Hundreds of villagers flee fighting in Mon State
26 Jan 2022
Fighting broke out between a coalition of armed groups led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and junta forces on Tuesday in Kyaikto Township, Mon State.
26 Jan 2022
Fighting broke out between a coalition of armed groups led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and junta forces on Tuesday in Kyaikto Township, Mon State.
25 Jan 2022
The tax regime includes levies on several categories of commercial activity at the economic zone, including fees for road use, parking, sanitation, electricity, water, storage, and jetty access.
25 Jan 2022
A court in Arakan State’s Mrauk-U Township on January 25 again postponed an expected verdict in the case of more than 20 residents of Lekka village who have been charged under the Counter-Terrorism Law, according to a lawyer involved in the case.
25 Jan 2022
Residents of five townships in northern Arakan State are being prioritised in the latest regional Covid-19 inoculation campaign, with the Arakan Army (AA) administering vaccine doses allocated by Myanmar’s military regime, said AA spokesman U Khaing Thukha.
25 Jan 2022
Junta forces used an attack helicopter in clashes with a coalition of Karenni armed groups in Kayah State’s Demoso Township on Monday, forcing hundreds of locals to flee their homes.
24 Jan 2022
The Arakan Army (AA) has more than 30,000 troops, approximately 5,000 to 6,000 of whom have been deployed to “allied areas,” with the rest in Arakan State, Major General Twan Mrat Naing recently told Asia Times.
24 Jan 2022
The status of a 24-year-old resident of Saittara village in Arakan State’s Myebon Township, who was arrested last year and accused of ties to the Arakan Army (AA), is raising concerns among family members who have not spoken to him for nearly three months.
24 Jan 2022
A local man from Paletwa, Chin State, who was detained by the Myanmar military late last month and faces charges under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code, has reportedly been transferred to Paletwa Township police station from the Arakan State capital Sittwe.
24 Jan 2022
Illegal logging is rampant in Bawin Chaung village-tract, part of Arakan State’s Gwa Township, according to local sources and evidence obtained by DMG.
23 Jan 2022
Local entrepreneurs in Arakan State say daily power outages are hurting their businesses. That includes electricity-reliant commercial and industrial operations having to be slowed or stopped altogether at times, with the power outages sometimes lasting several hours.
23 Jan 2022
As Myanmar approaches the one-year anniversary of the military coup that toppled the country’s democratically elected government on February 1, 2021, average citizens are, with few exceptions, reporting that they are notably worse off than they were a year ago.
22 Jan 2022
Five institutions of higher learning in Myanmar will be upgraded to government technical colleges (GTCs) in the 2022-23 academic year, including one in Kyaukphyu, Arakan State.
22 Jan 2022
Worries are growing over the wellbeing of Ko Tin Tun Aung from Paletwa town, Chin State, who was detained by the Myanmar military and charged with incitement, as his family has not had contact with him for nearly a month.
22 Jan 2022
Construction on an Institute of Sports and Physical Education, the first of its kind in Arakan State, began in 2018, but the project has been beset by delays for three years.
22 Jan 2022
A school in Myo Ywar village, part of Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township, is badly damaged and requires a major reconstruction effort, according to its headmaster.
22 Jan 2022
A Myanmar military officer has filed a lawsuit against Ko Wunna Khwar Nyo, editor-in-chief of Western News, and a reporter from the Arakan State-based news outlet, at the Sittwe District Court.
21 Jan 2022
Children from Nyaung Chaung camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, are reportedly suffering from diarrhoea due to unsafe drinking water.
21 Jan 2022
More pigs have died of disease in Manaung Township, Arakan State, according to locals. The pigs died of diarrhoea and malnutrition, said Daw Ah Ngel Ma, an affected swine farmer in Theinkon village.
21 Jan 2022
The developer rebuilding homes in Payarpaung village, part of Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township, which were burnt down during the regional armed conflict from 2018-20, has reportedly suspended operations due to financial difficulties.
20 Jan 2022
The Department of Higher Education under Myanmar’s military regime has announced that final-year courses for those studying the sciences at the University of Distance Education will be reopened for the 2022 academic year.