Alleged Arakan Army associates in court in Kyauktaw
Thirty-two individuals are facing charges under the Unlawful Associations Act.
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Arakan Conflict Lead Story News
Clashes leave Arakan residents displaced, short of food
More than a thousand are cut off from supplies amid fighting between government and rebel forces, as arrests are made of those with suspected militia ties.
Arakan Lead Story News Protest
White card protests continue in Arakan
Residents of 18 Arakaense towns drive their point home, as protests are held against white card voting rights despite government already backtracking.
Curfew lifted in Sandoway
The curfew imposed on the Arakan State beach resort town of Sandoway (Thandwe) in the wake of last year’s communal violence was lifted on Wednesday, according to the Arakan State[…]
19 feared dead after fishing boat capsizes off Burma’s coast
Nineteen fishermen are feared dead after their boat capsized near the coast of western Burma on 2 August. Six other crew members have been rescued, according to local police.
Arakan Development Lead Story News
Power-sharing: Arakanese seek equal pricing for electricity
Arakanese pay a whopping 500 kyat per unit of electricity while the rest of Burma pays just 35 kyat. However the state minister reveals plans to change all that.
Communal Violence Lead Story News Politics Rohingya
Quintana plans Arakan visit in midst of anti-UN protests
UN Special Rapporteur to visit Arakan as protestors around the region demand that the UN, along with MSF and other international relief agencies, are forced to withdraw their operations.
Health Lead Story News Rohingya
MSF, OCHA hit back at ‘anti-aid worker sentiment’ in Arakan State
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.
Communal Violence Lead Story News Politics Rohingya
Communal tensions running high in Sittwe
Arakanese Buddhists call for local police be given the right to use lethal force and demand that the UN and other international relief groups be expelled from the area; meanwhile, dozens of local Rohingyas are moving to IDP camps in fear of more violence.
Buddhists protest the resettlement of Rohingya Muslims
Hundreds of Buddhist residents in western Burma’s Arakan state took to the streets this week to protest a government plan to resettle Rohingya Muslims, who were uprooted in last year’s ethno-religious clashes
Eight confirmed dead in Arakan clashes
At least eight people are confirmed dead in the latest wave of sectarian clashes between Buddhist Arakanese and Rohingya Muslims in western Burma
Thousands flee as Arakan violence spreads
Thousands have been forced to flee their homes as the latest bout of communal riots between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims continues to spread through Arakan state in western Burma
Arakanese MP dies of heart disease
Aung Sein Tha, who had taken part in the 1962 student protest and fought with the Arakan Communist Party, dies aged 75
Post-cyclone dysentery kills 4
Around 200 people in the cyclone-hit Arakan state have fallen ill as reports claim that aid to the worst-hit areas is slow to arrive
