High officials forces Rohingyas to sign, not to pray inside Mosques

Maungdaw, Arakan State:The Maungdaw high officials – U Kyi San, the administration officer- forced the Rohingya elders –management committee of Mosque- to sign, not to pray inside the mosques on March 15, according to a village administration officer who attend the monthly meeting of Maungdaw administration office.

“The ordered was issued to the villages’ administration officer under the Maungdaw Township, to take signatures from Mosques management committee or the High official will fired the village admin officer.”
30 villages of mosques committee had signature asthey will not open the mosques for praying or will not pray inside the mosques. The signature villages are mostly the villages admin officers Rakhine community, said a religious leader from Maungdaw.
“We, hope other villages will also sign as per high official.”
The high official’s order included – the sign agreement will valid till the recent order of authority to close the mosques, madarasa ( religious school) and not to pray inside the mosques- and ACT 144 imposed time.
The high officer also ordered to the village admin officer, not to allow the Rohingya villagers to renovate their home with permission of authority. Which will made Rohingya homeless as their homes are all with bamboo and thatch which valid is only two years, said a politician from Maungdaw.
“The authority also plan to become Rohingya hunger, holding the permission to run the home cottage industry –rice mill -- where most of Rohingya grind their paddy in the cottage mill. If the Rohingyas are not able to grind their paddy into rice , how they survive their lives in their village.”
“This is a master plan to drive out Rohingya from Maungdaw and Buthidaung, without informing high authority the real situation by Maungdaw high officials ( U Kyi San, the admin officer of Township and U Aung Myint soe, the admin officer of District ). The both officers are planning to drive out Rohingyas from Maungdaw district as high officials of the areas,”

Nasaka arrests over allegation of illegal marriage to extort money

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) arrested a Rohingya youth of Maungdaw Township yesterday over the allegation that he had married illegally without taking permission from the Nasaka, a close relative of the victim said on condition of anonymity. 
“The victim is identified as Salim (22), hailed from Maung Nama Gyi village of Maungdaw north. He is a shopkeeper at his village.”
On that day, a group of Nasaka from Nasaka area No.6 of Maungdaw north went to his house at about 2:00am, arrested and tortured him severely in front of his parents over the allegation that he had married without getting permission from the concerned authority, a friend of the victim said preferring not to be named.
After arrest, he was brought to the local Nasaka camp and detained there until they get money from the arrestee. It is a normal activity for Nasaka to get money from Rohingya people. There is no law and justice. Nasaka demanded Kyat 300,000 to be released, but the victim did not afford it, so he is still in the detention center of Nasaka camp.
A close relative of the victim said, “It is an illegal accusation. He is still a bachelor. He did not marry. But Nasaka accuses him that he is married.”
Another elder said,” Nasaka always gives disturb to the Rohingy community by saying that--- they are holding mobiles, married illegally, involving in violence, involved human trafficking, involved in drug smuggling and etc.”

Nasaka arrests 13 villagers from video room

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) arrested 13 villagers on March 15, at about 2:00 pm from a video room – which show movies, sports, news  by taking money from viewer - at Kyauk Hlaga (Darga Para) village, said a local youth who denied to be named.
The victims were identified as---Moulana Moggul Ahmed (35), Dr. Akram (32), and 11 others villagers - not identified, from Kyauk Hlaga (Darga Para) of Maundaw north.
The Nasaka took the arrestees to their local out-post camp under Nasaka area number 6, after arrested, according to a relative of a victim.
The Maungdaw Township administration officer announced no permission to watch any things in video room during the period of the State High School (SHS) examination on March 12, said a village administration officer from northern side of Maungdaw.
“The SHS examination was started on March 13 in Maungdaw.”
In Maungdaw Township, only two examination centers at present, Maungdaw town has one and another one at Bawli Bazar, northern side of Maungdaw. But, the arrested villagers are 15-mile far away from the Bawli Bazar examination center and 6-mile away from Maungdaw center of town.
As a result, there will be no impact to the students as all the SHC students of the said village went either to Bawli Bazar or to Maungdaw town to sit for their examination, the village administrator further said.
However, the arrestees were sent to Nasaka Headquarters on March 17 from local Nasaka out –post camp where they were detained and tortured.
The concerned authorities of Burma harass and arbitrary arrest the Rohingya villagers as per their wishes. It is nothing but they want to drive out the Rohingya community from the Arakan soil, said a politician from Maungdaw town preferring not to be named.

Rohingya killed by Rakhine extremists

By Eng. Mohamed Farooq

The Burmese authority had imposed curfew only to Rohingya not to move one place to another since June 2012 racial violence in Arakan state. It causes Rohingya facing difficulties with hygienic foods, proper treatments, and necessary house hold materials and so on.

