Junta charges four Maungdaw men under Unlawful Associations Act

DMG 19 Oct 2022

Two detainees and two others who have thus far evaded arrest in Arakan State’s Maungdaw were charged under Section 17(1) of the Unlawful Associations Act at the Maungdaw Myoma police station on October 16, according to the accused. 

At least eight killed in Insein Prison blasts

DMG 19 Oct 2022

At least eight people were killed and 13 others injured in two explosions at notorious Insein Prison in Yangon on Wednesday morning, according to prison sources. Those killed included three prison staff and relatives of political prisoners.

Two men wounded by artillery shell shrapnel in Kyauktaw Twsp

DMG 19 Oct 2022

Two residents were injured and some homes were damaged by artillery shell shrapnel in Peinhnechaung and Wethmine villages, on the east bank of the Kaladan River in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township, on Wednesday afternoon. 

Man killed by junta shelling in Buthidaung Twsp

DMG 18 Oct 2022

A local man from Daingnetpyin (Muslim) Village in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township was fatally wounded when an artillery shell fell and exploded in the village at about noon on October 18, with the victim reportedly dying at Buthidaung Hospital while receiving medical treatment that evening.

New power plant opens in Kyaukphyu

DMG 16 Oct 2022

A Chinese-backed gas-fired power plant in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, began operations on October 11, and is currently undergoing a trial run.

Military arrests pair of social activists in Maungdaw

DMG 15 Oct 2022

 

Two members of the Garuna Network, a local charity in Arakan State’s Maungdaw, were arrested by the Myanmar military late Friday night, with one of them reportedly released the next day. 

Arakan State News Summary (October 8-15, 2022)

DMG 15 Oct 2022

The Myanmar military arrested three men including a ferryboat owner and charged the trio under Section 19(b) of the National Drug Law for transporting medicines for Nga/Pa Thone cottage hospital in Myebon Township, the accused told DMG.

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