ROHINGYA : myths & facts

[tarpitz]

ROHINGYA : myths & facts.

1. Rohingyas are not Burmese. They called themselves as Rohingya. There are no such people in Burmese history and census.

2. Rohingyas are in fact Bengali who speaks Bengali dialect, dress Bengali clothes and eat Bengali food and have Bengali cultures.

3. Rohingyas are illegal immigrants who illegally entered to Myanmar from Bangladesh.

4. The Burmese government gave citizenship to many Rohingyas, but more and more illegal immigrant Rohingyas comes from Bangladesh every year.

5. When they became citizenship, they are equal under the law. No one may be discriminated against on the basis of their race, religion, ethnic group, or gender.

6. Rohingya raped underage girls (under 13 years old), tortured them and killed these little girls.

7. Rohingya bullied Rakhine people, did several arson attacks, killed hundreds of Rakhine people and burnt thousands of houses.

8. Rohingya has been trained by fundamentalist Taliban and Al Qaeda (cited from wikileaks and other credible news).

9. Rohingya owns thousands of guns to shoot Rakhine people. (Please go to Rakhine state and research it. Dozens of Rakhine people are killed by Rohingya bullets)

Myth 1. They cannot marry and have children. Government restricts them.

Fact : Rohingya population extremely increases every year in Myanmar. The rate is higher than Myanmar population rate. How come their population increases every year?

Myth 2. They have discrimination on religion. They don't have freedom of religion.

Fact : There are many mosques built by Rohingya in Rakhine state. If they have restriction on religion, how come hundreds mosques in Rakhine state?

Myth 3. They are so poor that they don't have anything to eat.

FACT : The truth is they just want to get free money from UNHCR or organizations. They built a lot of nice houses and mosques. They bought a lot of guns and rockets. How can they build houses and mosques? How can they buy guns?

Myth 4. Rohingya are not Bengali.

FACT: Rohingya are in fact Bengali. Please check DNA. Please listen their dialect. Please research their language. According to the research, they are not Arab or Burmese ethic. How come they speak Bengali if they are not? Why cannot they speak Burmese if they are Burmese. How can they wear like Bengali and have Bengali cultures.

Myth 5. They are tortured by Rakhine people.

Fact: There are many Rohingya in Rakhine state. Their population is more than Rakhine people population. Rohingya population increases every year and Rakhine population decreases every year. If they are tortured by Rakhine, they will run away from Rakhine state and they won’t be sticking around like a super glue.

Myth 6: Rohingyas are so peaceful.

Fact : Rohingya raped, tortured and killed Rakhine little girls. Rohingya bullied and killed hundred of Rakhine people. They burnt thousands of houses and dozens of Buddhist temples. How come the whole Rakhine towns and villages go to Ashes? Why are many Rakhine people killed by Rohingya?

Myth 7. Government should recognize Rohingya as citizenship.

Fact: Bengali government denied its own people. Burmese government accept them and gave them citizenship and equal rights. However, more and more Bengali Rohingya illegally enter to Myanmar every year. They are rude and aggressive. They don’t respect native Rakhine and bullied Rakhine people. Then, they pretend to be like poor and nice guys. Why did Burmese government have to accept these kind of rude hypocrite terrorists? Burmese government already gave out a lot of citizenship to these so-called Rohingya and they are equal under the law. Nevertheless, government cannot accept any more illegal immigrants since they don't do any good for Myanmar.

Myth 8 : Burmese hate Rohingya so much because they are Muslim.

Fact : There are plenty of Muslim people in Burma. Burmese people treat with respect to those people who are not rude, aggressive and murderers. Burmese people treat with respect to those Rohingya who entered Burma legally, and who are not murderers.

Short and Sweet:

Rohingya are Bengali who illegally entered Myanmar and killed thousands of native Rakhine people. Government gave citizenship and equal rights to thousands of Rohingya. They built hundreds of mosques and thousands of houses in Rakhine State. Their population extremely increases every year due to illegal immigrant Rohingyas. They bullied, raped, tortured and killed native Rakhine people every year. In this case, they are systematically attacking Rakhine state and Rakhine people. They killed many Rakhine, and burnt thousands of Rakhine’s houses. They made over 30,000 Rakhine people homeless. They were trained by Taliban and Al Qaeda.

Their Purpose:

Even though government gave citizenship and equal rights to many immigrant Rohingyas, their desires cannot be fulfilled. They want to make Rakhine state to become their state. They want to claim that they are native people. They allied with Taliban as well as Al Qaeda, and they want to kick Rakhine people out of Rakhine state. They want to govern Rakhine state as their own state.

