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Repatriation Only Sustainable Solution to Rohingya Crisis: Speakers

December 23, 2025WSNews24Leave a Comment

An international conference held in Dhaka today underscored the urgency of pursuing sustainable, rights-based, and politically informed solutions to the protracted Rohingya crisis, with speakers stressing that repatriation to Myanmar remains the only viable long-term option. Speaking at the inaugural session, Abu Saleh Mohammed Obaidullah, Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (Joint Secretary) at the […]

High Costs for Citizenship Cards for Muslim Residents in Rakhine State

December 23, 2025WSNews24Leave a Comment

Muslim residents in Rakhine State have reported that the costs associated with applying for citizenship cards and supporting documentation are steadily increasing due to widespread demands for illegal payments by authorities. These rising expenses are creating severe obstacles for families who already face discrimination and economic hardship. Participants from the Sittwe local community told the […]

Arakan Army Builds Seven Rohingya IDP Camps, Five New Rakhine Villages in Buthidaung

December 15, 2025WSNews24Leave a Comment

BUTHIDAUNG, RAKHINE STATE — Arakan Army Constructs Seven IDP Camps for Rohingya and Five New Rakhine Villages on Rohingya Land in Buthidaung Township The Arakan Army (AA) has built seven internally displaced persons (IDP) camps for Rohingya populations and five new Rakhine villages on land previously inhabited by Rohingya in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State. Local […]

Repatriation only Durable solution for Rohingya crisis: Chinese Envoy

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025WSNews24Leave a Comment

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 […]

Myanmar junta air strike on hospital kills 33 ‍And Nearly 100 Injured.

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025WSNews24Leave a Comment

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. […]

Arakan Army Intensifies Seizure of Rohingya Villages and Farmland in Maungdaw

December 11, 2025WSNews24Leave a Comment

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 […]

Asia’s New ‘Golden Triangle’ and the Arakan Army’s Drug Empire

December 9, 2025WSNews24Leave a Comment

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 […]

Why did Muslim leaders Realize that They Needed a “Nationality” Identity of “Statehood”

December 9, 2025WSNews24Leave a Comment

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 […]

Arakan Army Attempting to Incite Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Maungdaw

October 14, 2025WSNews24Leave a Comment

The Arakan Army (AA) is secretly attempting to incite a new wave of ethnic and religious conflict in Maungdaw Township, according to reports from members of the Rohingya community who say they are living under fear and persecution. Locals told wsnews24.com that the AA is exploiting existing tensions between communities, much like the Myanmar military […]

Paletwa Woman Says She Will Not Return Home While Arakan Army Remains

August 28, 2025WSNews24Leave a Comment

A 23-year-old woman from Paletwa town, Chin State, said she was forced to flee her native place after being sexually assaulted by Arakan Army (AA) soldiers in April, according to reports by local media. After the AA expelled junta troops and entered Paletwa town, two AA soldiers allegedly raped the woman and attempted to drown […]

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