Who had worst year in Asia in 14? By Curtis S. Chin and Jose B. Collazo The China Post January 1, 2015 Worst Year in Asia The Rohingya people — Stateless. Marginalized. Persecuted. These are the words used to describe the plight of Myanmars Muslim minority the Rohingya — a people whose very identity Myanmars leaders and would-be leaders including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi decline to recognize. Sectarian riots have killed hundreds. Thousands have fled, easy targets for human traffickers, and at least dozens have drowned, fleeing on rickety boats to Malaysia or Indonesia. Those that stay in Myanmar face restrictions on movement, marriage and education. This year is unlikely to bring any respite as the nations primarily Buddhist and majority Bamar (or Burman) ethnicity electorate and all too many foreign investors, enamored of a new Burma, look the other way. Full article: bit.ly/1wFPA5i
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 18:20:38 +0000
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