Thousands of Burma nationals seek refuge in Thailand; New Zealand unable to block invitation to regime

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FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM,English Editor
April 17, 2024

A Karen soldier burned the Burma flag and hoisted the Karen National Union flag after it repelled a regime attack on Myawaddy Sunday. (Credit: Reuters)

Thousands of Burma nationals seek refuge in Thailand

Rental rates in Mae Sot, Thailand have risen as thousands of Burma nationals have arrived in the town to escape fighting in Karen State. Myawaddy residents have fled to Mae Sot in fear of attacks by the military after the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) seized control of the town on April 11.

Rohingya Citizenship: Myanmar’s NUG to draft new charter to ensure it

The Daily Star

Porimol Palma

June 05, 2021

In a significant development, Myanmar's National Unity Government has announced drafting a new constitution and committed to ensuring citizenship and fundamental rights of all ethnic groups, including the Rohingyas.

It also pledged to repatriate Rohingyas from Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries, revoke the controversial 1982 Citizenship Law and National Verification Card, and invite them to join the shadow government in overthrowing the military junta.

"We invite Rohingyas to join hands with us and with others to participate in this Spring Revolution against military dictatorship in all possible ways," said a statement by the National Unity Government (NUG) Thursday.

The NUG, Myanmar's shadow government in exile, was formed by the ousted parliamentarians of National League of Democracy (NLD) in early April, more than two months after the military took control of the Southeast Asian country, alleging gross anomalies in the November 2020 elections. The NLD had won the election and was in the process of forming a government.

Behind Myanmar’s Military Alibi: A Path for Compliance with the ICJ’s Order to Protect Rohingya

JUST SEURITY
Grant Shubin and
Akila Radhakrishnan
February 3, 2020

In the wake of the ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Myanmar to prevent genocide against the Rohingya going forward, the initial excitement was tempered by pragmatics—how this important court order can be enforced so that it actually protects the 600,000 Rohingya who remain in Rakhine State.