Monthly newspaper and online publication targeting 18 to 35 year olds. The ultimate guide to the hottest parties, going out and having fun. Music, fashion, film, travel, festivals, technology, comedy, and parties! London, Barcelona, Miami and Ibiza.
Issue link: https://read.uberflip.com/i/857119
Since this time, ethnic minorities in the east of the country, have had their communities destroyed by military forces in what has been referred to as a 'slow genocide'. It is thought by many that the conflict began way back in the 1820's when Britain invaded the wider Sub-Indian continent which forced several Muslims from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan to escape to Burma and, particularly, Arakan. Nowadays, Buddhists mostly stick to South Aarkan and Muslims Rohingya in the North. In 1948, civil war broke out between ethnic groups across Burma, when Muslims in North Arakan tried to push for an Islamic state. By 1959, things started to look up for Rohingya Muslims as Prime Minister U Ba Sue said that they were allowed to vote in the up and coming elections as they were part of the Burmese nation. Unfortunately, by 1962 General Ne Win overthrew the government, creating a military coup and tried to enforce his ideology known as the 'Burmese Way to Socialism'. These ideas led to Burma isolating itself from the rest of the world, which forced people to look to the black market to supply their most basic needs. As economic & political unrest broke out through the country, the rights of the Rohingya people (that had started to be built up) were destroyed, as people started to believe that they were not 'pure Burmese', despite having family going back generations. In 1978, the real ethnic cleansing started to take place as Ne Win began Operation Naga Min (Operation Dragon King). The Rohingya people were subjected to rape, violence and murder. In 1988 Ne Win finally resigned and Aung San Suu Kyi became the leader of the newly democratised country and proceeded to hand out citizenship cards. The Rohingya people were not given any cards. Under her leadership in 1991 Pyi Thaya Operation (Operation Clean and Beautiful Nation) was launched, and the rape, abuse, forced labour, destruction of property, seizing of land, harassment and murder of the Rohingya people occurred once again. More recently, in 2011, there is still more unrest against minorities in the country. The Rohingya Muslim population, are still having their rights taken away from them, and their people are needlessly being slaughtered. 12 ISSUE 101 / 2017 GUESTLIST Unbeknownst to many, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has been suppressing the rights of its citizens since the 1960's, a time in which it came under the military rule of the Tatmadaw army. THINK MYANMAR IS A TRAVELLERS PARADISE? THINK AGAIN! BAD HISTORY