Weekly Highlights from Arakan (May 4 to 10, 2026)
11 May 2026
In an era when daily news from Arakan is often fragmented and fast-changing, DMG's Weekly Highlights of Arakan brings clarity, depth, and context to the stories that matter most.
11 May 2026
In an era when daily news from Arakan is often fragmented and fast-changing, DMG's Weekly Highlights of Arakan brings clarity, depth, and context to the stories that matter most.
05 May 2026
- Regime conducts air operations over Arakan State from four airbases
- Essential commodity prices surge amid blockades, trade disruptions in Arakan State
- Hundreds of IDP shelters damaged as heavy rain, strong winds hit Arakan State
- Over 30 Sittwe residents detained in three days during guest list checks
- Air ticket prices to Manaung soar to more than double official rate
- Regime-appointed Arakan CM claims development plans underway amid widespread hardship
04 May 2026
In an era when daily news from Arakan is often fragmented and fast-changing, DMG's Weekly Highlights of Arakan brings clarity, depth, and context to the stories that matter most.
28 Apr 2026
- Four-year-old girl raped in Mrauk-U
- Regime bombs Thandwe for two consecutive days
- Regime declares martial law in Arakan Army-held townships
- Regime to operate Yangon-Kyaukphyu-Manaung flights
- IDPs in Arakan State worry for future as shelter crisis persists
- ULA Health Department urges vigilance over measles outbreak near Bangladesh border
27 Apr 2026
In an era when daily news from Arakan is often fragmented and fast-changing, DMG's Weekly Highlights of Arakan brings clarity, depth, and context to the stories that matter most.
21 Apr 2026
Junta airstrike on Mrauk-U village injures at least 14 civilians
Arakan Army grants amnesty to 67 detainees in Maungdaw including POWs and ARSA-linked individuals
Junta warships increase presence off Ramree coast
ULA Health Department urges vigilance over measles outbreak near Bangladesh border
Kyaukphyu IDPs sheltering in Ramree face severe livelihood hardships
ULA higher education initiative seen as major opportunity for Arakanese youth
21 Apr 2026
In an era when daily news from Arakan is often fragmented and fast-changing, DMG's Weekly Highlights of Arakan brings clarity, depth, and context to the stories that matter most.
06 Apr 2026
In an era when daily news from Arakan is often fragmented and fast-changing, DMG's Weekly Highlights of Arakan brings clarity, depth, and context to the stories that matter most.
31 Mar 2026
- Fighting escalates near Sittwe as Arakan Army attacks regime positions
- Drug offences in Arakan State punishable by 10 years to death penalty: AA authorities
- Two civilians injured in junta drone strike on Sanae town
- Arakan Army releases 152 junta POWs, family members in Minbya
- Nearly 10,000 IDPs in Kyaukphyu urgently need shelter as monsoon season approaches
- Education campaign launched to support IDP children in Arakan State
31 Mar 2026
In an era when daily news from Arakan is often fragmented and fast-changing, DMG's Weekly Highlights of Arakan brings clarity, depth, and context to the stories that matter most.
24 Mar 2026
- ULA launches Arakan National University to expand higher education access
- Toddler raped and murdered in Maungdaw; four suspects detained
- Arakan Army releases POWs and family members from Kyauktaw detention site
- Kyaukphyu IDPs face acute drinking water shortages amid dry season
- USDP lawmaker elected Arakan State Hluttaw speaker
- IDP man loses leg in landmine blast in Thandwe Twsp
23 Mar 2026
In an era when daily news from Arakan is often fragmented and fast-changing, DMG's Weekly Highlights of Arakan brings clarity, depth, and context to the stories that matter most.
16 Mar 2026
In an era when daily news from Arakan is often fragmented and fast-changing, DMG's Weekly Highlights of Arakan brings clarity, depth, and context to the stories that matter most.
09 Mar 2026
In an era when daily news from Arakan is often fragmented and fast-changing, DMG's Weekly Highlights of Arakan brings clarity, depth, and context to the stories that matter most.
03 Mar 2026
- Death toll rises to 18 after junta airstrike on Ponnagyun village market
- Arakan Army signals willingness to forge strategic partnership with Bangladesh’s new government
- Clashes continue in Sittwe as junta reinforces naval, armored deployment
- Over 200 IDPs in Ponnagyun struggle without shelter, food aid
- Kyaukphyu IDPs forced to flee again amid junta airstrikes and artillery attacks
- Junta attacks kill 42 civilians, injure 50 in Arakan State in February
02 Mar 2026
In an era when daily news from Arakan is often fragmented and fast-changing, DMG's Weekly Highlights of Arakan brings clarity, depth, and context to the stories that matter most.
24 Feb 2026
- Arakan Army’s handover of 73 Bangladeshi fishermen signals potential boost in border cooperation
- ULA calls for Chin–Arakanese unity on 78th Chin National Day
- Equipment from Chinese-owned VPower plant in Kyaukphyu to be fully relocated amid growing conflict
- Two civilians killed, two injured in junta airstrike on Ramree village
- India-Arakan trade routes fully reopen after two-month closure
- Myanmar military officers accused of profiting from dismantled homes in Sittwe villages
24 Feb 2026
This series is designed for readers and viewers seeking a concise yet comprehensive understanding of how ongoing conflict, governance shifts, and community issues continue to shape lives across Arakan.
17 Feb 2026
- Seven civilians, including infant, killed in junta airstrikes on Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U
- ULA purchases paddy from farmers amid market shortage in Arakan State
- Junta torches at least 11 villages in Kyaukphyu Twsp over past year: Residents
- Arakanese merchants seek access to Indian market via Mizoram trade route
- Charcoal sales surge in northern Arakan after AA firewood ban
- After Arakan fighting, Taungup residents struggle to rebuild homes
17 Feb 2026
This series is designed for readers and viewers seeking a concise yet comprehensive understanding of how ongoing conflict, governance shifts, and community issues continue to shape lives across Arakan.