Weekly Highlights from Arakan (April 27 to May 3, 2026)
05 May 2026
- Regime conducts air operations over Arakan State from four airbases
- Essential commodity prices surge amid blockades, trade disruptions in Arakan State
- Hundreds of IDP shelters damaged as heavy rain, strong winds hit Arakan State
- Over 30 Sittwe residents detained in three days during guest list checks
- Air ticket prices to Manaung soar to more than double official rate
- Regime-appointed Arakan CM claims development plans underway amid widespread hardship
Opinion
Holding On to Arakan
By Admin 26 Jun 2026
The Arakan Shift and the Echoes of the People
By Admin 13 May 2026
We Must Remove What Is No Longer Needed
By Admin 24 Apr 2026
Grandmother’s Little Kerosene Lamp
By Admin 08 Apr 2026
Bangladesh’s New Foreign Policy Gamble and the Arakan Puzzle
By Admin 06 Apr 2026
The Iron Shackle Left Behind: When Myanmar’s War Turned on Its Own Soldiers
By Admin 23 Mar 2026
POLITICS
BUSINESS
Industry to manufacture finished goods from coconut starting in early 2020
By Aung Kaung Zaw 20 Nov 2019