 

[Banglar Bir]

October 30, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 01:02 PM, October 30, 2017
Fight against fake news: All stakeholders have part to play, say experts

WhatsApp message and Facebook post cautioning people to beware of child lifters went viral in the tribal belts of the Central Indian state of Jharkhand resulting in villagers meting out instant mob justice and killing seven innocent people whom they suspected to be child abductors in a single day. Photo: The Statesman/ Asia News Network
Shefali Rekhi, Singapore
Fake news has made Asians amused, bewildered and in some cases deeply anguished about the turn of events.
A growing number of such instances, coupled with the lack of adequate regulation, damaging consequences for legacy media and repercussions on efforts to build informed societies, is stoking debate anew on tackling the issue.

Two weeks ago, Bangkokians trying to navigate an overwhelming downpour were distraught by social media reports of a sudden discharge of water from dams north of the capital city, threatening to worsen the situation.

The news, it turned out, was false -- it was dated to 2011, when indeed flooding had devastated the city.

Indonesians found themselves in a similar trap of worry last month, when social media reports alluded to a return of communist forces.

These played a part in encouraging mobs to disrupt a meeting of some alleged communist supporters in central Jakarta. Police fired tear gas. Five were arrested. The issue of Communism remains sensitive in the country and the timing of the reports and the incident spooked many. Sept 30th is remembered as the day in 1965 communist forces killed six army generals and a young lieutenant in a coup attempt and led to retaliatory killings.

The episode came about even as supporters of popular former Indonesian governor Basuki Tjahama Purnama, known as “Ahok”, have not been able to get over his loss in gubernatorial elections last year, in which they believe fake news tied to his Chinese ethnicity had a role to play. Among the rumours was one that many more Chinese workers would be allowed in and they would take away local jobs.

Fuelled by a hoax, a mob stormed an office in Jakarta of Indonesia last month to disrupt an event involving alleged communist backers. Photo: The Jakarta Post/ Asia News Network

Observers say a vile desire for mischief and self-promotion among those holding on to devices promising reach and a stir if not a complete shake-up with a mere click, in less policed Asian societies is encouraging the spread of fake news, and could make situations toxic.

The nascent, innovative efforts to counter the phenomenon are far from adequate to remedy the situation. A collective effort, involving all stakeholders, could be the way to contain its potentially damaging consequences. The problem, they add, involves the young and the old, is mired in technology, is tied to several aspects of life -- among them education, health, financial and well-being -- and can have a bearing on community harmony as well as a country’s overall economic bounty.

Fake news is not new, says Dr Edson C Tandon, Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.

“Societies have long confronted rumours. But fake news has found an ideal platform in social media, which allows the quick spread of erroneous information outside the control of institutions, such as news agencies, traditionally tasked to protect public discourse from misinformation.

“Fake news also thrives in social networks as users depend on other users not only for their information supply, but also for verification. An increasing mistrust in traditional media is being replaced by dependance on popularity ratings online, so that a post that gets viral is accorded more attention, and most likely, more credibility, when viralness does not equate to veracity, only popularity,” he said.

Many Asian countries are trying various measures to fight fake news. These include public policies setting guidelines for dissemination of content via online platforms and empowering service administrators to regulate services, as well as imposing penalties to deter purveyors of fake news.

However, the enormity of the challenge continues to befuddle many. A report this month said Baidu examines three billion claims of fake news every year.

Experts say, the technology-led fact-checking solutions by individuals do not entirely meet needs to counter fake news and they urge social media platform providers to develop more effective solutions, since they are well-versed with their technologies.

In India, for instance, the Indian government has said it is helpless in tackling fake news as it cannot access “objectionable” content because of WhatApp’s encryption, reports The Statesman newspaper.

WhatsApp has said that the problem is complex but it is looking into ways to tweak its product to minimise the spread of fake news. More than 200 million people use the platform in the country.

One of the disastrous consequences of the spread of fake news via social media was in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand in summer (May), when mobs viciously attacked groups of strangers they thought were responsible for child-trafficking, as per “news” circulating on Whatsapp. Only later did they realise that they were wrong. Seven people died.

Dr Elmie Nekmat, Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore, believes that together with other efforts, the focus on making individuals more conscious and equipping them to spot fake news could be the way forward.

“A main challenge is to recognise that safeguarding against fake news boils down to individuals and that netizens need to be socially responsible to one another.

“We need to realise that it is crucial to carry out due diligence to verify the credibility of information we receive online before sharing them with others. Unfortunately, we might not be equipped with adequate skills to tell fake information from authentic ones given current technological advances in information manipulation,” he told The Sunday Times.

He added: “We might also be influenced by personal biases or be acting automatically based on habits when discerning the credibility of information sources and when disseminating news on social media. Apart from media literacy skills, we must therefore think of ways to help inculcate a sense of self-awareness and social responsibility among netizens.”
(The author can be reached at shefali@sph.com.sg)
Copyright: The Straits Times/ Asia News Network
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[Flynn Swagmire]

LOL, Burmese facts.

People who believes burmese facts will believe North Korean facts too...