On August 20, 2025, at least 50 members of the Arakan Army (AA) surrounded and laid siege to Thuu U Lar, Dar Gyi Sar, and Phyun Phyu Chaung village tracts in northern Maungdaw Township from the morning hours, according to local sources. The troops have been conducting searches for armed groups across the area. Residents […]
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Rohingya Refugees Suffer as Global Aid Cuts Slash Essential Services Global aid cuts and an influx of new refugees have caused child malnutrition to surge above emergency thresholds in the world’s largest refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. Islamic Relief aid workers say many families are now skipping or sharing meals, children are dropping out […]
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Nearly 50,000 Rohingya have gathered near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border due to escalating violence in Rakhine State, raising concerns that they could cross into Bangladesh at any moment. The issue was discussed on Sunday (17 August) at a meeting of the National Task Force on Rohingya Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chaired by Foreign […]
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The Arakan Army/United League of Arakan (AA/ULA) has reportedly been extorting money from Rohingya businesspeople in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, Myanmar. According to information obtained by wsnews24.com through local sources, the AA/ULA summoned Rohingya businesspeople to its headquarters in Gyi Ken Pyin village, located in northern Maungdaw, and demanded large sums of money under the […]
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The United Nations’ Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) released the Myanmar-language version of its July 14 report titled New Atrocity Incidents and New Investigative Avenues in Rakhine on August 13. The IIMM stated that it is investigating and gathering evidence on crimes being committed against both Rakhine Buddhists and Muslims in Rakhine State. According […]
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The Global Khumi Organization (GKO) and the Global Khumi Youth Association (GKYA) issued a joint statement on August 12, 2025, strongly opposing the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army’s (ULA/AA) official announcement that Paletwa Township in Chin State has been incorporated as a district of Rakhine State. At the 10th ULA/AA press conference on August 11, […]
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In Kyauktaw Township’s Aung Bar Yi, A Pauk Wa, Guppi Taung, Ywa Nya, and Pauk Taw Palaung villages of Rakhine State, the Arakan Army (AA) has appointed representatives who are involved in trafficking members of the Rohingya minority, according to local reports received by WSnews24.com on the morning of August 11, 2025. It is reported […]
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Malaysia will head a regional delegation to Myanmar to push for peace and humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told Bangladesh’s visiting interim head Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday. Bangladesh shelters more than 1 million Rohingya refugees in camps in its southeastern district of Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee […]
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The Rohingyas, who have taken shelter in Bangladesh, currently have no legal means of obtaining SIM cards. However, many of them already possess SIMs from various Bangladeshi and Myanmar mobile operators, raising security concerns for the government. In this context, the interim government is considering granting the Rohingya community legal access to SIM cards, relevant […]
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One of Myanmar’s most conflict-ravaged regions has witnessed a “dramatic rise in hunger” after U.S. aid cuts pushed by President Donald Trump during a punishing civil war, the World Food Programme said on Tuesday (August 12, 2025). Western Rakhine State has seen some of the most intense fighting in Myanmar’s many-sided civil conflict, which was […]
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