Prayer ceremony held for Win and Zaw

Win Myat Kyaw 27 Oct 2019

A prayer ceremony was held in Yangon on the evening of October 25 for Myanmar citizens Win Zaw Tun and Zaw Linn, who have been sentenced to death for murdering British couple on Koh Tao Island in Thailand.

One bomb blast victim transferred to Sittwe hospital

Min Tun 27 Oct 2019

A person who received injuries from a bomb blast while traveling in a convoy on the Buthidaung-Maungdaw highway, has been transferred from Buthidaung hospital to Sittwe hospital’s intensive care unit on 26 October.

AA says Tatmadaw killed their own soldiers in helicopter attack

Phadu Tun Aung 27 Oct 2019

The AA said that because some Tatmadaw soldiers were pretending to be civilians and travelling with other passengers on the Shwe Nadi express boat that runs from Sittwe to Buthidaung, they stopped the boat near Yay Myat village in Rathedaung Township and detained some Tatmadaw soldiers and other suspicious people.

Number of drug addicts on the rise in Mrauk-U

Khine Roe La 25 Oct 2019

The rising number of drug users in the compound of ancient pagodas and temples attribute to instability and lack of rule of law in Arakan State, and less visitor arrivals to the region, said Ko Zaw Tun, a resident in Mrauk-U.

AA Chief’s sister, brother-in-law arrested for possession of explosives

Phadu Tun Aung 25 Oct 2019

The sister of the Arakan Army (AA) Chief Maj-Gen Twan Mrat Naing has been detained along with her husband in connection with the seizure of explosive devices in Mandalay, U Zaw Htay, Spokesperson of the State Counsellor’s Office said during a press conference held at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw on 25 October.

Convoy carrying detained people hits landmine

Cha Lu Aung 24 Oct 2019

A convoy transporting detained people who have been facing trial at Maungdaw district court hit a landmine at about 4P.M. on 24 October, U Soe Aung, Administrator of Maungdaw District, confirmed the DMG.

IDP camp coordinators need help from regional government

Kyaw Thu Htay 24 Oct 2019

Since Arakan State government did not arrange land for war refugees, officials from War Taung IDP camp in Kyauktaw Township have to rent land for IDPs, village administrator U Sein Shwe Bu told the DMG.

Tatmadaw releases two civilians after interrogation

Win Nyunt 23 Oct 2019

Two civilians from Chaung Gyi village, Myebon Township, have been released on the evening of 22 October after being taken on Monday by the Tatmadaw for questioning, according to the village administrator U Maung San.

Stall owners in Sittwe call for fixed rate for tariffs

Min Tun 23 Oct 2019

The committee previously contracted the process to tender winners who set the rate at K100 a day. It started collecting tariffs this month but the new tariff is higher and the rate is different from prior ones, a vender said.

More than 40 civilians questioned by Tatmadaw in Minbya, locals says

Win Nyunt 23 Oct 2019

“A landmine exploded today a furlong away from the east side of our village. Soon after that, they [the Tatmadaw] entered the village, firing guns into the air. We were told to gather in front of them. Then they asked us whether we know the Arakan Army (AA) or were we members of AA. They took our gold jewelry, money and mobile phones with them,” the villager said.

29 Muslims return home from Bangladesh

Cha Lu Aung 22 Oct 2019

29 Muslims, who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh, have returned to Taungpyo Letwei resettlement camp in Maungdaw District on October 22 under the program of the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Arakan State (UEHRD), U Soe Aung, Maungdaw district administrator said.

Arakanese people protest Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Japan

Myat Win Kyaw 22 Oct 2019

More than 100 people waged a protest in front of the Myanmar embassy in Tokyo, Japan on 21 October while Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visited Japan to attend the Japanese emperor’s enthronement ceremony.

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