Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh expressed concern on Wednesday as the cash-strapped UN World Food Programme (WFP) prepares to cut aid for large portions of the 1.2 million-strong group. Bangladesh’s vast refugee camps shelter Rohingya who fled persecution in neighbouring war-torn Myanmar, with more than 150,000 new arrivals since 2024, according to the WFP. The agency […]
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After the Eid congregation, they broke down in tears during the Munajat. In their prayers, they sought justice from Allah for the persecution they faced and pleaded to return to their own country Two months ago, Cheno Ara Begum gave birth to a son in the Madhurchhara Rohingya camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar. On this, […]
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Another Eid in exile for Rohingyas “We used to sacrifice a cow every Eid. Those are now just distant memories.” Eid brings little joy to young Rohingya Mujibur Rahman, who recalls the celebrations in Myanmar’s Rakhine state nine years ago. Now living in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, he says the festive spirit has been […]
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The Myanmar junta and its allied forces have intensified the crackdown on local residents in Sittwe, the capital city of Rakhine State amid heightened tensions between the junta forces and the Arakan Army fighters. At least 50 people were arrested between 7 and 18 March. The Sittwe residents have been targeted every day. Two individuals […]
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On March 8, four Myanmar military jet fighters and four Y-12 aircraft carried out one of the deadliest airstrikes of the Rakhine war, launching repeated bombing runs for more than three hours. The target was not a frontline base, a moving convoy, or an active battlefield. It was a detention camp in the Darlatchaung area […]
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Justice For Myanmar issued a statement on 23 March drawing links between a motor recovered from an Iranian-manufactured drone and the Synpex Shwe company which it has previously documented as supplying key military hardware to the Myanmar military, particularly its Air Force. A report released by Conflict Armament Research (CAR) identifies a supply chain linking […]
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Before Eid last year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr. Muhammad Yunus joined the Rohingya for iftar and said they would be able to celebrate the next Eid in their homeland. However, this Eid too is being spent in refugee camps. According to a UNHCR report published in December […]
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Myanmar junta leader called for further strengthening of the air force capabilities, urging the Tatmadaw (Air) to maintain momentum in expanding its operational capacity and training. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing made the remarks during a ceremony commissioning aircraft into service at Meiktila airbase in Mandalay Region, according to a report in the junta-run Global […]
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At a regional air force base in Meiktila on 12 March, the Myanmar military junta commissioned four new combat aircraft into its fleet. This latest induction included two Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighter jets and two K-8 Karakorum light attack aircraft, co-developed by China and Pakistan. This was confirmed to Mizzima by Ko Naung Yoe, […]
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Myanmar’s military regime is increasingly using transport aircraft alongside jet fighters to conduct airstrikes across the country, according to a statement released on March 13 by the Blood Money campaign group. The statement said transport aircraft have become a strategic backbone supporting the military regime’s aerial bombing operations. According to the report, transport models such […]
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