Junta conscript defects to AA in Kyaukphyu
08 Aug 2025
The Arakan Army (AA) announced on Thursday that a junta soldier who was forcibly conscripted by the military regime in Yangon had fled the Kyaukphyu frontline and defected.
08 Aug 2025
The Arakan Army (AA) announced on Thursday that a junta soldier who was forcibly conscripted by the military regime in Yangon had fled the Kyaukphyu frontline and defected.
07 Aug 2025
Children across Myanmar have been severely deprived of education since the 2021 coup, with around 7 million, or 53 percent, of this year's school-age population out of school, the Institute for Strategy and Policy - Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar) said in a report on August 6.
07 Aug 2025
Two Arakanese women who were trafficked to China and sold as brides are in need of assistance to extricate them from their present predicaments, according to advocates.
07 Aug 2025
Junta soldiers on the front lines are reportedly using drugs to aid them in combat with the Arakan Army (AA).
06 Aug 2025
Local social workers say civilians are being killed and injured in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, amid daily shellings by the Myanmar military.
06 Aug 2025
Propaganda has been circulating to junta soldiers on the front lines that the Arakan Army (AA) is using black magic to attack the Myanmar military during the ongoing conflict between the two sides.
06 Aug 2025
The junta-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC) has reportedly allowed six political parties claiming to represent the people of Arakan State to compete in elections slated for late this year and early 2026.
05 Aug 2025
Myanmar's military regime has been sending reinforcements in apparent preparation for a military offensive, including deploying troops to areas adjacent to territory controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) and other anti-junta revolutionary forces in Ingapu Township, Ayeyarwady Region.
05 Aug 2025
Arakan State residents injured during the ongoing conflict between Myanmar's military regime and the Arakan Army (AA) are reportedly suffering from chronic illnesses because they cannot afford medical treatment.
05 Aug 2025
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has said it was forced to relinquish Nawnghkio in Shan State to protect civilians from a heavy onslaught by Myanmar's military regime.
04 Aug 2025
Crimes such as theft, looting, robbery, and even murder have become increasingly common in Arakan State territory controlled by the Arakan Army (AA), raising concerns among locals.
04 Aug 2025
Myanmar's military regime has declared martial law in 63 townships across the country and has been ramping up its military presence in Arakan State, as well as launching attacks on areas controlled by the Arakan Army (AA).
04 Aug 2025
Two men serving time on politically motivated charges in Arakan State's Kyaukphyu Prison were recently released by prison officials after their sentences expired, but Myanmar's military regime reportedly rearrested them at the prison gate.
01 Aug 2025
Locals in Arakan State, which is under blockade by Myanmar's military regime, are facing hardship due to a shortage of medicine and a lack of functioning hospitals, with travel costs of at least K600,000 to reach a hospital for medical treatment.
01 Aug 2025
Myanmar's military regime on July 31 declared martial law for 90 days under Section 413(b) of the Constitution in 14 Arakan State townships as well as Chin State's Paletwa Township, which are controlled by the Arakan Army (AA), and dozens of other townships held by resistance forces across the country.
01 Aug 2025
Ethnic Arakanese and Mro people from more than 10 villages including Khapaw, Marlar (Arakan), Marlar (Mro), Datphyu, Thanpayardaunt and Wetmakya are facing numerous difficulties due to the lack of healthcare workers in the villages, long distances and the high price of medicines.
31 Jul 2025
Fighting is reportedly ongoing in Laymyethna Township, Ayeyarwady Region, as the Myanmar military has sent reinforcements to launch offensives against anti-regime forces.
31 Jul 2025
The Arakan Students' Union has called on the Arakan people's government to take immediate and effective action regarding the rape of a 9-year-old girl from Pauktaw Township, Arakan State.
31 Jul 2025
Some religious buildings were damaged on Wednesday in a junta aerial assault on a monastery in Thatdatein Village, part of Arakan State's Kyaukphyu Township, according to local residents. A junta jet fighter dropped two bombs on the village's monastery at around 11 a.m. on July 30.
30 Jul 2025
The Maraland Territorial Council/Mara Defence Force (MTC-MDF) (MTC/MDF) is constructing a new road that will provide easy access between Siaha district in India's Mizoram State and Paletwa, Chin State.