Military releases abbot arrested in Maungdaw last week

DMG 09 Nov 2022

The abbot of a village monastery in northern Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, was released on the morning of November 9, five days after he was detained by the military, according to a source close to the monk. 

Military detains seven youths in Ponnagyun

DMG 09 Nov 2022

Seven residents of Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township were arrested by junta troops on Monday night, with the detainees being interrogated at the military’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 550, according to family members.

Medical expenses weigh on Arakan State’s new war-wounded

DMG 08 Nov 2022

Civilian casualties have been on the rise amid the renewed fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State and Chin State’s Paletwa Township over recent months. But even as they grieve and take stock of their new realities, the injured and family members of the deceased are feeling the financial strain of unexpected hospital costs and lost breadwinners. 

Two men arrested in Sittwe

DMG 08 Nov 2022

Junta soldiers detained a resident and an internally displaced person (IDP) in Arakan State’s Sittwe Township on Sunday and Monday, respectively, according to family members.

Arakan State News Summary (November 1-7, 2022)

DMG 07 Nov 2022

Eleven civilians were killed and 31 others were injured in shooting incidents and landmine explosions in Arakan State and neighbouring Chin State’s Paletwa Township last month, according to a DMG tally.

Veteran Arakanese singer dead at 50

DMG 05 Nov 2022

The veteran Arakanese vocalist Khaing Pyi Kyaw died unexpectedly at Minbya Hospital on Friday night. He was 50 years old.

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