Arakan residents object to higher power bills
23 Jul 2019
Ko Nyein Chan, who is a lawyer from Thazin law supporting group based in Sittwe, said that electricity bills suddenly increased six-fold in June.
23 Jul 2019
Ko Nyein Chan, who is a lawyer from Thazin law supporting group based in Sittwe, said that electricity bills suddenly increased six-fold in June.
23 Jul 2019
Eight members of an activist group, Arakan Alin Dagar, were found guilty and fined by Sittwe township court on July 22 for disobeying a civil servant, after they collected donations for Arakan refugees without a permit.
23 Jul 2019
A school teacher from Rathedaung township has been detained and questioned by the Tadmadaw, residents said.
23 Jul 2019
A fight yesterday between the Tatmadaw and the AA resulted in a Muslim boy from Sin Thay Byin village receiving injuries, his father told the DMG.
22 Jul 2019
The Ngapali beach is a popular destination for tourists and local travelers, but some hotels have had to halt operations during the rainy season.
22 Jul 2019
More than 4000 people from about five villages have been displaced home from their homes when the Navy ships retaliated to the AA’s attack in Rathedaung Township, this resulted village schools closing.
22 Jul 2019
Myebon Township is one of the eight townships the government cut off the Internet access. The armed conflict between the Tatmadaw and the AA broke out on 19 July was the first clash in the Township.
22 Jul 2019
The United League of Arakan/ Arakan Army (ULA/AA) on 18 July announced that it desired joint business ventures with all countries and organizations who want to invest in Arakan State.
21 Jul 2019
Recent floods in Mrauk-U Township affected Tin Nyo IDP camp and refugees are suffering harsh living conditions. They need food, proper shelter and health care, according to camp managers.
21 Jul 2019
IDP camps are located in monasteries, the rooms are tiny, camps are crowded, toilets are far from their rooms and there is no privacy for women to change their clothes and to bath and sleep. These are challenges for women in IDP camps.
21 Jul 2019
More than 30 people are taking shelter in relatives’ homes in Kyauk Phyu and Ann townships because of fighting between the Tatmadaw and the AA.
21 Jul 2019
To reduce the risks of land mine and dangerous explosive remnants of war (ERWs), a course opened in Sittwe to raise public awareness on landmine risk and safe behavior.
20 Jul 2019
“There is some concern over Muslims living in villages and in camps for internally displaced people in at-risk areas who are also more vulnerable due to restrictions on freedom of movement in those areas,” the report said.
20 Jul 2019
Colonel Win Zaw Oo from the Western Command said that the Navy ship was attacked and the Tatmadaw troops currently have conducted regional clearance operations.
20 Jul 2019
Two suspects are on trial for attacking the Myanmar Navy’s anchored tugboat on 22 June in the capital Sittwe.
20 Jul 2019
Author Thaung Wai Oo, who penned the book titled “Battles the AA Fought in Arakan State and History of the AA”, officially apologized to Amyotha Hluttaw MP Daw Htoo May through state-owned media on 20 July for including erroneous information about her in the book.
20 Jul 2019
An activists’ group has been interrogated by police yesterday for collecting funds in Sittwe to provide for IDPs in Arakan State.
20 Jul 2019
The Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army locked horns times in three townships in Arakan State and one township in Chin State on 19 July, Martyr’s Day, according to the AA’s spokesperson Khaing Thukha.
20 Jul 2019
A legislator urges the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) to conduct field inspections regarding Arakanese villagers that were killed in custody during detention under suspicion of involvement with the Arakan Army.
20 Jul 2019
Local residents from Pauk Tu Taung village in Myebon Township, Arakan State, have been concerned about their safety when pieces of shrapnel landed in their village yesterday morning at about 9 a.m.