NEW DELHI: In what could turn out to be a repeat of the 2017 massacre of Hindus by Rohingya terror groups in Rakhine state of Myanmar, a group of Hindus and Buddhists are being held hostage in Buthiduang in the country's Arakan state.
Myanmar’s international borders with India, Bangladesh, China, and Thailand are now being controlled by the Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs), one of the leading Myanmarese commentators has said. Soe Myint, Editor in Chief of Mizzima News said by owning the border areas, the rebel armies of Myanmar have emerged as strategic players in South and Southeast Asia as bigger neighbours of Myanmar have to deal with them as they control the trade routes inside Myanmar.
Singapore has responded to United Nations pressure by cracking down on sales of weapons through its territory to Myanmar, delivering a serious blow to the embattled generals, who seized power in a coup more than three years ago. Thomas Andrews, the UN
India on Friday described the security situation in Myanmar as precarious, with diplomats being moved out of the consulate in the port city of Sittwe amid advances by anti-junta resistance forces.
Arakan Army has been rebranded as Arakha Army (AA) with an aim to represent all people living in Rakhine State, said AA spokesperson U Khaing Thu Kha.
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