local villagers
for 50,000 kyats per acre, the elder said.
The army
officers sold 43 acres to U Kyaw Hla Sein, U Sein Tha, Maung Kyaw Bu, Alon
Khin, Maung Tun Aye, and Own Kyaw, all of whom are from Ah Mae Kin Village.
After the
land was sold by the officers to the wealthy residents, the village found
itself divided into two factions - the rich and the poor. The three
families subsequently left the village to look for a better place to find work.
According
to the source, seven families from the village are likely to leave at the end
of this rainy season due to the many obstacles facing them in their livelihoods
since the village chairman and army officials confiscated local lands.
Many
villages in
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Maungdaw,
Road Development in Arakan Neglected for Fear of Muslims
The Buthidaung-Maungdaw motor road, the primary road in
western
"It is the beginning of the rainy season but the road
collapsed. All transportation was stopped between Buthidaung and Maungdaw
yesterday after the motor road was damaged," he said.
The road is the primary transportation link between western
The road is only 16 miles in length, but it is constructed
through the difficult terrain of a mountain range.
"The road was constructed by the British around 1910
when it ruled Arakan, but there has been no real renovation since the British
left the country in 1948," the businessman added.
The road typically collapses every year, and last year it
was severely damaged multiple times throughout the rainy season. However, the
authorities have never undertaken work to improve the road.
A senior
monk from Maungdaw who did not want to disclose his name said, "We asked
the government authority once to repair the road because it is an important
road in western
The monk
added that the authority's excuse was probably sincere, because the authorities
know the road is essential in western
Throughout
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The
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a cabinet meeting at the Secretariat
on Monday made inquiries from the Home Ministry about the contentious issue of
Rohingya infiltration into
The
Home
Ministry officials told her at the meeting that the infiltration is creating
law and order problems in some districts bordering
The report
said that Hasina wanted details about infiltration by Rohingyas into
The
The Home
Ministry also said it has directed the administration to take steps to push
back infiltrators.
Many
Burmese Muslims, widely known as Rohingya, from Arakan state, have been
intruding into
After the
information spread through the media, the Bangladesh Prime Minister made
inquiries about the issue from concerned authorities of the Home Ministry.
At the
cabinet meeting, the PM also directed the concerned
ministries to take immediate steps to link
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