Turkish NGOs Donate Rice to Rohingyas in Kyikanpyin
By Rohingya Eye | January 14, 2017
Maungdaw: The Turkish Humanitarian NGOs donated rice to the
displaced and violence-hit Rohingyas at the village of Kyikanpyin in Northern
Maungdaw (locally known as Hawar Bil) on Wednesday (Jan 11), it has been
reported.
The Turkish NGOs, TiKA and AFAD, handed over 304 sacks of
rice containing 50 Kg
in each sack to the village administrator, U Zaw Phyu Tun (known as an
extremist Rakhine Buddhist), for distribution to the Rohingya villagers.
“After the humanitarian team had left, the village
administrator divided the rice sacs and estimated 60 sacks of rice were given
to the villagers of Wapeik (Wabek) hamlet of Kyikanpyin, 62 sacs to the
villagers of the middle hamlet, 60 sacs to the villagers of the South hamlet
and other 44 sacs were kept aside for the ‘Illegal Rakhine/Bama Settlers known
as Natala Modal Villagers. And approximately, the village administrator took
the renaming 17 sacs for himself reasoning that these were required as the
transportation costs,” said an eyewitness, speaking to RVISION Correspondent on
the condition of anonymity.
The Myanmar Authorities have sealed off the humanitarian
access to Northern Maungdaw since the military launched indiscriminate
offensives on the civilians in the region on October 9, 2016, on pretext of
‘Region Clearance Operation.’ However, the seemingly recent ease on the
humanitarian blockage is viewed among the locals in Maungdaw as an attempt by
the Myanmar government to reduce international pressures on them and create
pressures on the upcoming Malaysian humanitarian flotillas to Arakan.