Fishermen operating along the Naf River and adjacent coastal waters report a surge in abductions allegedly carried out by the Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic armed group active in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Victims include both Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingya refugees, according to local community leaders, boat owners, and relatives of those taken. A Pattern of […]
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Bo Nagar, leader of the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA), reportedly surrenders to the Myanmar junta. On the evening of 18 February, the military-run Myawaddy TV announced that Bo Nagar (also known as Naing Lin), the prominent leader of the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA), has surrendered to the Myanmar junta. According to the state-media […]
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A Belarusian delegation led by academician Alexey Shkadarevich from the National Academy of Sciences met separately with junta Science and Technology Minister Myo Thein Kyaw, and Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Minister Wah Wah Maung in Naypyitaw on Wednesday. The talks covered Belarusian investment in Myanmar’s science and technology sectors, technology transfers and promotion of […]
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A Myanmar military jet fighter carried out an airstrike on the Chaung Tu detention centre and the surrounding area of Mt. Kansauk in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, at about 9 p.m. on February 17. Information regarding casualties and damage was not immediately available at the time of reporting. Local residents said the late-night bombing caused […]
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Mon State: Junta forces reportedly looted and set fire to the homes of administrators appointed by the Karen National Union (KNU) in Theinzayat, following clashes with KNU troops on Sunday, according to local sources. Troops from the junta’s 77th Light Infantry Division have been conducting raids in the area since February 9, leading to confrontations […]
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Intense fighting has erupted in Padaung Township, Bago Region, as Myanmar’s military regime launches a renewed offensive to retake the strategically Point 666 hilltop base, currently under the control of the Arakan Army (AA), according to military sources. Troop Advance from Sinlan Village The junta is reportedly advancing troops from Sinlan Village in an effort […]
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Timber prices in townships across Rakhine State controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) have increased by as much as five times compared to last year, according to local timber traders, who attribute the surge to high taxation. Rakhine timber entrepreneurs mainly extract and sell locally sourced wood. Supplies are purchased from areas such as Thandwe, […]
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Myanmar junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing narrowly escaped an improvised rocket attack last month while staying at the Central Military Command (CMC) headquarters inside the historic Mandalay Palace, according to military sources. Sources based in Naypyitaw told local media that the attack occurred in the early hours of January 27, targeting the CMC […]
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the Rohingya refugee issue has once again become a central topic of discussion. Hosting around 1.2 million Rohingya refugees—the largest concentration in Asia—Bangladesh continues to grapple with the humanitarian, social, and political challenges posed by the crisis. Rohingya Refugees Fleeing Myanmar For decades, Rohingyas have been denied citizenship in Myanmar, leaving them stateless and deprived […]
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Years after the mass exodus of Rohingya people from Myanmar, the crisis stands as one of the clearest examples of the global failure of justice. Although Myanmar is bound by the Geneva Conventions, customary international humanitarian law norms, and the Genocide Convention of 1948, the Rohingya people are still deprived of justice, safety, and a […]
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