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Dr. Aye Kyaw (1936-2012)

Dr. Aye Kyaw's National Address http://www.tikilive.com/video/25423

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDS1pSZQI6w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgUNxowMs-w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfxSIKy_5xo&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhedAUT486o&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkAhaiRYBfs&feature=related\

More watch to link:

 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTHOWn2pzKI&feature=youtu.be
2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gHZO8eFaTk
3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd62umJJ-T8&feature=related
4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIboVaiL_oo&feature=related
5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_9FqrD4byE&context=C3329b51ADOEgsToPDskKqmHE1bsfuDyd2fwDgqxVd
6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mEE73hOPAo&feature=related
7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_WuVU67kzQ&feature=related
8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIAxbg8SFLs&feature=related
9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhBEKObS51I&feature=related
10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PB7nVzTuLw&feature=related
11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgBE471G51k&feature=context&context=C3329b51ADOEgsToPDskKqmHE1bsfuDyd2fwDgqxVd

Dr Aye Kyaw's funeral service will take place at following address:

Location:

Tian Fook
Funeral Services
6920 Fort
Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11228-1102

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012

Time: 12:30 to 2:30pm

Peace

Dr. Aye Kyaw (Ph.D) was a professor in Cornel University, New York

 Well on one hand, it is a big loss for the Arakanese community that we lost Saragree, but on the other hand, we all are Buddhists and we knew that nobody can escape "Annissa" and therefore we all have to die one day!  Saragree time has come and we don't know when our time will be!   Sooner or later?

Best regards,

KMS

Zaw Min Khaing

Dr. Aye Kyaw's Red Peacock

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ARAKANLAND

Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana. UN Photo/Pierre-Michel Virot

16 January 2012 – The United Nations independent expert on the human rights situation in Myanmar today welcomed the recent decision by President Thein Sein to grant another amnesty and set free a significant number of prisoners of conscience.

“I welcome the release of many prisoners of conscience, individuals who have been imprisoned for exercising their fundamental human rights or whose fair trial or due process rights have been denied,” said Special Rapporteur Tomás Ojea Quintana.

“This is an important and necessary development to advance national reconciliation and deepen Myanmar’s transition to democracy,” he added in a press release.

While the exact number of prisoners of conscience released has yet to be confirmed, among those released last Friday were prominent figures whose cases have been previously addressed by Mr. Ojea Quintana, as well as individuals he visited in jail.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday also commended the authorities in Myanmar on the long-awaited release of the political prisoners, as well as other important efforts being made to advance democracy and national reconciliation. He described the release – reportedly of 651 prisoners – as “the most significant release to date.”

Mr. Ojea Quintana termed the developments in Myanmar, coming in the lead-up to by-elections slated for April, as “critical.”

“It is fundamental that all citizens, including those just released from prison, are allowed to play an active and constructive role in political and public life,” he said.

The Special Rapporteur also voiced concern that a number of prisoners of conscience remain in detention and urged the Government to immediately release all of them without conditions.

Separately, Mr. Ojea Quintana took note of preliminary agreements that have been reached between the Government and the Karen National Union, and with other ethnic groups. He expressed hope that there would be further progress in resolving conflicts with armed ethnic groups throughout Myanmar and called on all parties to ensure the protection of civilians and respect for international human rights and humanitarian law.

“I renew my call on the Government to develop a comprehensive plan to officially engage ethnic minority groups in an inclusive dialogue to resolve long-standing grievances and deep-rooted concerns,” he added. “All parties to this dialogue must ensure that investigations and accountability for past gross and systematic human rights violations are on the agenda.

“Ending discrimination and ensuring fundamental rights for Myanmar’s ethnic minorities is essential for national reconciliation and will contribute to Myanmar’s long-term political and social stability,” he said.

Source: UN News Service

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Shwe Gas Activity in Kyouk Pru, RNDP,  01/01/2012

ARAKAN-01/16/2012-Arakanese Activists known as  “Rakha  Lightning Youth Organization (Internal)” send an open letter to  U Hla Maung Tin, Prime Minister of Arakan,  to get the gain both some electricity and  benefit  from Shwe Gas  Project , demanding  for Arakanese people and Arakan.