Amongst the suffering people shortage with daily survival food stuffs, three Rohingya men from  Sinn Gyi Pyan  helmet of Barbutaung village, Minbya Township leaved with engine boat to buy  foods for the own villagers  towards  Letmagye , Nagaya Village on Thursday, 14 March 2013.

Those three Rohingya were brutally killed on their water way by the Rakhine extremists. The dead bodies were found near Maroung Bwe Chaung Bridge of Bu Talonk village under the track of Mauk Oo on 16 March 2013.

There were also some security personnel based in Myauk Oo Ka-ma-ya (380) when the dead bodies picking up from the water to the land. They got the dead bodies with many injures and wounds of knife cuttings to necks, ears, noses and also sex organs.

The name of Rohingya killed by Rakhine extremists are:

1.         Mohammad Ullah,38, s/o Amin Ullah

2.         Manzur Alam,37, s/o Noor Alam

3.         Mohammed Ayub,20, s/o Rashid

Four Rohingya arrested in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) arrested four Rohingya villagers on March 14, with so called arrest warrant for setting on fire  Rakhine’s houses –  false allegation to extort money -  in Maungdaw south during  June, 2012, according to a villager on condition of anonymity.
“A group of Nasaka personnel from Nasaka out-post of Khonza Bill, under the Nasaka area number 7, went to the Khonza Bill village tract and arrested them while they were sleeping in their houses at night that day.”
The arrested have been identified as Abdu Rahaman (26), son of Fazal Ahamed, Azizur Rahaman (13), son of Habib Ullah, Md. Yahaya (14), son of Salim Ullah and Fondit alias (39), son of Nukmal Hakim, hailed from Khonza Bill village tract of Aley Than Kyaw under the Maungdaw township.
After arrest, they were brought to the Khoza Bill Nasaka out-post and severely beaten up in custody, according to a relative of them. “However, they were released after paying money by Nasaka personnel on March 16”.
Sources said that Nasaka personnel frequently go to said village and arrested Rohinyga villagers over the false and fabricationted allegations. So, the villagers are not able to sleep at homes for fear of arrest by Nasaka personnel.
Many Rohingya villagers of Khonza Bill had been arrested and extorted huge money by Nasaka personnel of Nasaka area number 7 since February 2013.
In really, the Rakhine villagers burned down the Rohingya villagers’ houses, but accused the Rohingya villagers. They also tortured, detained and extorted money with false and fabricated allegations, said a local elder.

Rohingya means Rakhine: Dr. Aye Chan

Bangkok, Thailand: Dr. Aye Chan, a history Professor, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan had repeated again and again  “ Rohingya mean Rakhine” and “Rohingya language is Rakhine language”  at International seminar on Rakhine history (Arakan), held at Mahidol University, Bangkok on March 9, according to U Ye Lwin, former history lecturer who attend the seminar.

U Htay Lwin Oo

“Dr. Aye Chan, repeated again and again while U Htay Lwin Oo - racially Rakhine but scholar- questioned with references book - “A Comparative Vocabulary of Some of the Languages Spoken in the Burma Empire in 1799 ″ by Francis Buchanan – which mentioned Rohingya is the native of Arakan and their language with comparing others languages. U Haty Lwin Oo pointed out the pronunciations – Sun, Mon and earth – which is similar to recent Rohingya languages. He also appointed out with report that Rohingya means Mohammedans (Islam religious). After seeing the references book, Dr. Aye Chan said Rohingya mean Rakhine and after again seeing languages he again said the Rohingya language is Rakhine Languages (Arakanese).”
We received the information of the International seminar on Rakhine history (Arakan), which will held in Bangkok and hope that the organizers will invite some Rohingya leaders as it is an international conference. But, we don’t get any information. So, We – I, U Ye Lwin, U Tha Aye and Mohamed Khan- reached Bangkok on March 8 and tried to contact the organizer, but we failed. At last, U Htay Lwin Oo tried by him selves to get permission for at last 12 Rohingya leaders and actives where got only four persons including U Htay Lwin Oo, said U Kyaw Min, former NDPHR MP.

Rohingya participants  at International seminar on Rakhine history (Arakan)

