– Clashes in Myanmar led to gunshots, mortar shell sounds in border areas – Intensified patrols along Naf River Arakan News Desk: The conflict between the armed group Arakan Army... Read more
– Crimes increase significantly in Cox’s Bazar – Police warn of stern action against landlords Arakan News Desk: A large number of Rohingyas are currently living in rented houses... Read more
– The military had in a “systematic and coordinated” manner “spread material designed to instil fear and hatred of the Rohingya minority”, the investigators said in a fresh report AFP:... Read more
– Seeking safety, around 200 villagers crossed the border into India through Border Pillars Number 79 and 80 in Moreh. Arakan News Desk: Approximately 200 Myanmarese civilians, primari... Read more
Hellfire and Damnation in Myanmar: Ex-World Bank Country Head Recounts Rohingya Catastrophe Response
By David Scott Mathieson: The crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State gripped the decade of the “democratic opening”, as state oppression of the Rohingya Muslim minority surged in 2012, culminatin... Read more
Arakan News Desk: The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) has re-opened the border crossing in Chin Shwe Haw, a town it seized from the regime during Operation 1027, but no tra... Read more
Arakan News Desk: The junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 36 blew up two bridges in Rakhine State last month as it was ordered to abandon a town in Taungup Township, an officer from the battali... Read more
Arakan News Desk: Four Rohingya individuals were apprehended by Tripura Police in Dharmanagar, North Tripura District, on Friday morning as they were on their way to Hyderabad in search of e... Read more
Arakan News Desk: India addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council, expressing deep concern about the deteriorating situation in neighbouring Myanmar. Kshitij Tyagi, a representative... Read more
Arakan News Desk: Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma on Thursday said that his government would not collect biometric details of Myanmar and Bangladesh refugees using the existing portal. The... Read more
Arakan News Desk: India’s ambitious Kaladan multi-modal transit transport project faces significant challenges due to ongoing unrest in Myanmar. Recent developments, including the capture of... Read more
The military said it would enforce a law allowing it to call up all men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27 to serve for at least two years GBT/AFP: Myanmar’s ruling military junta has... Read more
Arakan News Desk: Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that no one will be allowed to enter Bangladesh illegally through the Myanmar border. The home minister said this w... Read more
– Junta fighter jets targeted Ramree – Civilian homes were also reportedly impacted by intensified bombing campaign Arakan News Desk: The military junta in Myanmar reportedly esc... Read more
– The AA, emphasizes its commitment to continuing attacks on junta targets until the troops inside surrender – The international community remains concerned about the humanitaria... Read more
Arakan News Desk: The newly appointed Director General (DG) of the Bangladesh Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Mir Ershad Ali, said: “We are cautious about the ongoing tension in Myanmar. Coast Gua... Read more
Arakan News Desk: More than 100 Rohingya refugees escaped a detention center in Malaysia after a riot broke out late Thursday (Feb 1), with one man killed after being hit by a vehicle on a h... Read more
Arakan News Desk: The ethnic Arkan Army (AA) seized another Myanmar military battalion base amid an escalating offensive in Rakhine State on Tuesday. The AA said it defeated Light Infantry B... Read more
International Desk: Some 569 Rohingya people died or went missing at sea last year – the most since 2014 – as they embarked on dangerous boat journeys to Southeast Asia, accordin... Read more
Arakan News Desk: A Myanmar army plane crash-landed at Lengpui airport on the outskirts of Mizoram’s capital Aizawl on Tuesday morning, injuring eight people on board. The plane, which was t... Read more