Arakan DVB Debate Lead Story Rohingya Video
In this episode aired on 27 August, DVB Debate takes up the contentious issues surrounding political and inter-religious dynamics in Arakan State, and discusses why the state’s problems have so captured the international community’s attention.
Aung San Suu Kyi announces the creation of yet another body with the challenging portfolio of improving the situation in crisis-stricken Arakan State, saying it would include a broad spectrum of actors, both domestic and foreign.
Burmese government forces found on Sunday the bodies of 28 Hindu villagers who authorities suspected were killed by Muslim insurgents last month, at the beginning of a spasm of violence that has sent 430,000 Muslim Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh.
Arakan International Relations Lead Story News Rohingya
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Burmese authorities on Tuesday to end violence against Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State, warning of the risk of ethnic cleansing and regional destabilisation.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Food supplies have been cut off by the latest round of violence in northern Arakan State, according to a major UN provider of humanitarian assistance.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Officials say Rohingya insurgents are behind a slew of killings in northern Arakan State, which has been racked by violence in recent months.
Arakan Farmers Lead Story News
The residents of flood-prone Kyaukphyu Township in southwestern Arakan State are still struggling to resume agricultural production seven years after their lands were devastated by Cyclone Giri in 2010.
The number of dengue fever cases in the first six months of this year was higher than the whole of 2016.
Arakan IDPs Lead Story News Rohingya
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.”
Authorities have begun the process of shuttering IDP camps in Arakan State, but rights advocates worry that initial efforts don’t bode well for a larger-scale relocation of the state’s Muslim minority.
Arakan Lead Story News Religion Rohingya
The Buddhist monk renowned for his anti-Muslim sermons travelled to Arakan State on Wednesday, an official said, sparking concern over religious tensions in the region, where more than 1 million Rohingya Muslims live.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics Video
In this episode of DVB Debate, panelists discuss how to approach issues of citizenship, conflict and reconciliation in Arakan State.
Authorities in Maungdaw district have eased a curfew in place since 9 October attacks in northern Arakan State put the region on lockdown as security forces combed towns and villages in search of the perpetrators.
Arakan International Relations Lead Story News Rohingya
A Malaysian ship carrying food supplies and other humanitarian aid destined for Arakan State was met by both supporters and opponents on Thursday when it docked just southeast of Rangoon.
Arakan Human Rights Lead Story News Rohingya
Human rights advocates both at home and abroad this week issued calls for the creation of an independent, international commission of inquiry into allegations of serious human rights abuses committed by Burmese security forces in northern Arakan State.
Arakan Features Lead Story News
Fishing, a major industry in impoverished Arakan State, has been in a long decline, pushing many coastal communities into debt.
Arakan Conflict Lead Story News Rohingya
The United Nations urged State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday to visit the country’s divided Arakan State to reassure civilians they will be protected amid accusations that soldiers have raped Rohingya Muslim women houses and killed civilians.
Arakan ASEAN Conflict Lead Story News Rohingya
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called for foreign intervention to stop the “genocide” of Rohingya Muslims in Burma on Sunday, as he joined thousands of Rohingya protesters in Kuala Lumpur.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Arakan State’s Border Affairs Ministry says it will demolish buildings constructed in border townships without permission from local authorities, including mosques and madrasas.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
The Arakan National Party has condemned the Burmese government’s suggestion that the ethnic Rohingya be referred to as the “Muslim community in Arakan State”.
Human Trafficking Lead Story Military News
A child soldier has been returned to his family after media reports draw attention to his story in March this year.
The displaced villagers also claimed that the Burmese army has been forcing local people to act as porters.
2015 Elections Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics
Muslim supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi said on Saturday they hoped a government lead by the NLD would improve their lives in Arakan State.
Conflict Lead Story News Peace Process
DKBA-allied militia says it wants to be included in ongoing negotiations between the govt and ethnic groups aimed at a Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.
Arakan Electricity Lead Story News
Burma’s President Thein Sein called for stability in Arakan urged the regional government to ensure the “all-round development of the region”.
Arakan Lead Story News Politics
Maj-Gen Maung Maung Ohn, nominated by the President’s Office as the next chief minister of Arakan State, has pledged to improve the living standards of the local population and restore stability to the region.
Health Lead Story News Rohingya Video
Children in Arakan’s IDP camps are becoming malnourished as UN aid agencies and INGOs struggle to resume operations in the violence-plagued state.
Breaking Lead Story News Politics
Arakanese statesmen Aye Maung and Aye Thar Aung have survived an assassination attempt at the hands of motorcycle gunmen.
Health Lead Story News Rohingya
International aid agencies say they support those in need regardless of race or religion, following a protest in Sittwe where Arakan Buddhists called for the expulsion of the groups on the basis they are biased in favour of Rohingya Muslims.
A delegation of foreign diplomats, led by US ambassador to Burma Derek Mitchell, visited the restive Arakan state this week to assess the impact of ongoing sectarian clashes between Muslims and Buddhists.