We are happy while the participants greeted to us at last when I appointed out documents which were published in the early periods and giving me the microphone to spoke to Dr. Aye Chan in the seminar where the organizer only allowed the participants to write questions on a paper which was also censored by first two monks and mediator. It is not sure, the questions will answer by scholar or not. It is very difficult to ask questions and challenge. I am very lucky, to able to speak and challenge, said U Htay Lwin Oo.
“The aim of seminar is to introduction of Rakhine history to the international community, to correct a continued description of Rohingya by international media that is not recognized by successive Myanmar governments, and to bring reliable references of Rakhine history from international historians," said Kyaw Thaung, one of the seminar's organizers.
But, Dr. Abid Bahar said, “So far so good but a detailed understanding shows the seminar wanted to prove that there were no Rohingya in Arakan. Rohingyas are being labelled as "Bengalis" If Rohingyas are from Bangladesh why Bangladesh doesn't want to accept them? Also why are there boat people in the sea? So the question was not about Rohingya existence in Arakan but was to deny Rohingya existence in Arakan. Surely the present seminar by the known sponsors was to comply with the government's official policy of Rohingya genocide.This is a Rakhine sponsored conference. Knowing it very well the Western speakers Jet Pilder, Stephen van Galen were keeping their agenda in line with the sponsors and tried to be more superficial to scratch on the surface of Arakan history. Unfortunately however in the name of their participation their names were cleverly abused by the Rakhine sponsors.
The Eleven Media Group published, "History Professor Aye Chan of Kanda University of International Studies, Japan, traced the increased cross-border settlement from 1826 to 1975 as Chittagong natives moved in to become the majority in Maungdaw and Buthedaung townships. In his talk "From Rakhine cross-border settlement to ethnic violence." History tells us otherwise. There were waves of Rakhin Mogh and Rohingya influx into Chittagong as a result of Bodapawa's invasion in 1784. Then the 1942 Rakhine killing of Rohingya led to further influx that continued through the 50;s through 1978, 82-83 and till now but Chan said the Bengali Muslim population increased from 58,255 in 1871 to 178,647 in 1911, when they represented 94 per cent of the population in Maungdaw and 84 per cent in Buthedaun. He also explained Muslim rebels' destruction of Rakhine villages."  What can you expect from Aye Chan who is a known xenophobe and coauthored a book identifying Rohingyas as        “Viruses?" Dr. Abid Bahar, pointed out the direction of Media group and seminar.
“The Eleven Media Group’s published the identity of U Htay Lwin Oo as a Bengali activist which is not true. He is a racially Rakhine but a scholar.”
Dr. Aye Chan said the name Rohingya was officially coined from the 50's but he didn't say before which they were known as "Muslims of Arakan" In doing this he also cleverly ignored the fact to the people present that the name "Rakhine was also a new term officially adapted during the 1920's before which they were identified as the "Mogh," said Dr. Abid Bahar.
Thus, deliberately ignoring historical facts, including a xenophobe among the speakers, the latter particularly is likely to ignore the reliable references of Rakhine history. While the hidden objective of the seminar was served, no doubt it provided disservice to humanity, to the continued suffering of the Rohingya stateless people, Dr. Abid Bahar remarked.

Rakhines hack to death Rohingya graduate in Buthidaung

Buthidaung, Arakan State: A group of Rakhine terrorists brutally hacked to death a Rohingya young graduate on March 11, at around mid-night, in Buthiddaung south, said a close relative of the victim on condition of anonymity. 
“The victim was identified as Eliyas (aka) Maung Than Lwin (25), son of Ali, hailed from U Hla Pye village of Buthidaung Township. He secured degree with bio- chemistry from Sittwe (Akyab) University.”
The victim’s father, Ali is an officer of the Forest Department of Buthidaung Township recently. The victim’s grandfather late Mr. Wares was also an ex- forest officer.
On that day, Forest officer Ali accompanied by his two sons Eliyas and his younger brother and another one was Ali’s nephew (four persons) --- were carrying out  their duty at the Khandaung village sentry box of forestry and they (three persons) slept at the sentry box at night except Ali. He returned to his home at U Hla Pye village, another relative of the victim said preferring not to be named.
A number of 12-Rakhine racist along with long swords and knives from nearby Rakhine village went to the said sentry box at around mid-night attacked those sons of Ali. However, Ali’s younger son and nephew were escaped by running to the jungles but, Eliyas was caught up by the extremists and killed, a villager said quoting the Ali’s younger son who was escaped from the murder.
Villagers believe that before his death, his legs and hands were tied up with ropes then he was killed. His pieces of body were thrown into the river.  But, the dead body is not found yet or still missing, said a local trader who denied to be named.
On being informed, in the morning, a group of Nasaka personnel and the army from nearby camps rushed to the spot and inquiry to the event. After that the security forces cordoned a Rakhine village nearby, after searching, they arrested eight-Rakhine persons. But four others were escaped from the scene, said a Nasaka aide preferring not to be named.
The arrested eight Rakhine terrorists are identified as--- Aung San Thein (from Immigration Department of Buthidaung), San Tin (from land registry office), Hla Tun, Tin Soe and Aung Myint (from Forestry Department), Zarni Aung and Nay Linn (from Agricultural Department), San Thein (from General Town Administration Department), the Nasaka aide further added.
The gang leader is Aung San Thein who is from the Department of the Immigration of Buthidaung, a local youth said who denied to be named.
A local elder of U Hla Pye village said, “It is a systematic plan made by a Rakhine extremist group, its main objective is to create panic among the Rohingya villagers and to reduce government service men from the Rohingya community, so that they would occupy their services.”