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Myanmar’s junta loses another town to Arkan Army in Rakhine State

March 18, 2024

The Arkan Army (AA) captured Rathedaung town in Rakhine state after driving the last troops from three junta battalions out of the town on the weekend, the ethnic army said, The Irrawaddy reports. It seized three separate infantry headquarters – from light infantry battalions 536, 537 and 538 – outside the town on Sunday evening […]Continue Reading

Somali forces, foreign navies prepare attack on hijacked Bangladeshi ship, police say

March 18, 2024

Somali police and international navies were preparing on Monday to attack a commercial ship that was hijacked by pirates last week, the Puntland region’s police force said, two days after Indian commandos rescued another cargo vessel held by pirates, Reuters reports. The MV Abdullah was hijacked off the coast of Somalia last week, the latest […]Continue Reading

In Gaza, Palestinians hold Ramadan prayers by ruins of mosque

March 17, 2024

Palestinians in Gaza held the first Friday prayers of Ramadan outside the ruins of a mosque levelled in Israel’s offensive, one of hundreds the Hamas-run authorities say have been damaged or destroyed in Israeli attacks since October, Reuters reports. Scores of worshippers knelt in rows in the street by the wreckage of the al-Farouk mosque […]Continue Reading

Nine Mandalay Civilians Killed in Myanmar Junta Raids

March 17, 2024

Myanmar’s junta has killed nine civilians during four days of raids in Myingyan Township, Mandalay Region, The Irrawaddy reports. Those killed included two people in their 70s and a blind man, according to the Myingyan People’s Strike Committee. From March 11 to March 14, junta troops raided at least six villages and burned houses, the […]Continue Reading

Myanmar border guards mass at Bangladesh border amid escalating conflict

March 17, 2024

BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT Over one hundred members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) are poised to enter Bangladesh, driven by escalating violence between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army rebel group. Fearing for their safety, the BGP members are amassing at the Jamchhari border crossing. The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has taken immediate action to […]Continue Reading

State Minister Kujendra urges rapid completion of CHT projects

March 16, 2024

STAFF REPORTER State Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Kujendra Lal Tripura has called for the swift completion of development projects in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Attending meetings was not enough; officials must be proactive in understanding and implementing strategies for rapid project completion, he said on Thursday. Mr Tripura was speaking at a […]Continue Reading

Pirates move hijacked Bangladeshi ship from last known location: Owners

March 15, 2024

NEWS DESK The pirates who hijacked the Bangladeshi-flagged cargo ship MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean shifted it this afternoon from its last known location near the Somalian coast. After it was hijacked by pirates suspected to be Somalians around noon (Bangladesh time) on Tuesday, the ship at first anchored around 20 nautical miles off […]Continue Reading

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 31,490

March 15, 2024

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday that at least 31,490 people have been killed in the territory during more than five months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants, AFP reports. The latest toll includes at least 149 deaths in the previous 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 73,439 people have […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s UN ambassador calls for security council action to halt conscription

March 15, 2024

Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations U Kyaw Moe Tun has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take concrete action to stop the forced recruitment of Myanmar youths as junta soldiers under the conscription law, The Irrawaddy reports. During a UNSC event titled Open Debate Promoting Conflict Prevention – Empowering All Actors Including […]Continue Reading

Fire at Rohingya camp in Teknaf

March 15, 2024

UKHIA CORRESPONDENT A fire broke out at the registered Rohingya camp in Nayapara, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar on Thursday night. The fire erupted in a shed in Block P of the camp around 10:00pm. Local and volunteer firefighters at the camp managed to bring the fire under control, according to local fire service officials. Uttam Banerjee, […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s junta loses another town to Arkan Army in Rakhine State

Somali forces, foreign navies prepare attack on hijacked Bangladeshi ship, police say

In Gaza, Palestinians hold Ramadan prayers by ruins of mosque

Nine Mandalay Civilians Killed in Myanmar Junta Raids

Myanmar border guards mass at Bangladesh border amid escalating conflict

State Minister Kujendra urges rapid completion of CHT projects

Pirates move hijacked Bangladeshi ship from last known location: Owners

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 31,490

Myanmar’s UN ambassador calls for security council action to halt conscription

Fire at Rohingya camp in Teknaf

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