The UN has decided to temporarily relocate non-essential staff inBurma's Rakhine state, where tension remains high amid unrest thathas killed seven. It said "serious disturbances" and the imposition of astate of emergency prompted the move, which is being implemented ona voluntary basis. Violence flared after the murder of a Buddhist woman last month,followed by an attack on a bus carrying Muslims. Bangladesh says it has stopped dozens of people trying to fleeBurma by sea. 'Security and stability' The UN released a statement saying it had decided "totemporarily relocate, on a voluntary basis, non-essentialinternational and national" UN staff, affiliated organisationsand their families. It said it had requested "full government support for thesafety and security of all UN and INGO staff and their families inMaungdaw, Buthidaung and Sittwe", while they are relocated tothe main city, Rangoon. State media said the state of emergency, imposed late Sunday night,was in response to increasing unrest and attacks and "intendedto restore security and stability to the people immediately". According to a Reuters report, the violence over the weekend beganon Friday in the town of Maungdaw, spreading to state capitalSittwe and neighbouring villages. Rival Buddhist and Muslim groups were seen setting houses on fire,reports said. In a televised speech, President Thein Sein said the violence couldput the country's moves towards democracy in danger. Neighbouring Bangladesh has increased its security presence on theborder amid fears of an exodus. The Border Guard Bangladesh force on Monday said it had turned awaya number of boats carrying refugees. Reports of the number ofpeople ranged from between 50 and 300. Stateless The clashes in Burma began on 4 June when a mob attacked a bus inTaungup, Rakhine province, apparently mistakenly believing some ofthe passengers were responsible for the earlier rape and murder ofa Buddhist woman. Rakhine state is named after the ethnic Rakhine Buddhist majority,but also has a sizeable Muslim population, including the Rohingyaminority. The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic group and are stateless, as Burmaconsiders them to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Some 300,000 Rohingya people are thought to live in Bangladesh,with many of them housed in two official refugee camps in Cox'sBazar. A nominally civilian government was elected in Burma in 2010 and,in April this year, opposition politicians led by Aung San Suu Kyientered Burma's parliament following historic by-elections. However, the government is still dominated by the military andconcerns over political repression and human rights abusescontinue. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Continuous Casting Machine , Copper Annealing Furnace, and more. For more , please visit Cement Brick Machine today!
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