UNHCR builds nearly 300 shelters for Muslim IDPs in Sittwe and Kyaukphyu
27 Apr 2023
A total of 2,600 families benefited from the works and now have a safe and dignified space to live, the UNHCR said.
27 Apr 2023
A total of 2,600 families benefited from the works and now have a safe and dignified space to live, the UNHCR said.
27 Apr 2023
Unseasonal rain is forecast for some regions and states, including Arakan State, between April 30 and May 3 due to high temperatures, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
27 Apr 2023
April temperatures in five Myanmar townships have reached record levels, in some cases not seen in more than 60 years, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
27 Apr 2023
Social organisations are raising concerns about the conditions — high unemployment, rising costs of living, economic malaise and food insecurity, among others — that they say have led to a rise in suicides and suicide attempts.
27 Apr 2023
The Myanmar Investment Commission granted permission to Power China Resources Co., Ltd to build the power project in January 2020, and the plant is expected to be fully operational later this year.
27 Apr 2023
A whale was found dead on the beach in Kyeintali subtownship, part of Arakan State’s Gwa Township, on Wednesday morning, according to the Fisheries Department.
26 Apr 2023
The junta-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC) has so far approved the registrations of five political parties for the election being planned by Myanmar’s military regime.
26 Apr 2023
The Mro Literature and Culture Association has warned that the traditional culture of ethnic Mro people in Arakan State is facing an existential threat due to military conflicts as well as lagging development.
26 Apr 2023
The Myanmar Football Federation is scouting for young, talented football players around the country, and football skills testing was conducted at the Danyawaddy sportsground in the Arakan State capital Sittwe on Wednesday.
25 Apr 2023
The Myanmar Rice Federation has warned that it will find and take legal action against those engaged in rice price gouging.
25 Apr 2023
Muslim internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State have called on the World Food Programme (WFP) to switch back to the aid packages that were originally supplied to them instead of the current stipend-based system.
25 Apr 2023
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar during a recent meeting with military leaders of the conflict-torn Southeast Asian nation.
25 Apr 2023
The Arakan Army (AA) has announced that it will continue to support the Chinland Defense Force (CDF-Mindat), which is aggressively fighting the military junta, as a good neighbourly partner.
24 Apr 2023
Junta soldiers at security checkpoints near the Kyee Kan Pyin border guard police headquarters and Kyeinchaung Village check travellers for recommendation letters.
24 Apr 2023
Some internally displaced people (IDPs) uprooted by fighting between the military and Arakan Army (AA) were recently forced to return home by the regime, which pledged to provide them with cash relocation assistance that has yet to materialise.
24 Apr 2023
The Covid-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 has been reported in Myanmar, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections and 235 cases reported over the past week, according to the junta’s Health Ministry.
24 Apr 2023
Demand for rechargeable fans and solar-powered household items has increased in Arakan State lately due to high temperatures accompanied by daily power outages.
24 Apr 2023
Goods produced in Arakan State account for 30 percent of Myanmar’s exports to Bangladesh, which shares a border with Arakan State, according to officials from the border trade zone and merchants.
23 Apr 2023
Internally displaced people (IDPs) in the townships of Demoso, Loikaw and Hpruso in Kayah State are suffering from illnesses such as fever, rash and loose stools due to rising temperatures and drinking water scarcity, according to relief workers.
23 Apr 2023
A one-way traffic scheme will reportedly be introduced to address frequent traffic jams blamed on neighbourhoods with narrow roads in Arakan State’s Pauktaw.