Weekly Highlights from Arakan (June 29 to July 5, 2026)

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Weekly Highlights from Arakan (June 29 to July 5, 2026)

By Admin 07 Jul 2026

- Regime airstrikes kill five, injure six near Bangladesh border townships in Arakan State

- Kyauktaw grocery vendor wins K50 million Arakan lottery prize, expresses relief amid hardship

- Regime claims Kyaukphyu Deep-Sea Port Project to proceed despite conflict

- Kyaukphyu ferry owner, 13 passengers charged over alleged links to Arakan Army

- Starlink services in Arakan State inoperable as users report sudden
shutdowns

- ICRC restores family links for civilians trapped by Sittwe communication blackout

Weekly Highlights from Arakan (June 29 to July 5, 2026)

Opinion

Reflections on the Arakanese (Rakhine) Language Curriculum

Holding On to Arakan

The Arakan Shift and the Echoes of the People

We Must Remove What Is No Longer Needed

Grandmother’s Little Kerosene Lamp

Bangladesh’s New Foreign Policy Gamble and the Arakan Puzzle

Top News

Crimes rise in AA-held territories

Free Arakan Lottery tickets distributed to IDPs across Arakan State

Arakan Lottery sees surge in demand as rural residents seek wider access

Poor leadership, disunity blamed for loss of northern Chin State to junta

Arakan Army, allies clash with junta convoy near Nat Yay Kan base

SCEF, Arakan Army talks seen as step toward stronger revolutionary alliance

POLITICS

Junta-appointed UEC disbands Mro Ethnic Party

Political Gamesmanship Behind Designation of New Districts in Myanmar

Policy Affairs Steering Committee becomes decision maker in ANP

The AFP will continue along a nationalist path

Why is people’s interest in politics waning?

BUSINESS

Biz group: Arakan conflict hampers economy, development

Rice farmers in Arakan State face challenging market

Challenges of Myanmar-Bangladesh border trade

Hotels and tourism business will open in early 2020 in Manaung

Industry to manufacture finished goods from coconut starting in early 2020

Businesses slump at Maungdaw market

Weekly Highlights from Arakan (June 29 to July 5, 2026)

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Opinion

Reflections on the Arakanese (Rakhine) Language Curriculum

Holding On to Arakan

The Arakan Shift and the Echoes of the People

We Must Remove What Is No Longer Needed

Grandmother’s Little Kerosene Lamp

Bangladesh’s New Foreign Policy Gamble and the Arakan Puzzle

Top News

Crimes rise in AA-held territories

Free Arakan Lottery tickets distributed to IDPs across Arakan State

Arakan Lottery sees surge in demand as rural residents seek wider access

Poor leadership, disunity blamed for loss of northern Chin State to junta

Arakan Army, allies clash with junta convoy near Nat Yay Kan base

SCEF, Arakan Army talks seen as step toward stronger revolutionary alliance

POLITICS

Junta-appointed UEC disbands Mro Ethnic Party

Political Gamesmanship Behind Designation of New Districts in Myanmar

Policy Affairs Steering Committee becomes decision maker in ANP

The AFP will continue along a nationalist path

Why is people’s interest in politics waning?

BUSINESS

Biz group: Arakan conflict hampers economy, development

Rice farmers in Arakan State face challenging market

Challenges of Myanmar-Bangladesh border trade

Hotels and tourism business will open in early 2020 in Manaung

Industry to manufacture finished goods from coconut starting in early 2020

Businesses slump at Maungdaw market