Mrauk-U city must become a DMZ

Sein Ko Ko 14 Jun 2019

Any organization who fires guns in the historical city of Mrauk-U is a criminal, said U Oo Hla Saw, Pyithu Hluttaw representative for Mrauk-U Township.

Four people injured by Tatmadaw gunfire

13 Jun 2019

A Tatmadaw troop that was heading to Mrauk- U town from Pan Myaung village on the evening of 13 June fired heavy weapons into Ywar Haung Taw village, four local residents were injured, according to a villager.

Muslim girl murdered in Maungdaw

Cha Lu Aung 13 Jun 2019

A thirteen-year-old girl from Ngan Chaung village in Maungdaw Township was murdered and the assailants are still at large, village administrator U Win Htay told the DMG.

Women in IDP camps face myriad problems during the rainy season

Khin Tharaphy Oo 13 Jun 2019

“Pregnant women are suffering from living in IDP camps. They feel ill. They lack the comforts they were used to living in their homes. They cannot get any food they want to eat, and that’s crucial for pregnant women”

Drug bust at ARG’s farm

Cha Lu Aung 13 Jun 2019

However, Ma Khin Aye, wife of the manager of the farm, said that the drugs were found at an old building located opposite of the farm and she thought it was a kind of fabrication.

Arakan State not ready to grow monsoon paddy

Thet Naing 12 Jun 2019

Since ongoing conflicts between the Tatmadaw and the AA are escalating in Arakan State, farmers are not ready to grow monsoon paddy on nearly 100,000 acres of land, according to All Arakan State Farmers Union.

Tatmadaw allowed to inspect Ponnagyun IDP camp

Khaing Roe La 11 Jun 2019

“A few days ago, there had been clashes surrounding Pauk Taw Byin village. After the clashes, our informer said that members of the AA were staying with villagers in nearby villages,” Colonel Win Zaw Oo said.

Tatmadaw surround Pauk Taw Byin monastery

Khaing Roe La 10 Jun 2019

Some refugees in the monastery are worried that they may face the same fate as the seven villagers who died while being interned in Kyauktan village in Rathedaung Township.

Solo protest for ceasefire in Arakan State

Cha Lu Aung 08 Jun 2019

Ko Min Thein Zan urged to solve the problems in Arakan State by negotiating between both sides rather than settling discords with bullets and bombs.

Schools in Ponnagyun close due to clashes

Min Htun 08 Jun 2019

U Maung Win Kyine, the headmaster of the school, said that students were afraid of going to school because of clashes that broke out near their village since June 6.

Unexploded shell threatens villagers in Ponnagyun

08 Jun 2019

 An unexploded artillery shell embedded in the ground in the monastery compound in Htaung Laung Pun village, Ponnagyun Township, made local villagers anxious about the potential danger of the ordinance detonating.

IDPs need shelters for rainy season

Khin Tharaphy Oo 07 Jun 2019

The regional government could not construct shelters for IDPs yet because of armed conflicts in Northern Arakan State, this has created mounting concern for their living in the coming rainy season.

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