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An elderly man and former prisoner in Myanmar is released from Yangon's Insein prison on 12 October 2011. Photo: IRIN/Lynn Maung

13 January 2012 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the authorities in Myanmar on the long-awaited release of political prisoners today, as well as other important efforts being made to advance democracy and national reconciliation.

Mr. Ban called the release – reportedly of 651 prisoners in all, including a number of key, prominent figures – “the most significant release to date” in a statement issued by his spokesperson.

“The Secretary-General commends the Myanmar leadership for this important development and hopes that all those released will now be able to freely contribute to the process of national reconciliation, as well as to the strengthening of democracy and the rule of law within Myanmar,” said the statement.

Mr. Ban also noted the important efforts being made by the Myanmar authorities for renewed peace with the armed ethnic groups, including yesterday’s preliminary ceasefire between the authorities and the Karen National Union as well as the initial peace agreements with other groups.

“He welcomes these efforts and encourages all concerned to build on recent progress and to work, through an all-inclusive dialogue, for an end to hostilities throughout the country, national reconciliation, stability and development for all the people of Myanmar,” the statement added.

The latest moves by the authorities of the South-east Asian nation are the continuation of reform efforts begun last year by President Thein Sein following the establishment of a new Government. These include an ongoing dialogue between the Government and pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and the release in October of a significant number of detainees.

Source: UN News Service

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ARAKANLAND

Rohingya militants get freshly united

The Somokal
Sunday, Dhaka
8 January 2012

Abu Taher, Cox’s Bazar

The divided Rohingya militants are freshly getting united. According
to a reliable source, they are collecting a fund of taka 500 (five
hundred) million for buying arms and ammunitions.

According to the source, Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO),
Arakan Movement, Arakan People’s Freedom Party, Arakan Rohingya
National Organization (ARNO), and some other parties including
Harkatul Zihad have decided to group into alliance and work together.
Top leaders including RSO President Dr Muhammad Yunus, Rohingya leader
Dr Wakar Uddin, Abul Fayaz Zilani, Nurul Islam, Salamat Ullah,
Muhammad Shafi Ullah, Nazmul Alam, have attended a meeting in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia.

In the meeting decision was reached to wage activities under the
banner of ‘the Arakan Rohingya Union’ (ARU) consisting of divided
Rohingya militant outfits. The responsibility of the new outfit was
given to Dr Muhammad Yunus, Abul Fayaz Zilani, and Nurul Islam.
Shortly after the meeting the top leaders have made moves for
collecting fund. The source has ensured that arms and ammunitions
will be bought with the fund.

The top leader Salamat Ullah returned from Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh
last month for newly organizing the Rohingya militants. At present he
is residing at Chunoti of Chittagong in Bangladesh. On the other hand
Nazmul Alam went back to Bangkok from Riyadh. Abu Siddiq Arman has
been given new responsibility as coordinator in Cox’s Bazar area.
Besides that some top Rohingya militant leaders are in Cox’s Bazar
now. A Rohingya militant leader, Nur Muhammad, was spotted a few days
ago in Cox’s Bazar.

The source said, in recent years the Rohingya groups got split into a
number of smaller groups because of internal feud. In this
circumstance they have united under one banner and got engaged in
collecting fund. They are also engaged in various forms of illegal
traffic, including drugs, human trafficking, and illegal arms. Last
week an arms dealer was arrested from Gorzonia area with an AK-47
assault rifle. The detained said that he bought the rifle for 3.5
lakh taka and was meant for selling at 4 lakh taka, when he was nabbed
in the trap.

From more than one source it has been confirmed that the Rohingya
militants are collecting fund through operation of NGOs. They have
already collected about taka 250 (two hundred and fifty) million in
the name of some NGOs in Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban, including, among
others, “Muslim Aid,’ ‘Karuna,’ ‘Imam Muslim,’ ‘Darul Ansar,’
‘Samannito Manabik Uddyog,’etc.

