Tatmadaw detains four Paletwa men
14 Oct 2020
The Myanmar military detained four men from Myoma Ward in Chin State’s Paletwa Township on the evening of October 13, according to local residents.
14 Oct 2020
The Myanmar military detained four men from Myoma Ward in Chin State’s Paletwa Township on the evening of October 13, according to local residents.
14 Oct 2020
Officials from the National League for Democracy (NLD) say three of the party’s candidates were abducted by unidentified, armed captors in Taungup Township, Arakan State, on October 14.
13 Oct 2020
The Chin State government has begun sending 1,700 sacks of rice and other food rations to Paletwa Township, according to sources, in an effort to meet shortages there due to travel restrictions and other supply chain challenges.
13 Oct 2020
Due to travel restrictions prompted by rising COVID-19 infections in Arakan State, relief aid and food supplies are in short supply at some camps for internally displaced people (IDPs), say responsible personnel from the camps.
13 Oct 2020
The family of a Mrauk-U man who died last month in military custody has lodged a complaint with police, calling for those responsible for his death to be identified and prosecuted in accordance with the law.
13 Oct 2020
Clashes broke out between the military and the Arakan Army (AA) in Rathedaung Township’s Kyauktan village-tract on October 13, according to area residents.
13 Oct 2020
Nine people from Sanae village in Arakan State’s Ann Township were taken from their homes and arrested by Tatmadaw troops in recent days, according to family members of the detainees and local residents.
12 Oct 2020
Medical experts, municipal waste managers and environmentalists are united in reminding the public to properly dispose of used face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 Oct 2020
Eight truck drivers and drivers’ assistants on routes entering Ann Township, Arakan State, in recent days have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the township-level COVID-19 prevention, control and emergency response committee.
12 Oct 2020
A pass from the Arakan State security and border affairs minister is required to bring pharmaceuticals and facemasks from Yangon into Arakan State, according to Ann Township administrator U Ko Ko Myat.
12 Oct 2020
Political parties and candidates for the upcoming general election are urging the Union Election Commission (UEC) to announce as soon as possible those townships in Arakan State that will not be holding the vote next month.
12 Oct 2020
Two men from Ywahaung village in Ann Township were injured in a shelling on October 11 and were hospitalised a day later, according to people assisting the victims, who said travel restrictions prevented them from receiving proper medical treatment the day of the incident.
12 Oct 2020
A Muslim man was injured and four homes were damaged or destroyed when artillery shells landed and exploded in Gotepihtaunt village, Kyauktaw Township, on October 11, according to locals.
11 Oct 2020
Myanmar’s Union Election Commission (UEC) is an independent organisation that has not been controlled by the government, according to U Zaw Htay, director-general of the State Counsellor’s Office, who pushed back against suggestions to the contrary at a press conference over the weekend.
11 Oct 2020
There were 229 COVID-19 patients receiving treatment at hospitals in the entirety of Arakan State as of October 9, according to Arakan State Public Health Department data made available on Saturday.
10 Oct 2020
Arrangements are underway to open polling stations at camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) that are deemed safe, in order to allow these war-affected populations in Arakan State to vote in the November 8 general election.
10 Oct 2020
The United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) has urged an end to hostilities in Arakan and Shan states, and the coalition of ethnic political parties is also pushing for trilateral peace talks between the government, the Tatmadaw and ethnic armed organisations.
10 Oct 2020
Fifty-one Tatmadaw officers are being transferred to Arakan State’s border guard police (BGP) force as security personnel in western Myanmar simultaneously confront two different armed groups, according to government spokesman U Zaw Htay.
10 Oct 2020
Residents of Phayarpaung village in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township have accused military personnel of seizing relief items and food supplies provided to locals whose homes were set ablaze last month.
09 Oct 2020
More than 9,000 people in Arakan State will cast their votes for the upcoming general election in advance, according to the state election subcommission.