Arakan National Day to be celebrated in Thandwe and Maungdaw on May 15
11 May 2022
Celebrations commemorating the ninth Arakan National Day will be held in Arakan State’s Maungdaw and Thandwe on May 15, according to event organisers.
11 May 2022
Celebrations commemorating the ninth Arakan National Day will be held in Arakan State’s Maungdaw and Thandwe on May 15, according to event organisers.
10 May 2022
A large portion of makeshift shelters in Arakan State’s camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) have been constructed of little more than tarpaulins and nipa palm leaves, with IDPs demanding that damaged homes in particular be repaired before the rainy season arrives in earnest.
10 May 2022
The Karen National Union (KNU), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) and the Chin National Front (CNF) issued a joint statement on May 9 urging Myanmar’s military junta to include all stakeholders in its proposed peace dialogue if it is to find a solution to the country’s political crisis.
10 May 2022
The Myanmar junta-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC) has suspended the Democratic Party for Myanmar New Society (DPMNS) as a political party for one year, alleging that the party failed to submit to an order from the election body to have the party’s finances audited.
09 May 2022
Myanmar military inspections have become increasingly frequent in Arakan State villages of late, according to residents, who say the surprise visits are unnerving locals.
09 May 2022
A fire broke out at a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the compound of Mahamuni Pagoda in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw at around 1 a.m. on Monday, damaging or destroying 262 homes and leaving hundreds of IDPs in need of emergency relief aid.
09 May 2022
The Arakan State military council has imposed restrictions on the supply of rice to Dar Lat Chaung village-tract in Ann Township since May 6, according to local residents.
09 May 2022
Fighting continues in Kyainseikgyi Township, Kayin (Karen) State, and civilians displaced by the ongoing hostilities are in urgent need of food and medicine, according to aid workers.
09 May 2022
As Cyclone Asani churned over the Bay of Bengal on Monday, Myanmar’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) said it was not likely to deliver a direct hit to the Arakan State coast, but the department nonetheless advised caution for western Myanmar’s inhabitants.
09 May 2022
At least six ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) have officially rejected the peace dialogue proposed by junta chief Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing, who last month invited EAO leaders for talks to end Myanmar’s long-running civil war.
08 May 2022
Myanmar’s military regime distributed propaganda leaflets against the parallel National Unity Government (NUG) to passers-by in Mrauk-U Township.
08 May 2022
An order has been issued by the local police to remove homes and shops built in the airport area and former departmental office space in Ann, Arakan State, according to locals.
07 May 2022
Civilians continue to be displaced by fighting between Myanmar’s junta and anti-regime forces including the Karen National Union (KNU) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) groups in areas controlled by KNU Brigade 1 in Mon State’s Thaton District, according to local humanitarian groups.
07 May 2022
A large contingent of police and junta personnel both in uniform and plainclothes raided the old office of Narinjara, a media outlet based in the Arakan State capital Sittwe, on Saturday morning.
07 May 2022
The body of an unidentified man was found dead on the lawn near a nursing home on Strand Road in the Arakan State capital Sittwe at around 8 a.m. on Saturday.
06 May 2022
A verdict in the case of two men from Arakan State’s Thandwe Township who have been accused of ties to the anti-regime People’s Defence Force (PDF) is expected at their next court hearing, according to a lawyer involved.
06 May 2022
At least three dozen people displaced by fighting between the Myanmar military and Chin anti-regime resistance groups near Samee town in Chin State’s Paletwa Township are reportedly struggling to make ends meet.
06 May 2022
Family members say they have not yet been allowed to see two village administrators from Sittwe who were detained on Wednesday.
06 May 2022
The sixth anniversary of Mro National Day was observed at a monastery in 3rd-Mile village, Maungdaw Township, on the morning of May 6, with celebrants gathering to preserve the traditional culture of the ethnic group and unite Mro people living across Arakan State.
05 May 2022
A labour centre set up by Legal Clinic (Myanmar) in the Arakan State capital Sittwe to provide legal assistance for workers has only received eight complaints since it was established in March, said lawyer Daw Mya Thuzar, who is in charge of the Arakan State operations.