Arakan Conflict Lead Story News
Arakan Army mistakenly shoots boat passengers
One civilian was shot dead and three injured when AA troops mistook boat passengers on the Kaladan River for Burmese soldiers.
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Arakan Conflict Lead Story News
Arakan Army claims 10 kills against Tatmadaw in Paletwa
“The Tatmadaw were about 100 strong, but we killed at least 10 of them,” says AA spokesman after yesterday’s clashes.
Arakan Conflict Lead Story News
Arakan militia claims it was ambushed
The Arakan Liberation Army says one of its fighters is missing in action and another was captured as the militia clashed with the Arakan Army.
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Food shortages in Chin State following floods, landslides
Chin political parties urge President Thein Sein to order airlifts of emergency food aid to affected areas.
Arakan Conflict Lead Story News
Arakan Army in retreat, says govt
Engagement in Paletwa, Chin State, follows last week’s hostilities in Kyauktaw.
Burmese soldiers extort Chin Baptists: CHRO
Chin NGO says troops from Light Infantry Battalion 289 extorted 180,000 kyat (US$180) from a group of ten Baptist evangelists in Paletwa Township.
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Keeping an eye on the Kaladan
Despite their hopes and concerns about the infrastructure project, local people in Paletwa can only wait.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics
Chin villages face food shortages following bad harvest
Dozens of villages in Thantlang, Matupi and Paletwa townships are facing renewed food shortages following bad weather conditions and low yields of harvest.
Kaladan project scheduled for mid-2014 completion
The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, jointly implemented byBurma and India, is expected to be completed by mid-2014, various media reports said on Thursday.
