Min Aung Hlaing repeats call for peace talks
30 Dec 2024
Amid intense fighting between Myanmar's military regime and resistance forces across the country, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has claimed that the doors for peace talks are always open.
30 Dec 2024
Amid intense fighting between Myanmar's military regime and resistance forces across the country, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has claimed that the doors for peace talks are always open.
30 Dec 2024
The Arakkha Army’s (AA) Humanitarian and Development Coordination Office (HDCO) said that it is working together with civil society organisations to provide mental health and psychological support for civilians displaced by the fighting in Arakan State.
30 Dec 2024
The alliance said it has its eyes fixed on developing administrative, judicial, and legislative bodies that guarantee equality, justice, and self-determination for ethnic Chin people in the future.
30 Dec 2024
Some Muslims with identity cards are flying to mainland Myanmar, while those without ID cards are fleeing to AA-controlled territory, also known as "liberated" areas, by any means necessary.
30 Dec 2024
At least 20 Arakanese youths were among dozens of civilians arrested by Myanmar's military regime under the pretext of checking overnight guest lists in Yangon's Mayangone Township.
30 Dec 2024
Junta administration officials are extorting money from internally displaced people (IDPs) from Arakan State taking refuge in Ngathainggyaung Township, Ayeyarwady Region, according to displaced civilians.
29 Dec 2024
The United League of Arakan/Arakkha Army (ULA/AA) issued a statement on December 29 saying it welcomes and will cooperate with foreign investment projects in Arakan State.
29 Dec 2024
The Arakkha Army (AA) said in a statement on December 29 that it is always ready to resolve conflict through political rather than military means, on the same day that the ethnic armed group claimed to have won control of its 14th township in Arakan State, out of 17 total in the state.
29 Dec 2024
The Arakkha Army (AA) seized control of all military camps in Gwa, the southernmost town of Arakan State, on December 29, said U Khaing Thukha, spokesperson for the ethnic armed group.
28 Dec 2024
As of August 18, the AA partially controlled nine Chinese projects in Arakan State. Following the complete capture of Thandwe and Ann townships, the group took full control of wind power projects in those areas. The AA also partially controls other projects and trade routes.
28 Dec 2024
The report also stated that at least 506 junta soldiers were injured and at least 1,189 were killed in clashes last month. On the resistance side, at least 69 were injured and 45 were killed.
28 Dec 2024
With military tensions running high in Sittwe Township of late, many residents are trying to get out, leading to an increased demand for flight tickets to Yangon.
28 Dec 2024
Akha people have enjoyed socio-economic development as they followed the path paved by the government, said Min Aung Hlaing as he again attempted to convince EAOs to join peace talks.
28 Dec 2024
The Arakkha Army (AA) clashed with the Myanmar military after the ethnic armed group fired mortar shells into a junta security checkpoint near Kyarmathauk Village in Arakan State's Sittwe Township on Friday morning.
28 Dec 2024
Of the more than 11,000 displaced people in Kyaukphyu Township, about 6,000 are living in rural areas where transportation is difficult, giving rise to multiple crises.
28 Dec 2024
Daw Mya Thein Wai, 50, was killed by shrapnel while she was at her home when an artillery shell fired by a junta battalion in Sittwe fell and exploded in the village on Friday night.
27 Dec 2024
The ethnic armed group banned the import of all foreign and domestic alcoholic drinks into Arakan State on September 19, giving shops three more months to sell off their stocks.
27 Dec 2024
The regime is also building new bases near Nat Yay Kan and Kan Myint Kan bases along the Ann-Padan road.
27 Dec 2024
The Myanmar Navy vessels were deployed in the last week of December, and currently, at least ten warships surround Sittwe.
27 Dec 2024
In a video released by the AA on Thursday, Brigadier-General Kyaw Kyaw Than, the chief of staff of the military’s Western Command, who is in AA custody, urged officers and soldiers in Sittwe, Kyaukphyu and Manaung towns to surrender to the ethnic armed group, citing difficulties with sending reinforcements to Arakan State due to its geographical position.