THE partial liberalisation of Myanmar towards an open market economy has caused a sad paradox by the unleashing of anti-Muslim chauvinism within its Buddhist majority. Recently, many of the Rohingya people have been denied both full Myanmar citizenship and, most recently, the right to vote. The Naypyidaw government will only allow Rohingyas who can prove that their families have lived in Myanmar for 60 years or more to become naturalised citizens, while those who cannot will face deportation.
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