Arakan Army ‘less than 2 KM’ from Myanmar’s Thandwe Airport

June 5, 2024

Fighting between the regime and the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State’s Thandwe Township is moving closer to the town, with the latest hostilities occurring just 1.6 km from Thandwe Airport close to Ngapali Beach, The Irrawaddy reports. The clashes erupted around 4 pm on Sunday and regime troops responded by firing shells overnight and […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army: Myanmar junta killed 76 in village massacre

June 5, 2024

The number of civilians killed by Myanmar’s junta in Byian Phyu village in Sittwe Township, Rakhine State, has reached 76, the Arakan Army (AA) said on Tuesday, The Irrawaddy reports. The armed group updated the death toll and stated that the incident is still under investigation. During the raid last Wednesday, junta troops detained Byian […]Continue Reading

Gunfight between BGB and robbers at Naikhongchhari border, one Injured

June 3, 2024

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT A gunfight erupted early Monday between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and a smuggling syndicate led by notorious robber Nizam at the Naikhongchhari border, leaving one gang member injured. The clash occurred around 6 am at Morichachor Malakata Ghona in the Gorjania Union, adjacent to the Naikhongchhari border in Bandarban. Lt Col Sahal Ahmed Continue Reading

UPDF member killed, mother injured in border clash

June 2, 2024

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHARI: A member of the UPDF Prasit Group, Redashe Marma, was killed and his mother injured in a shooting on the border between Khagrachari and Chittagong’s Fatikchari. Despite acknowledging the incident, police from Manikchari and Fatikchari stations both claim the area is outside their jurisdiction. Local and police sources said that Continue Reading

Biden’s Gaza plan ‘not a good deal’ but Israel accepts it, Netanyahu aide says

June 2, 2024

An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden, though he described it as flawed and in need of much more work, Reuters reports. In an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times, Ophir Falk, […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta kills eleven Rakhine villagers: Residents

June 2, 2024

Myanmar’s junta reportedly killed 11 civilians and destroyed 100 houses during a raid on a village near Rakhine State’s capital, Sittwe, on Wednesday night, The Irrawaddy reports. All Byian Phyu villagers were forced into a field and the houses were searched for evidence of Arakan Army (AA) support. The group is deploying around Sittwe. Around […]Continue Reading

Fire guts over 200 shanties in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp

June 1, 2024

At least 200 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out in a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday afternoon. However, no casualties were reported in the fire. Earlier, around 12:30 pm, a fire broke out in the 13 Tanjimarkhola Rohingya camp under the Palongkhali union of the upazila, said […]Continue Reading

Myanmar military control weakening as anti-coup forces advance: Report

June 1, 2024

Ethnic armed groups such as the Karen National Union have been the main beneficiaries of the fighting, according to Crisis Group [File: Ann Wang/Reuters] Myanmar’s military regime has lost control of more parts of the Southeast Asian country, particularly along its borders, since anti-coup forces formed an alliance to mount a renewed offensive at the […]Continue Reading

Unrest likely if Rohingyas not sent back to Myanmar

June 1, 2024

NEWS DESK Unrest may occur in Cox’s Bazar if the Rohingyas are not repatriated soon, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Friday. “A hub of international terrorists may be created here. There may be an influx of arms. Many things can happen. And we already see some signs of them,” he told journalists while visiting […]Continue Reading

Biden details Gaza truce proposal, Hamas responds positively

June 1, 2024

US President Joe Biden on Friday laid out what he described as a three-phase Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza in return for the release of Israeli hostages, saying “it’s time for this war to end” and winning a positive initial reaction from Hamas, Reuters reports. The first phase involves a six-week ceasefire when […]Continue Reading