The money brought through HUNDI (illegal financial operation) goes to
various religious institutions and the rest to militants’ pockets. In
a recent investigation it has been found that Imam Muslim Islamic
Centre at Zhilongza, Cox’s Bazar, has been running by militant
funding. The director of the institution, Hafez Sala-ul Islam, is the
chief coordinator of the military wing of the RSO.
From the investigation it has become clear that, militancy has been up
in Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar, due to the activities of
the top Rohingya militants in the areas through madrasas (Muslim
seminaries), religious institutions, and NGOs.

The former secretary of the Central Executive Committee of RSO,
Salamat Ullah, established a madrasah named as Adarsha Shikkha Niketon
at Kalatali, in Cox’s Bazar.

Two more militants, Muhammad Zaber and Nur Muhammad are working here.
Zaber is the vice president of the Central Executive Committee of RSO,
and Nur Muhammad is a member. The Rohingya militants have been
utilizing two refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar as their network. Many
illegal militants have been illegally staying in the camps and
conducting terrorist activities from inside the camps; mentionable
among them are, Ali Zohar, Haji Fazal, Rafiq Ahmad, Hafiz Nayan, Lalu
Daktar, Shamsu Majhi, Hafiz Zalal, Moulana Shafiullah, Nurul Haque
Mazhi, Nur Mohammad, Abdul Rashid, Mohammad Sayed, Abu Qader, Abu
Yahiya, Hamid, Ruhul Amin, and Abdullah Mohammad.

The source said that more than three hundred of these militants have
been working as Imam or Muezzins across the country (Bangladesh).
Many of them are Afghan-returnee militants.

Assistant Police Super of Cox’s Bazar, Chatradhor Tripura has said,
“the police is maintaining law and order situation in the camps with
limited number of forces. The refugee camps are very sensitive areas.
There is a watch by international organizations inside the camps.
The police do not conduct raids without specific information. This
‘advantage’ may have been exploited by the Rohingya terrorists.”

Source: http://www.samakal.com.bd/details.php?news=14&view=archiev&y=2012&m=01&d=08&action=main&pub_no=925

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ARAKANLAND

WAO-USA- Eight Central Executive member attended   WAO USA monthly telephone conference held on Sunday January 8th, 2012. The meeting through conference phone called as usual. The meeting schedule and agenda were as follows:

Date of Meeting: January 8th, 2012

Time of Meeting: 9 PM (US Eastern Time)

 Agenda:

1. Review of current activities set by last meetings such as assistance for fire victims and the awards for outstanding Arakanese 10th Standard passing students. 

2. General Discussions for future activities

WAO, one of the social organizations of Arakanese , already made donation USD, 1,000 for 68 small scale shopkeepers whose shops fired in November last year in Mum Pra Market. So far, some donation amount of $ 1,500 will offer to fire victims who live in Sittra Village in Mre Pone Township. And WAO has already arranged to awards for outstanding 10^th Standard passed Arakanese students on February 16, 2012. Recently, WAO has fund ready to donate for Law Ka Mizzu Buddha Statue in Mrauk U.

As the upcoming activities, all attendees have made decision to plan which build to pools and wells in both Mre Pone Township and Kyauk Pru Township where Cyclone Giri path hit on October22-23, 2010.

Source: WAO

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ARAKANLAND

Dear Colleague:
On the broadcast of BBC Burmese in the evening news of January 5,
2012, Nan Cherry Kham from Bangkok used "Rohingya Party" in her
report. The Electorate Commission of Union of Myanmar does not
recognize that party. What kind of right does she have to report in
such a distorted form? It is clear that she has been bribed. Why was
not the RNDP there in the meeting with the British Secretary of State
for Forign Affairs. I think they boycotted for the presence of these
illegal representatives. Down with Wily Reporter Nan Cherry Kham!
Aye Chan

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