Arakan Lead Story News Politics
ANP face mass walkout in Kyauktaw
Old divisions in the Arakan National Party appear to be in play again as nearly a thousand party members in Kyauktaw threaten to resign.
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Alleged Arakan Army associates in court in Kyauktaw
Thirty-two individuals are facing charges under the Unlawful Associations Act.
Arakan Army members detained in Kyauktaw
Twenty-three people have been detained by police in the Arakan State town of Kyauktaw on suspicion of connections with rebel ethnic group the Arakan Army.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Implementation Committee arrives in Arakan; several schools reopen
“The committee members went to an IDP camp in Kyauktaw and will pay a two-day visit to Buthidaung and Maungdaw,” said a spokesperson for the Arakan state government.
16 dead as dengue fever sweeps Arakan State
The number of dengue fever cases in the first six months of this year was higher than the whole of 2016.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Security forces on high alert in Sittwe, but situation ‘under control’
Security forces are on high alert in Sittwe amid communal tensions following the death of a Rohingya Muslim man yesterday.
Arakan IDPs Lead Story News Rohingya
UNHCR delegation led by refugee agency’s chief visits Arakan State
A delegation led by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees travelled to Arakan State on Sunday, visiting the troubled region less than a week after security forces there were put on high alert amid a spate of recent killings that the government has blamed on “terrorists.”
Arakan Chin Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Cyclone Mora batters Burma’s west coast
Cyclone Mora wreaked havoc on Burma’s west coast in the early hours of this morning, leaving a trail of destruction across Arakan and Chin states.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
‘Terrorist trainees’ arrested in Buthidaung
According to a statement from the State Counsellor’s Office, the trainees say they were instructed in martial arts, basic military training, and terrorism tactics.
Arakan Lead Story Media News Rohingya
Protests against new May Yu FM radio in 7 Arakan townships
Locals in seven townships across Arakan State staged protests on Friday against a new radio station broadcasting in Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung townships and providing Rohingya-language programming, which the protesters view as legitimising the Rohingya population.
Arakan Features Lead Story News
As catches fall, fishermen in Arakan State sink into debt
Fishing, a major industry in impoverished Arakan State, has been in a long decline, pushing many coastal communities into debt.
Arakan Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics
Unity protest held over divided ANP
Locals in Taungup, Arakan State, staged a protest on Sunday to voice their displeasure at the factionalism that has beset one of the country’s strongest ethnic political parties as members[…]
Local ANP leader to sue Facebook user for defaming party members
Local chairman says he is suing a Facebook user under Article 66(d) of the Telecommunication Law for allegedly defaming party officials.
Human Trafficking Lead Story News Rohingya
Trafficked teenagers face prison for traveling without IDs
A group of Muslim youths detained in Rangoon last month could spend two years in prison for leaving Arakan State without national registration cards.
SSA-N reports shelling, shooting of civilian
A local villager in central Shan state’s Monghsu Township was reported dead as the Burmese Army launched attack on the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) in the area on Wednesday, according[…]
Arakan Lead Story News Peace Process
3 sentenced for connections to Arakan Army
Maung Aye was sentenced to two years in prison, while the other two were given three years each.
Food, water, shelter needed for Arakan flood evacuees
The main townships affected are reported to be Minbya, Ponnagyun, Mrauk-U, Pauktaw and Kyauktaw.
Monsoon flash floods blanket NW Arakan
Celebrated Burmese meteorologist Tun Lwin has predicted that floods will soon blanket all of western Arakan State, as well as the Chin, Sagaing and Kachin regions.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Anti-Rohingya protests held across Arakan
Arakanese Buddhist nationalists express anger at the government’s suggestion to the UN that sessions avoid using either of the terms “Rohingya” or “Bengali”.
Arakan Conflict Lead Story News Peace Process
13 youths sentenced for ties to Arakan rebels
The 13, detained four months ago in the Arakan State capital, apparently confessed to having connections with the AA.
Arakan displaced need govt, foreign help, says ANP lawmaker
Arakan National Party MP Khin Saw Wai says the government and international aid agencies should come to the assistance of local people displaced by recent clashes in Arakan State.
Arakan conflict straining resources: aid groups
Relief agencies warn that the increasing number of IDPs in Arakan State may soon stretch humanitarian resources to the breaking point.
Villagers flee Burma army offensive in Arakan State
The displaced villagers also claimed that the Burmese army has been forcing local people to act as porters.
Heavy casualties reported in Arakan fighting
The fighting, which claimed at least 20 lives, shattered weeks of relative calm in Burma’s westernmost state.
ANP members resign over dismissal of township party executives
The resignation of six ANP members over the dismissal of three local executives is the latest sign of trouble within the largest ethnic party in parliament.
Arakan Interview Lead Story News
The NLD ‘should understand the feelings of the ethnic peoples’
Ba Shein, a leading Arakan National Party MP, discusses his party’s dispute with the NLD and other issues affecting Arakan State.
Arakan Lead Story News Politics
Arakan IDP shelter suffers under water shortage
Already displaced by conflict between rebels and the Burmese army, Arakanese villagers are now facing a water shortage as the hot season bears down.
Dozens of Burmese troops killed in Arakan, rebels claim
The Burmese army has not reported the fight or confirmed any loss of life.
Burmese army vows to ‘exterminate’ Arakan rebels
“Several” Burmese army personnel, including a commanding officer, have been killed during a skirmish with ethnic rebels the Arakan Army (AA), according to military media.
Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Koh Tao murders: Zaw Linn details police torture
Burmese suspect testifies he was handcuffed, had a bag placed over his head, and was beaten, before police threatened to extract his teeth with pliers.
