A long tailback was created on road stretching from Nayabazar intersection to Babubazar Bridge in the capital on Saturday following the heavy pressure of vehicles.

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Concern as Buddhist mobs target foreign aid groups in Myanmar

CNN :The United States has expressed “deep concern” about mob violence reportedly targeting international NGOs operating in Myanmar’s restive west.In a statement released Thursday, the US Department of State highlighted what it viewed as “the continued lack of adequate security forces and rule of law on the ground in Sittwe,” the capital of Rakhine state.Rakhine, located along Myanmar’s west coast, has been at the center of an ongoing sectarian conflict between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, which has seen hundreds of...

29 Mar 2014, 12:00 am