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Villagers Fear Arrest after Refusing to Pay Paddy to Army

Minbya: The villagers from Palaypauk (Balipauk) Village in Minbya Township in Arakan State are in fear of arrest after being threatened by the army because they were unwilling to sacrifice their paddy harvests which are charged by the army as rent for their confiscated farmlands.
 
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Poisoning Endangers Giant Prawns in Arakan Coast

Thandwe: Widespread use of poison is endangering the scarce lobster or giant prawn population on the coast of western Burma’s Arakan State, said a local environmentalist.
 

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The pictures were taken in two major towns of Arakan- Sittwe and Mtauk u- where A group of Arakanese launched a campaign on 16 January 2012 demanding the rights of Arakanese people from the Shwe Gas Project .
 
 

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Burma Shelters Mastermind of Arakanese and Karen Rebel Leader Assassination

Dhaka: The Burmese government has been sheltering the Indian military intelligence officer who masterminded the killing of six Arakanese and Karen ethnic rebel leaders in cold blood in 1998 on Landfall Island in the Andaman Archipelago in India.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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