Weekly Highlights of Arakan - Development Media Group

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Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Feb 2 to 8, 2026)

Admin 10 Feb 2026

- Inmates escape from Kyaukphyu Prison amid heightened security

- ULA seeks to strengthen public healthcare services in Arakan State

- Elderly IDP killed, two others injured in junta airstrike on Kyaukphyu village

- Religious freedom, interfaith harmony expand in areas controlled by AA in Arakan State

- Junta moves to convene Arakan State Parliament in Sittwe amid ongoing clashes

- ULA bans hunting and wildlife trade in Arakan State

- Two civilians wounded in junta airstrike on Thandwe

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Feb 2 to 8, 2026)

Admin 10 Feb 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.

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Jan 26 to Feb 1, 2026)

Admin 03 Feb 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.

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Jan 19-25, 2026)

Admin 27 Jan 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.

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Jan 12-18, 2026)

Admin 20 Jan 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.

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Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Feb 2 to 8, 2026)

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Feb 2 to 8, 2026)

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Jan 26 to Feb 1, 2026)

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Jan 19-25, 2026)

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Jan 12-18, 2026)

Opinion

Reflections on the Arakanese (Rakhine) Language Curriculum

Holding On to Arakan

The Arakan Shift and the Echoes of the People

We Must Remove What Is No Longer Needed

Grandmother’s Little Kerosene Lamp

Bangladesh’s New Foreign Policy Gamble and the Arakan Puzzle

Top News

Crimes rise in AA-held territories

Record drug crackdown in Arakan State nets 77 suspects, including Arakan Army members

Ponnagyun woman's murder described as one of Arakan's most brutal crimes

Rice prices surge across Arakan State

Three killed, 28 injured in two days of junta airstrikes on Thandwe

Financial hardships keep many children out of school in Arakan State

POLITICS

Junta-appointed UEC disbands Mro Ethnic Party

Political Gamesmanship Behind Designation of New Districts in Myanmar

Policy Affairs Steering Committee becomes decision maker in ANP

The AFP will continue along a nationalist path

Why is people’s interest in politics waning?

BUSINESS

Biz group: Arakan conflict hampers economy, development

Rice farmers in Arakan State face challenging market

Challenges of Myanmar-Bangladesh border trade

Hotels and tourism business will open in early 2020 in Manaung

Industry to manufacture finished goods from coconut starting in early 2020

Businesses slump at Maungdaw market