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In Arakan State, ruined embankments prevent rice production
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.
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.
The struggle to save Arakan’s mangroves
Conservationist Kyaw Win said many locals had now “lost their enthusiasm” for protecting the mangroves because of a lack of government support.
Bangladesh looks to move Rohingya refugees to flooded island
Bangladesh has resurrected a plan to relocate thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Arakan State to a flooded island in the Bay of Bengal to prevent them from “intermingling” with Bangladeshi citizens.
ICJ warns on plans to arm non-Muslims in Arakan
The International Commission of Jurists, a human rights watchdog, calls plans to arm non-Muslims as a defense force in Arakan State "a recipe for disaster".
Govt to resume aid in Arakan: diplomats
Diplomats on a mission to northern Arakan State say the government has agreed to allow a resumption of aid to the region.
