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Myanmar’s military is regaining ground, but resistance groups are regrouping, and civilians continue to suffer ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: The New Reality Along the Bangladesh–Rakhine Frontier
Bangladesh is building a border fence, but true security can only come from engaging with the real authorities on the other side, the Arakan Army, says Aung Marm Oo.
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Renewed fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine over strategic port cities
Fresh fighting has broken out between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar’s military junta as both sides battle for control of the strategically vital port cities of Sittwe and Kyaukpyu in Rakhine State, ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Myanmar: Rakhine state in dire straits as conflict rages on
Rakhine state in western Myanmar plays a key role in determining the outcome of the civil war that has been raging in the Southeast Asian nation since its military seized power in a coup in February ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: 530 Rohingya asylum seekers feared dead after 2 boats vanish in monsoon seas
Two boats carrying 530 Rohingya asylum seekers departed Rakhine State in June and were later believed to have sunk during monsoon seas, leaving no survivors.
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: U.N.: 2 boats fleeing Myanmar are missing, 500 Rohingya believed dead
About 500 people aboard boats heading to Bangladesh from Myanmar are feared dead after the vessels disappeared, two United Nations agencies said.
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Myanmar's Suu Kyi takes campaign to divided Rakhine
Myanmar's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has taken a growing sectarian whisper campaign head-on as she ventured into Rakhine state for the first time in 13 years. The region has been the ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: Ethnic Rebel Group Announces Seizure of Key Town in Western Myanmar
An ethnic Rakhine armed group has claimed the seizure of another township in Rakhine State in western Myanmar, vowing to safeguard Chinese investments in the region. In a statement posted to its ...
News Myanmar » Rakhine » Politics: What’s in store for Myanmar in 2025?
This article was originally published on January 7, 2025, on The Irrawaddy, an independent news website in Myanmar that has been exiled in Thailand since the military coup in 2021. An edited version ...