Man’s body found tied to a rock in Ramaung River

Breaking News

Man’s body found tied to a rock in Ramaung River

A man’s body tied to a rock was discovered at a river bank in Minbya Township on Sunday morning, according to local residents.

By Khaing Roe La 07 Apr 2019

Khaing Roe La/ DMG

April 7, Sittwe

A man’s body tied to a rock was discovered at a river bank in Minbya Township on Sunday morning, according to local residents.

It was found at about 9 a.m near the confluence of Kin creek and Ramaung River near U Soe Tint ward in Minbya town, the man’s legs were bound by rope and there were visible injuries on the body which was in a stage of decomposition, U Tha Sein Tun, administrator for U Soe Tint ward, told the DMG.

“The face was wedged under the rocky surface and the body was in a kneeling position. His legs were tied with rope and weighted down with rocks. His longyi is also pushed up due to rocks on the riverbank,” the ward administrator said.

Regional authorities are arranging to recover the body, but it’s unable to make a positive ID now, said police lance corporal Hlaing Thein Zaw from Minbya police station.

“When we arrived at the bank of the river, the body was drifting as the water level was rising. My seniors headed to the other side of the river to recover the body because the body drifted over to other side of the river. We cannot make any conclusive identification at the moment,” the police said.

Man’s body found tied to a rock in Ramaung River

Top News

Residents who lost homes during battle for Mrauk-U in need of aid

Dozens of IDP casualties reported in junta airstrike on Thandwe

Manaung seen as ‘last bastion’ for beleaguered regime amid military buildup

Frequent AA-ARSA hostilities reported in Maungdaw Twsp

Winter crop farmers in Arakan need help with seeds, other agricultural inputs

News Article

As AA Verges On Control of Arakan State, MSMEs Ask: Is Optimism Too Optimistic?

Cash Crisis Wreaks Havoc on War-Torn Arakan State

High Costs and Conflicts Force Arakan Farmers to Leave Lands Idle

Coming rains no cooling salve for shelter-deficient IDPs in Arakan State

On Arakan Front and Elsewhere, Junta Rains Death and Destruction From Above

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?

Opinion

As Regime Loses Grip on Arakan, Does ALP Have a Viable Future?

Megalomaniac Min Aung Hlaing, China's Agenda, and Myanmar's Future

Bangladesh’s Policy Toward the Muslim Crisis: Time to Rethink

In a War Without Precedent, Is Myanmar’s Military Headed for Defeat?