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Rohingya Broadcast
Rohingya “Lifeline” radio - Wednesday, June 23, 2021
MC & News: Sami Ahmed & Mohammed Hussain
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ROH Lifeline 06232021 1130 UTC
Intro
Today: Wednesday, June 23, 2021
7:30 a.m. (Washington, D.C., USA)
News Headlines
Duration: 6 minutes
· Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with UN Special Envoy on Myanmar Burgener
· 8 PDF-Defense Fighters killed and 8 arrested in Clashes with Security in Myanmar, Mandalay
· EU and UK imposes more sanctions on Military and Military linked companies
· Blinken is now in Europe to discuss the Libya issue
· North Korea's stance on negotiations with the United States is unclear
Shortwave: 31-meter band, 9350 kHz; 25-meter band, 11700 kHz and 12030 kHz Medium wave (AM): 1575 kHz
Report: VOA News
Related item code: 9-P
Duration: 3:30 minutes
Interviewer: Hamid Hussain (VOA Rohingya Lifeline reporter)
Guest: Mufizul Islam
A Rohingya, Freelance Journalist
Based in Myanmar
Topic: The Current situation in Myanmar.
Translation Summary: Mufizul Islam told VOA Rohingya Lifeline that in PDF (People Defense Forces) youths are becoming perfect in the fight against the military after receiving training across the country. Fighting continues across the country and the military is losing ground after the PDF attack. Some military men who love civilians are joining the PDF and they are helping with the information of military plans, which is why the PDF forces successfully attack the military in a different strategy. Massive fighting is going on in Mandalay Division between the PDF forces and the military Junta and many fighters have been killed in the casualties on both sides. On June 21, eight army men were killed during a fierce battle between the military and the KNLA in the town of Fa-Eng of Tha-Tun district, where the KNU (Karen National Union) has an armed wing, called the KNLA (Karen National Liberation Army). On June 20, a bomb exploded targeting a military vehicle near the Puthing Hotel in the town of Puthing, and the military arrested eight suspected civilians immediately after the incident happened, who may have connection with PDF. On June 20, the military burned down a 100-year-old historic mosque in the town of Alung, west of Yangon. This historic mosque was built for the Muslim community around Yangon, especially for prayers during Muslim festival days of Eid.
He said, the current situation in the country is that there is open fighting between the PDF and the military across the country and there are casualties on both sides, but the military has suffered more casualties than the PDF. The PDF forces are getting stronger, and they are standing firm against the military with their capabilities, which is why the citizens are supporting them. Thus, depending on the situation in the country, the PDF forces are likely to win.
Report (1): VOA News
Reporter: Mohammed Idris Abdullah (Cox’s Bazar)
Related item code: 9-P
Duration: 07:31 minutes
Topic: Mohammed Shoaib Shared His Experiences Regarding the Myanmar Oppressions and Operations Which Have Continued On Ethnic Minority Rohingya in Arakan, Myanmar and Urges International Community to Take Actions Against It
Translation summary: Mohammed Shoaib, a Rohingya teacher from Paungdaw Parang village tract of Buthidaung, Burma and lives at Kutupalong-Lambashia camp right now says Myanmar has started oppressions, and continues operations against us, the Rohingyas in Arakan, Burma since the days of Myanmar’s Military General Nay Win . Mainly, there were two nations who used to live together: 1. the Rakhine(Monk) and 2. the Rohingya. But the Myanmar military and its government with the assistance of the Rakhine ( Monks) began operations against the Rohingyas. Shoaib described in details the oppression that Rohingyas have been facing for a long time and the Rakhine politicians have been working against Rohingya as a pa