Two farmers abducted by Tatmadaw, now released
02 Sep 2019
Two farmers from Ywar Haung Taw village in Mrauk-U Township who were taken by a Tatmadaw troop on the morning of 31 August were released yesterday evening.
02 Sep 2019
Two farmers from Ywar Haung Taw village in Mrauk-U Township who were taken by a Tatmadaw troop on the morning of 31 August were released yesterday evening.
02 Sep 2019
University students from Arakan State have demanded authorities to provide a financial stipend for students from IDP camps on 2 September headed by the Students’ Union of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Thandwe town.
02 Sep 2019
Supporters of two Myanmar migrant workers who have been sentenced to death in Thailand gathered in front of Maha Bandula Park in Yangon on 2 September. They have sent an appeal to the Thai King requesting a royal pardon.
01 Sep 2019
The cash allowance couldn’t be provided for pregnant women and children under two years old in the first quarter of 2018-19 financial years in Arakan State’s eight townships due to security risks in the region, the minister in the Amyotha Hluttaw session on 29 August.
01 Sep 2019
The Department of Public Health has arranged to give polio vaccines for children up to five years in 12 townships but the department faces difficulty to fully conduct its campaign because clashes occurred in eight townships.
01 Sep 2019
The UN has appropriated USD 12.2 million to provide for IDPs in Arakan and Chin States affected by armed conflicts said Dr Win Myat Aye, minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement.
31 Aug 2019
Regional instability in Arakan State could lead to a decrease of public interest in the 2020 elections, the Arakan National Party (ANP) and the National League for Democracy (NLD) predicted.
31 Aug 2019
The drafting of the nomination dossier to enlist the Mrauk-U cultural region for the list of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites has been accomplished, said Daw Khin Than, chairperson of the Mrauk-U Ancient Cultural Heritage Conservation Group.
31 Aug 2019
The fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army has been occurring fiercely for about nine months in Arakan State, it is not included in the ceasefire declaration.
31 Aug 2019
Delegates of National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) and Northern Alliance agree to keep on discussing a ceasefire, the joint statement of the members of Northern Alliance said.
31 Aug 2019
Two people from Mrauk-U’s Ywar Haung Daw village were taken by a military troop on Saturday morning, family members said.
30 Aug 2019
Since the Chinese government guarantees the security of the Northern Alliance, the coalition of ethnic armed groups will meet with Myanmar’s Peace Commission in Keng Tung in eastern Shan State, according to ethnic armed groups.
30 Aug 2019
The Kyauk Yan village administrator and three civilians from Buthidaung Township, who have been charged under Counter-Terrorism Law, have been released on 27 August, Arakan State MP for Buthidaung Township said.
30 Aug 2019
Relentless gunfire during fighting in Buthidaung Township drove all people from Sin Thay Byin village from their homes on Thursday, according to villagers.
30 Aug 2019
The Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army are fighting on a section of the Yangon-Sittwe road between Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U Township, this has raised concerns among bus lines and passengers regarding their safety.
30 Aug 2019
The vehicles were headed to Ponnagyun Township from Kyauktaw Township and were destroyed by a fire that occurred near Yoetayoke village at about 7 p.m. on 29 August, according to villagers.
29 Aug 2019
They have been stranded when fighting occurred between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) on 28 August at Linn Mway Taung Mountain range in Mrauk-U Township.
29 Aug 2019
Thailand’s Supreme Court dismissed the final appeal of two Myanmar nationals, who were sentenced to death for murdering a British couple on the Thai holiday island of Koh Tao, on 29 August.
29 Aug 2019
Four Navy personnel from Danyawaddy Regional Command’s No. 1 base in Maungdaw Township have been arrested for trespassing on territorial waters of Bangladesh.
29 Aug 2019
A pressure cooker exploded while rice was cooking for observers of Buddhist precepts on Thursday morning at Yadana Man Aung monastery in Maei town in Taungup Township, the explosion killed a novice and two women and injured three others.