Burmese Military’s Attempt to Blindfold the World

Maung Aurther 

RB News 

May 17, 2013 

Maung Daw, Arakan - This morning from 8 to 10 O’ Clock, three trucks of Burmese military stopped at the Bazaar of the village of Shikdafara (Myoma Kayintan). Then, they gathered some poor children and women begging at the Bazaar and took pictures of them in different positions in order to blindfold the world with the pictures portraying as if they helped Rohingyas ahead of the cyclone storm. 

“Three trucks of military came from the squadron at the Maung Daw High School under the battalion number 352 at KyeMyaing, Southern Maung Daw. They stopped at the Bazaar of Shikdafara and gathered some poor children and women begging at the roadsides. And then they took a photograph of the poor people. 

After that, Military put them on a truck and took another picture. Continuously, the people were taken to a place not so far from the previous one. Then, they were asked to get off. Military provided some biscuits and candies to the kids. Having received that, the kids smiled. Meanwhile, military took another photograph of them. They were released afterwards” said a local Rohingya. 

“It is nothing but their desperate attempt to blindfold the world with their usual tactics. Yes, they did issue warnings about the storm but they didn’t help Rohingyas in going to the safer places at all. Rather, the government seems unhappy because Mahasen cyclone went off the tract of Arakan coast and didn’t destroy Rohingya people” he added.