- Regime escalates airstrikes on Arakan Army-held territories
- Private entrepreneurs yet to join Bangladesh-Arakan border trade
- Arakanese call for relaxation of medical certificate requirements
- Regime conducts gyrocopter, paramotor training flights in Kyaukphyu and Manaung
- Regime launches airstrikes on Pauktaw as clashes intensify near Sittwe
Weekly Highlights from Arakan (Feb 16 to 22, 2026)
24 Feb 2026
- Arakan Army’s handover of 73 Bangladeshi fishermen signals potential boost in border cooperation
- ULA calls for Chin–Arakanese unity on 78th Chin National Day
- Equipment from Chinese-owned VPower plant in Kyaukphyu to be fully relocated amid growing conflict
- Two civilians killed, two injured in junta airstrike on Ramree village
- India-Arakan trade routes fully reopen after two-month closure
- Myanmar military officers accused of profiting from dismantled homes in Sittwe villages
Opinion
The Arakan Shift and the Echoes of the People
By Admin 13 May 2026
We Must Remove What Is No Longer Needed
By Admin 24 Apr 2026
Grandmother’s Little Kerosene Lamp
By Admin 08 Apr 2026
Bangladesh’s New Foreign Policy Gamble and the Arakan Puzzle
By Admin 06 Apr 2026
The Iron Shackle Left Behind: When Myanmar’s War Turned on Its Own Soldiers
By Admin 23 Mar 2026
The Rhythms of War
By Admin 16 Mar 2026
POLITICS
BUSINESS
Industry to manufacture finished goods from coconut starting in early 2020
By Aung Kaung Zaw 20 Nov 2019
