The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has estimated 13,000 mostly Rohingya people have fled Burma's Rakhine State since an outbreak of violence in 2012, and close to 500 have died at sea when their boats broke down or capsized.
However Myanmar's Deputy Minister for Immigration and Population, Kyaw Kyaw Tun yesterday stated that the Rohingyan people are not included in Myanmar's more than 100 national races.
"There has never been a Rohingya race in Rakhine State. According to the censuses collected in the colonial period, in 1973 and in 1983, the country's ethnic groups...
As part of the 2013 Exetreme imagination, children's literature festival in Exeter, Killerton is seeking dragon hunters and myth detectives.
Enjoy listening to mythical stories in Killerton's library and discover the myth of Dolbury the resident dragon. Have a go at creating your own story and take the myth busting play trail in the woods. For little legs follow the fairy tale trail to the rustic bridge and become friends Tom the bear.
Booking not required, normal admission charges apply.
Daily storytelling sessions in the library 12-12.30pm, 1.30-...
