Three civilians hit by gunfire on Kyauktaw’s outskirts
12 May 2020
Three people were wounded by gunfire near Kispanadi Bridge at the entrance to Kyauktaw town, Arakan State, on the evening of May 11.
12 May 2020
Three people were wounded by gunfire near Kispanadi Bridge at the entrance to Kyauktaw town, Arakan State, on the evening of May 11.
11 May 2020
About 70 IDPs who left a displacement camp in Ann town five days ago intending to return to their home village of Gate Chaung have not yet reached the village.
11 May 2020
A case has been brought against the vice chair of the Arakan National Party for Taungup Township, U Wai Thaung, and two others under Section 50(a) of the Counter-Terrorism Law.
10 May 2020
The Yangon-based Center for Diversity and National Harmony has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) in the fight against the deadly COVID-19 virus, to be used in Arakan State’s 17 townships.
10 May 2020
A May 9 unilateral ceasefire declaration by the Tatmadaw appears unlikely to have a meaningful impact on life for millions of people in Myanmar’s war-torn west, where the Arakan Army’s status as a “terrorist group” means much of the region falls under a notable exception to the olive branch extended by the military.
09 May 2020
Some IDP camps in Arakan State are facing food shortages because they have not received rice from the government, said managers of the camps.
09 May 2020
A teacher and child from Taung Bwe village in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township were wounded when an artillery shell exploded in front of their house at around 9:30 p.m. on May 8, according to family members.
09 May 2020
Over 70 residents of Ye Shin village in Myebon Township were taken in for questioning by the Tatmadaw over the weekend, with the elderly among them later released but dozens still in military custody.
08 May 2020
The management teams of IDP camps in Kyauktaw Township are struggling to transport rice supplies to their camps despite the government having provided 500 sacks of the staple grain for the Wah Taung and Taungmin Kalar IDP camps, according to their managers.
08 May 2020
A woman working at a teashop near Rar Maung Bridge in Minbya Township was shot in the foot on May 7 while she was waitressing near a police checkpoint close to the bridge.
08 May 2020
Police have re-arrested five men from Taungup Township who were originally detained for alleged links to the Arakan Army, after releasing them briefly on May 7 due to lack of evidence. They were taken back into custody the same day, according to family members.
08 May 2020
About 70 IDPs making their way from a refugee camp in Ann town, Arakan State, back to their homes in Gate Chaung village have been delayed en route as they were held up for questioning at the Kazukaing checkpoint on May 7.
08 May 2020
The Tatmadaw has stepped up security at the entrance of Taungup town after a group of people in the guise of police recently attempted to detain some National League for Democracy members in the area, according to town residents.
07 May 2020
Myanmar security forces conducting operations along the border with Bangladesh found World Food Programme-marked food packages hidden by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) in a bush near the boundary line, the Office of the Commander-in-Chief said on May 6.
07 May 2020
Diarrhoea has broken out at the Myaung Nar IDP camp in northern Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township, according to the manager of the camp.
07 May 2020
Masks not approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are being sold openly in the central market of the Arakan State capital Sittwe, DMG has learned.
07 May 2020
Some members of the National League for Democracy in Arakan State’s Taungup Township have gone into hiding, fearing for their safety following recent threats to local party backers and in one instance an attempted “arrest” by a group masquerading as police personnel.
06 May 2020
A social aid group in Lay Taung town, Ramree Township, is entertaining people under quarantine in the town with songs.
06 May 2020
Some people returning from Yangon, Ayeyarwady and Bago regions have entered Thandwe without undergoing 21-day facility quarantine as mandated by the government, DMG has found.
06 May 2020
A man from Bu Shwe Maw village in Taungup Township, southern Arakan State, was abducted by the Arakan Army (AA) on May 5, the Office of the Commander-in-Chief said on Tuesday.