China’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Yao Wen, has reiterated that the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar remains the only permanent solution to the protracted crisis but acknowledged that current ground realities in Rakhine State make the process unrealistic at this stage. Speaking to journalists on Sunday after signing a memorandum of understanding with the UN […]
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More Than 33 Civilians Killed, Nearly 100 Injured in Junta Airstrike on Mrauk-U Public Hospital More than 33 unarmed civilians were killed and nearly 100 others injured when the Myanmar military junta carried out an airstrike on the Mrauk-U Public Hospital in Rakhine State, according to local residents. The attack occurred at approximately 9:13 p.m. […]
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The Arakan Army (AA) has been constructing new settlements for Buddhist Rakhine families in Rohingya-inhabited areas of Maungdaw, Rathedaung, and Buthidaung townships in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, according to a December 7 report by the Rakhine-based news outlet Rohingya Khobor. The report states that the United League of Arakan (ULA), the AA’s political wing, has initiated […]
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Rohingya residents in northern Maungdaw Township report a sharp rise in harassment, intimidation, and violent behavior by armed members of the Arakan Army (AA), heightening fear in an already volatile region. Villagers from Zone Six—covering Mingalar Gyi, Kyauk Lyu Khar, Tharye Auk, Hla Baw Zaar, and Pyin Phyu—say AA soldiers have been entering local shops […]
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The Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPHR) has reported that the Arakan Army (AA) is escalating its systematic confiscation of Rohingya villages and farmland across Maungdaw Township as part of efforts to expand Rakhine settlements in the area. According to ARSPHR, AA forces are demolishing long-established Rohingya villages and redistributing agricultural land […]
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The Arakan Army, active in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, has drastically transformed its identity over the past few years. Once an ethnic insurgent group, it has now evolved into one of Asia’s largest and most dangerous narco-terrorist organizations. Recent intelligence reports and field data reveal that the Arakan Army is no longer fighting solely for political […]
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Martin Smith, a well-known author, writer and Burmese specialist, writes in his book “Arakan (Rakhine): a Land in Conflict on Myanmar’s Western Frontier” that, “In the countdown to Myanmar’s independence in January 1948, the crisis in Arakan was fatefully ignored. This has always been the territory’s misfortune during times of national change. British officials admitted […]
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday wondered whether Rohingya “refugees” should be granted a “red carpet welcome” at a time when the country was grappling with its own poverty, as it refrained from issuing any formal notice to the Union government on a plea alleging illegal custodial disappearance of five of them. “You know they are […]
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Bangladesh Prioritizes Repatriation, Refuses Long-Term Stay for Newly Arrived Rohingya According to statements by RRRC Chief Mizanur Rahman, the Bangladesh government has decided that newly arrived Rohingya fleeing forced conscription and pressure from the Arakan Army/ULA in Rakhine will no longer be granted long-term stay in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps. Instead, authorities will prioritize their […]
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New landmine use in Myanmar, Ukraine and other conflicts coupled with funding cuts for clearance saw casualty numbers surge in 2024, a monitor said Monday, warning the international ban faced “unprecedented challenges”. According to the Landmine Monitor, 6,279 people were wounded or killed by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) across 52 countries and […]
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