About 3,000 Myanmar refugees sheltering in Thailand return home
10 Apr 2023
Refugee returnees from five villages near Shwe Kokku returned home voluntarily, said a resident of Chaungzon Village.
10 Apr 2023
Refugee returnees from five villages near Shwe Kokku returned home voluntarily, said a resident of Chaungzon Village.
10 Apr 2023
Myanmar’s Labor Attaché Office is taking steps to help nearly 1,600 recently laid-off Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand get their jobs back.
10 Apr 2023
Arakan Army (AA) chief Major-General Twan Mrat Naing has thanked Arakanese people for their help in various ways to the armed organisation over the past 14 years as the AA celebrated the 14th anniversary of its founding on Monday.
10 Apr 2023
The parallel National Unity Government (NUG) and ethnic armed organisations across Myanmar were among those sending messages of felicitation to mark the 14th anniversary of the founding of the Arakan Army (AA) on Monday.
10 Apr 2023
At least 11 people were killed and seven others were injured after the junta launched an airstrike on Waibula town, part of Chin State’s Falam Township, on Monday, according to a source on the ground.
09 Apr 2023
There is already a shortage of fuel at filling stations in some Arakan State townships, and people may find it difficult to use fuel during this year’s Thingyan holiday.
09 Apr 2023
Nearly 150 baby sea turtles hatched in Kyeintali Township, Gwa Township, Arakan State, were released on the local beach, according to a turtle conservation zone official.
08 Apr 2023
Shelters in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State are damaged and need help to repair them before the rainy season fully sets in.
08 Apr 2023
Water scarcity is forcing some hoteliers in the ancient town of Mrauk-U to suspend operations as they cannot adequately serve customers.
08 Apr 2023
As the solar power installation project has been delayed, the DRD has returned the money to the residents.
07 Apr 2023
The Burmese Women’s Union released a statement on April 6 indicating that 58 women were arrested and 29 were killed in the month of March due to the actions of the military junta since the coup in Myanmar.
07 Apr 2023
In their joint statement, the resistance groups said that the regime has been reinforcing and resupplying its troops using private vehicles along Myawaddy-Kawkareik road.
07 Apr 2023
Family members and human rights activists say the repeated postponements of hearings for those arrested on suspicion of being linked to the Arakan Army (AA) without any verdicts are causing distress to the accused.
07 Apr 2023
Myanmar’s military regime is taking steps to restart the Nayputaung marble stone production project in Taungup Township, Arakan State, according to local residents.
07 Apr 2023
A gold shop in Arakan State’s Mrauk-U Township was robbed on Friday morning, with around 20 ticals of gold stolen from the shop.
06 Apr 2023
Daingnet also known as Thakkama people will organise their traditional floating flower festival at Shindaw Village in Ponnagyun Township from April 12-13.
06 Apr 2023
Intra-Arakan State ferry boat lines and long-distance bus lines running between Arakan State and other parts of the country will suspend operations for a week during the Thingyan holidays, according to transportation service providers.
06 Apr 2023
The trial for a displaced man and a local resident in Kyauktaw, Arakan State, began on April 5, about five months after the duo were arrested by the military, according to a lawyer involved.
05 Apr 2023
The Mrauk-U Cultural Heritage Conservation Association is excavating the original drainage channels at the Nandawyargon (palace mound) in Mrauk-U, the last royal capital of Arakanese kings.
05 Apr 2023
The KNDF was formed in May 2021 following the military takeover in February of that year. Currently, KNDF and junta troops are engaged in heavy fighting on the border of Shan and Kayah (Karenni) states.