YANGON (Bloomberg): Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in refugee camps in Bangladesh should be reintegrated into Myanmar society and afforded "full rights” including citizenship, according to a key ally of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The military’s treatment of the Rohingya prompted the U.S. to sanction top military leaders, damaged Suu Kyi’s international reputation and soured the investment climate. They are denied basic rights including citizenship, while the authorities -- including previous elected ones -- have refused to even recognize them as Rohingya and called them "Bengali, ” which they consider derogatory. The U.S. and U.K. imposed a fresh round of sanctions targeting Myanmar’s military on Thursday by blacklisting the largest business entities it controls. "Everybody will have equal rights -- as I say in principle -- no one should be left behind based on culture based on color, based on the race or based on religion, ” he said.

Source: The Star March 29, 2021 00:33 UTC