We need to scream louder - Myanmar Govt starts to check 5 villages in Arakan

for compliance with notorious 1982 Citizenship Law - all must prove they were in Burma before 1824 and first Anglo-British War. http://www.rfa.org/burmese/ In Burmese - see news summary in Burmese text on LHS - item with photo of soldiers coming out of truck.

Important - Burmese Border Minister Thein Htay says -will stick to 1982 law

"to resolve Arakan Conflict" http://www.rfa.org/burmese/ in Burmese - in text, news summaries on left. 1982 law says you must prove your ancestors were in Burma before the first Anglo-Burmese War of 1924. Since few records exist in Burma, this is going to lead to threats by authorities, graft and more corruption. Increasingly, it looks like this "fire in the eves" in the Arakan region, will spread to the main house, and derail the so-far phony "reforms". kmk