Reports of counterfeit banknotes on the rise in Arakan State
04 Apr 2022
A growing number of counterfeit banknotes have been found in circulation in Arakan State, according to cash handlers who have personally dealt with fake bills.
04 Apr 2022
A growing number of counterfeit banknotes have been found in circulation in Arakan State, according to cash handlers who have personally dealt with fake bills.
04 Apr 2022
All-inclusive dialogue is needed to address the current situation in Myanmar, the Peace Process Steering Team (PPST) told a press conference on April 4, following the latest meeting of PPST leaders.
04 Apr 2022
Arakan State residents have complained about Chinese space debris that has frequently landed in waters off the coast of Arakan State, expressing concerns about possible impacts on the local marine ecosystem.
02 Apr 2022
Fish are being dumped as there is not enough ice from ice suppliers due to frequent power outages in Arakan State’s Ramree Township.
02 Apr 2022
The Arakan Farmers’ Union has called on Myanmar’s military regime to protect the rights of farmers and fulfil their needs during the country’s ongoing economic and political crises.
02 Apr 2022
Communities of ethnic Mro people living in remote, mountainous parts of western Myanmar are reportedly planning to migrate for a chance at a better life.
02 Apr 2022
Myanmar’s military regime on Friday revoked the citizenship of 17 more people including well-known opposition figures and ministers of the shadow National Unity Government (NUG), bringing the known tally of such individuals to 28.
02 Apr 2022
The illegal online trade in wildlife has boomed in Myanmar since the military coup in February 2021, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a recent report.
01 Apr 2022
An Arakanese man was shot dead in Yangon’s Tamwe Township on Friday morning, according to his family, with the perpetrator reportedly still at large.
01 Apr 2022
Family members are demanding answers in the case of a man who turned up dead more than a week after he went missing in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State.
01 Apr 2022
A bomb exploded at a high school in Yebyu, Tanintharyi Region, at about 8 a.m. on Friday, according to a local resident.
01 Apr 2022
Ten Muslims were detained at a military checkpoint on Thursday evening in Arakan State’s Ann Township.
01 Apr 2022
Myanmar’s military regime has raised the official retirement age to 62, a move that many believe is an attempt to retain its dwindling workforce in the post-coup era.
31 Mar 2022
Two civilians and several security personnel were killed in a clash at a security checkpoint near Moppalin intersection on the Yangon-Mawlamyine highway in Kyaikto Township, Mon State, at about 5:30 a.m. on March 31, according to locals.
31 Mar 2022
Three women in Thandwe Township, Arakan State, on trial for financing anti-regime militants, were sentenced to 10 years in prison under Myanmar’s Counter-Terrorism Law on Thursday.
31 Mar 2022
Five men from Kyaukseik village and its vicinity in Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township, who have been accused of illegal ties to the Arakan Army (AA), appeared before the Sittwe District Court on March 31.
31 Mar 2022
The township-level public hospital in Arakan State’s Minbya Township is understaffed and struggling to provide healthcare services to patients.
31 Mar 2022
As matriculation exams began on Thursday, 3,847 students in Arakan State failed to show up at their designated testing locations, the head of the state’s education office told DMG.
30 Mar 2022
Some archeological sites and historical buildings in Mrauk-U need to be preserved in a timely manner, according to Daw Khin Than, chairperson of the Mrauk-U Cultural Heritage Conservation Association.
30 Mar 2022
The Scholar Institute, a Sittwe-based nongovernmental organisation (NGO), plans to provide financial and technical training to small and medium-sized businesses to provide job opportunities for internally displaced people (IDPs) in three Arakan State townships.