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ThousandsProtestinArakanStateAgainstNewLabelfor
Rohingya
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Monday,July4,2016|

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SittweresidentsprotestonSundayagainstthegovernmentsnewtermMuslimcommunityinArakanStatereferringtothe
Rohingya,whomtheyinsistbecalledBengali.(Photo:Marayu)

RANGOONThousandsofBuddhist
residentsofArakanStatetooktothe
streetsonSundaytoprotestagainstthe
governmentsnewtermforthosewhoself
identifyasRohingya,thelargelystateless
MuslimminorityinArakanState.
Theproteststookplacein15outof17
townshipsofArakanState.Adelayin
requestingpermissionfromauthorities
preventeddemonstrationsfromgoing
aheadinRathedaungandGwatownships.
ThedemonstrationsweresparkedbyarequestmadebyBurmasrepresentativetotheUnited

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Nations(UN)HumanRightsCouncilonJune17:thatthetermMuslimcommunityinArakanState
shouldbeusedinsteadofthecontentioustermsRohingyaorBengali,soastofosterharmony
andmutualtrustbetweentheBuddhistandMuslimcommunitiesinArakanState.

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ArakanStateandmetwithbothBuddhistandMuslimcommunities.Duringhertimeinthecountry,

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theMinistryofInformationofficiallyinstructedstateownedpublicationstousethetermsthe
MuslimCommunityinArakanStateandtheBuddhistCommunityinArakanState.

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IntheArakanStatecapitalSittweonSunday,thousandsofpeopleincludingBuddhistmonks
marchedthroughthecitycenterholdingbannersreadingArakanStateBelongstotheArakanese,

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andshoutingsloganssuchasBengalismustbecalledBengalis.
ManyinBurmainsistoncallingtheRohingyaBengali,tosuggesttheyareillegalmigrantsfrom
Bangladesh,andconsidertheRohingyalabelanillegitimateclaimtobelonginginBurmaasa
distinctethnicgroup.

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Priortotheweekendprotests,ArakanesenationalistgroupsfromSittwelastweeksentanopenletter
signedbyabout500residentsand70BuddhistmonkstoPresidentHtinKyawandState
CounselorAungSanSuuKyiobjectingtothegovernmentsnewterminology.
TheletterwasalsodeliveredtoBurmasCommanderinChiefSnrGenMinAungHlaingtheUpper
andLowerHouseparliamentaryspeakerstheUnionministersofdefense,ofhomeaffairs,of
information,andoflabor,immigrationsandpopulationandtheArakanStategovernment.
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MaungNaing
Monday,July4,20161:06pm

NoonecansatisfytheBuddhistRakhines.TheywantallbyknowingthatRohingyashavebeenlivingtheresincethe
worldexist.
TheonlysolutionistoseparatethempermanentlyincludingthelandandRohingyasareabeadministeredbythe
centralgovtdirectlyasdonebefore.
Reply

2ndRangoon
Monday,July4,20161:27pm

WHATAFARCE
SUUKYIARIS
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FreeBurma
Monday,July4,20164:00pm

Wowthisiswhatbuddismteaches.KilltheminoritiesburntheirworshippingplaceslikewhatSerbsdidtoinnocent
Muslims.Ethniccleansing.ThousandsofBuddhistBurmeseareinGulfMuslimcountriesworkingandfeedingtheir
familiesbackinBurmabysendingmillionsofdollars.HaveweheardanyharmtothembyanyMuslimsinthose
countries?ThenwhyisthefussinBurma.BuddhistBurmesewilljustprovokepityfightagainstminoritiesandthe
mobwillrobtheirbelongingsthenburntheirMosque.TheyvotedNLDfordemocracy.Thepreviousregimeisbehind
thesecrimes.ThepimpWirathuisthemainmansupportedbyhismastermurdererofStudentsTheinSein.Whyare
theyafraidofMuslims?IsitbecausemanybuddishtareconvertingtoIslam?Andthentheysayingwewant
democracy.Burmawillneverdevelopeforanother50years.
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m
Monday,July4,20167:41pm

ThereisnolandforRohingyasasthereisnoRohingyasinArakanstatebutillegalimmigrantsfromBangladesh.They
werethereforvariousreasonssuchascolonialruleandunwiseandselfishpoliticalmindedUNutovoteforhim.
WhydidntcurrentgovernmentgettheopinionfromtheArakanesewhoownsthelandwhenitwaselectedbypeople.
ThecurrentgovernmenthasbeenunderminedbyArakaneseofArakanstate.
WesuggestandhopenottomakeanysinglemindeddecisionforArakanstatewhenthehistoryofArakancountryis
notstudiedproperlyornotknowncorrectlyjusttomakeinternationalfigure.Itisnotacorrectwaytomakeself
decisionbyignoringpeoplesopinionwhenthehistoryofArakanisstudiedandknownjustbybeingafewyearsin
Burma.
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MaungNaing
Tuesday,July5,20162:48pm

Youcannottwistthehistory.Worldslibrarieshasfullrecords.Asperworldrecord,theRohingyasarethere
sincetheworldexist.
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OoMaungGyi
Friday,July8,20168:26am

ThesedemonstratedpeoplesmajoritybelongtoBangladeshmigratedArakanstartingfromdictatorBeWineraand
alsoGeneralKhinNyuntwasinpowerasmilitaryintelligent.NowinArakanstateBangladeshBuddhistsaremajority.
SonewgovernmenthastosolvethisBangladeshiBuddhistillegalproblem.RuleoflawmustprevailinArakanother
wiseonedaytheseBuddhistsBangladeshiwillestablishnewArakanKingdomwhichisadream.ofthesepeoples.
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