Local and International Media misinformed about Aung Mingalar by government’s puppets

RB News 

August 25, 2013

Sittwe, Arakan – The Rohingya IDPs in Aung Mingalar quarter, Sittwe Township in Arakan State have been moving to designated camps since Saturday. The IDPs were given little notice. Just a few hours before the move was made. These people didn't want to move from Aung Mingalar. They moved there to escape life in the camps. They have to move now because they can’t disobey the order given by the local government. The government has two puppets in the quarter, one is a Rohingya man and another is a Kaman man. The local and international media were misinformed by them as if the moving of the IDPs was voluntary. 

RB News posted the news in English and Burmese after the ordered imposed in Aung Mingalar quarter. Two puppets of the local government are Rohingya man Shwe Hla and Kaman man Shwe Zan Aung. Among them, Shwe Zan Aung spoke to Radio Free Asia Burmese service and Associated Press that the government is not forcing them to move. It is simply a lie according to locals. 

Every family who are moving to the designated camps got Kyat 9,000. The money was paid by a group from Rangoon who visited the quarter recently. Locals said that the group donated Kyat 5 million for the people living in Aung Mingalar quarter. So the authority is giving 9,000 Kyat to every family who are moving. 

Yesterday 130 families, 577 people moved to the camp nearby Thet Kay Phyin and today 89 families, 396 people moved to the camps nearby Thet Kay Pyin and Baw Du Pha. The remaining IDPs will be moved on the following days. 

Regarding the lies of Shwe Zan Aung “We have two puppets of government in our quarter. They are Shwe Hla and Shwe Zan Aung. They have many opportunities as they are talking from the government side. They can go anywhere while many restrictions on us. They can also call any police and use them as their guards at any time. The government offered them something and is using them as informers. Every community has such opportunists. So as they are getting something, they are taking the government side and are echoing the same tune as them. Indeed nobody wants to move from Aung Mingalar. They are living here since last year because they didn't want to stay in designated camps.” a Rohingya from Aung Mingalar told RB News.