Century-old lighthouses along Arakan coast in dire need of repair
20 Sep 2023
Colonial-era lighthouses in Sittwe, Rathedaung, Maungdaw, Manaung, Thandwe and Kyaukphyu townships in Arakan State are reportedly in urgent need of repair.
20 Sep 2023
Colonial-era lighthouses in Sittwe, Rathedaung, Maungdaw, Manaung, Thandwe and Kyaukphyu townships in Arakan State are reportedly in urgent need of repair.
20 Sep 2023
A mobile phone shop owner in Manaung, Arakan State, has reportedly been charged with incitement under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code.
20 Sep 2023
In Yaypawgyi village in Kyokyer village-tract in Arakan State’s Taungup Township, an old building that served as living quarters for road workers is being used as a school for children of the village, and locals are calling for construction of a new building.
20 Sep 2023
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) have reported a decline in market share, with concerns about inferior quality prevalent.
19 Sep 2023
Industrial, agricultural and livestock production courses will be offered next year in Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu, Taungup and Mrauk-U towns for people who have completed Grade 9, according to the Arakan State Education Office.
19 Sep 2023
Sarus cranes are on the verge of extinction in Arakan State, say activists advocating for conservation of the local environment and biodiversity.
19 Sep 2023
Sales for the Aung Bar Lay state lottery in Arakan State have dropped by about 70% since the Myanmar military seized power in a February 1, 2021, coup, lottery ticket vendors say.
19 Sep 2023
Vessels extract sand from the island every day and the shore is eroding away as the number of people who catch prawn is on the rise.
18 Sep 2023
The victim has been identified as Daw Hnin Yu Nwe, 37. She is believed to have been killed while on her way to Panphawpyin Village from Pauktaw Village on the morning of September 16.
18 Sep 2023
An archaeological museum located in Nan Yar Kone Ward in the ancient Arakanese city of Mrauk-U will be relocated, with a new museum planned to be built.
18 Sep 2023
Thousands of people from Arakan State are waiting in Muse, northern Shan State, to cross the border into China after China reopened the border crossing, according to the Arakan Literature and Culture Association (Muse).
18 Sep 2023
Daw Nyo Aye of the Rakhine Women’s Network (RWN), who was arrested and charged with incitement under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, was reportedly admitted to Sittwe Hospital following a court hearing on Monday.
16 Sep 2023
A total of 30 cases of burglary and theft were reported in eight urban wards in Kyaukphyu town from August to the second week of September.
16 Sep 2023
Sellers say most of the items being sold online in Myanmar are made in Thailand and China, and it is difficult to get FDA approval.
16 Sep 2023
The pier of the central market in the Arakan State capital of Sittwe has not yet been repaired more than four months after it was damaged by Cyclone Mocha, creating problems for boatmen and travellers.
16 Sep 2023
A female junior assistant teacher from Kyunpaw Pauktaw Village, part of Arakan State’s Rathedaung Township, was found dead with stab wounds to her neck at about 10 a.m. on Saturday, locals said.
15 Sep 2023
Myanmar’s military regime has made it mandatory for domestic nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and their international counterparts (INGOs) conducting humanitarian operations in the country to register, according to junta media.
15 Sep 2023
A senior Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) official was shot dead in the Arakan State capital Sittwe on Friday, according to sources close to the ALP.
14 Sep 2023
The water from Latsay Lake, which supplies water to residents of Mrauk-U, Arakan State, is reportedly polluted and is not suitable for locals to use.
14 Sep 2023
More than 80,000 girls between the ages of 9 and 12 in Arakan State will be vaccinated against cervical cancer on September 18, and the female general public will be vaccinated beginning in October, according to officials from the junta’s Ministry of Health.