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    From Sandoway on the western coast to Tavoy in the south, several towns and cities areas are pelted by torrents of rain, resulting in floods.

    Arakan Communal Violence Lead Story News

    7 sentenced to 7 years each for Taunggup lynchings: DPA

    An Arakanese court has sentenced seven Buddhists each to seven years in jail over the killing of 10 Muslim pilgrims in an attack on a passenger bus in 2012, according to DPA.

    Arakan Communal Violence Lead Story News

    Anti-Muslim anthem heightens tension in Sandoway

    Local authorities in the Arakanese town of Sandoway have failed to take action against a bus station owner who has been playing anti-Muslim anthems on the terminal’s tannoy system.

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    Development Lead Story News

    Arakan towns to join national grid

    The towns of Taungup and Sandoway were previously scheduled to light up in May under the government scheme but work-related delays pushed the project back a month.

    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.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Burma minister slams govt response to Sandoway violence

    A local government minister has blasted Burma’s “weak” response to the recent Muslim-Buddhist clashes in Arakan’s Sandoway township, which claimed seven lives.

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    Police detain 78 for Sandoway riots as death toll hits seven

    The Burmese security forces have detained 78 people in connection with the recent spate of Muslim-Buddhist clashes in Arakan’s Sandoway township, state media announced on Monday.

    Burma’s beach paradise still safe despite riots, say officials video

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    Burma’s beach paradise still safe despite riots, say officials

    Security has been beefed up and a dusk-to-dawn curfew has been lifted in the Ngapali beach zone although it still remains in place in the main Sandoway district.

    Communal Violence Lead Story News

    45 detained in connection with Sandoway riots

    Forty-five people have been detained in Sandoway Prison in connection with last week’s communal riots, a large majority being members of local nationalist groups.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    President Thein Sein blames ‘outsiders’ for Sandoway riots

    President Thein Sein has accused “outsiders” of orchestrating this week’s outbreak of communal violence in Sandoway in western Burma, suggesting it was a premeditated attack intended to undermine his visit to the region.

    Communal Violence Lead Story News

    Political party leader detained in connection with Sandoway riots

    Maung Pyu, the chairman of the RNDP in Sandoway township, is detained for questioning by local police in connection with the latest bout of Muslim-Buddhist violence to hit western Burma.

    Sandoway: latest victim of communal chaos video

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    Sandoway: latest victim of communal chaos

    Security forces have contained the fresh bout of deadly violence in Arakan state’s Sandoway district.

    Communal Violence Lead Story News

    Terrified Muslims hiding in forests: AP

    Terrified Muslim families hide in forests in western Burma, one day after fleeing a new round of deadly sectarian violence that erupted even as the president toured the divided region.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Five dead in Sandoway riots as uneasy calm restored

    At least five people have been killed and dozens of homes burned to the ground in Arakan state’s Sandoway township, although authorities on Wednesday claimed to have restored calm.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Rioters run rampage in Sandoway: 70 homes burnt down

    Between 60 and 70 households in three villages in Sandoway district were burnt down by a mob on Tuesday morning and afternoon in what many reports suggest was another case of anti-Muslim violence.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Tension high in Sandoway after two Muslim homes razed

    Buddhist mob torch two houses belonging to Muslims after a minor personal argument sets off another bout of communal violence in Arakan state.

    Environment Lead Story News

    Thousands hit by flooding in Arakan state

    Some 4,000 people have been directly affected by floods in Sandoway, a coastal township in western Burma. Residents and township administrators told DVB that the River Sandoway had overflowed, flooding the downtown area on Monday,[…]

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