MYANMAR
By MRATT KYAW THU | FRONTIER
Pink-coloured Citizenship Scrutiny Cards (pictured)
grant the bearer the rights of full Myanmar citizenship. (Nyein Su Wai
Kyaw Soe | Frontier)
A village on Rakhine State’s Ramree Island is at the centre of a controversy around the granting of citizenship to thousands of Muslims, with some alleging corruption.
MORE THAN 3,000 Muslims were issued citizenship cards last year in Rakhine State’s Ramree Township. In an unprecedented move, five immigration officers spent eight months in an isolated village to complete the process.
MORE THAN 3,000 Muslims were issued citizenship cards last year in Rakhine State’s Ramree Township. In an unprecedented move, five immigration officers spent eight months in an isolated village to complete the process.