News Article - Development Media Group

Details: : Khine Roe La; : 30 March 2020

The military handed over three people including U Maung Phyu Tun, 73, to the Kyauktaw police station on March 4 and police thereafter informed the detainees’ family members, said U Kyaw Kyaw, son of U Maung Phyu Tun. U Kyaw Kyaw said a policeman phoned him at about 8 p.m. saying soldiers had left his father at the Kyauktaw police station.

Details: : Phadu Tun Aung; : 15 December 2019

Government

There are many significant days for Arakanese people in Arakan State, but only one day is an official occasion. That day is Arakan State Day, which the government started celebrating on December 15, 1975.

Details: : Kyun Thar Nga Mann; : 28 November 2019

Border trade

People were permitted to cross Maungdaw border gate, which connects Myanmar and Bangladesh, with one day or seven day visas before. However, border crossing has been banned between two countries after ARSA’s attacks occurred in 2017.

Details: : Sein Ko Ko; : 12 November 2019

The conflicts between the Tatmadaw and the AA in Arakan State has forced villagers from their homes, resulting in students losing out on their education.

Details: : Admin; : 30 September 2019

Daw Jar Yone’s husband left home about six months ago. Since then, she has lost contact with her husband, she said. This downhearted pregnant woman has been staying in a refugee camp with her four children without any job prospects.

Details: : Nay Win San; : 09 September 2019

“We’d like to designate U Ottama Day as an official holiday in Arakan State if it is not declared for the whole Myanmar,” said Ko Kyaw Naing Htay, chair of Students’ Union of Sittwe University.

Details: : Admin; : 05 September 2019

The armed conflicts between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) that started in early December 2018 in Arakan State have been escalating. They initially fought in places far from residential areas, but fighting now occurs near villages and towns and new fronts have opened in townships where war never broke out before.

Details: : Phadu Tun Aung; : 27 August 2019

The most important thing to be tackled currently in Arakan State is military are the armed confrontations between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) and the consequences of this issue while the region has been facing complicated situations with military, politics and Muslim affairs.

Details: : Sein Ko Ko; : 24 August 2019

A ceasefire can be reached through political dialogues, but armed struggles will continue if there is no guarantee for self-determination and equality. If the government cannot resolve such conditions, the hotel and tourism industry in the region will cease to exist, said U Khin Maung Gyi, a business person in Arakan State.

Details: : Admin; : 19 July 2019

The Myanmar government cut off mobile data service in Arakan State’s eight townships without letting local residents know in advance. So, people from affected areas have no access to receive and distribute information.