Arakan Army claims victories over Myanmar junta across Rakhine State

December 17, 2023

The Arakan Army (AA) says it has seized 142 Myanmar junta positions across 15 out of 17 townships in Rakhine State and Paletwa Township in neighboring Chin State, The Irrawaddy reports. It stated on Thursday that during 45 days of attacks major targets, including a base in the state capital Sittwe and outposts in 14 […]Continue Reading

Rohingya issue relevant to be discussed at ASEAN-Japan Summit: Jokowi

December 17, 2023

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) emphasized that the Rohingya issue is very relevant to be discussed at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan Summit in Tokyo on Sunday (December 17), Antara news agency reports. “I think it is very relevant to discuss this, as it is not only an ASEAN problem but […]Continue Reading

Huge arms cache recovered, four arrested in Ramu’s hills

December 13, 2023

COX’S BAZAR AND RAMU CORRESPONDENTS The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has uncovered an arms manufacturing facility in the secluded hills of Eidgarh in Cox’s Bazar’s Ramu. During the operation, four individuals, including two craftsmen involved in arms production, were apprehended. The arms facility was discovered in the early hours of Wednesday (13 December) on Continue Reading

Cox’s Bazar police rescue 24 Rohingyas while being trafficked to Malaysia

December 13, 2023

COX’S BAZAR, TEKNAF AND HNILA CORRESPONDENTS Police have rescued 24 Rohingyas – six children, six women and 12 men – from the coastal area of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar during an attempt to illegally traffick them by sea to Malaysia. Inspector Md. Moshiur Rahman of the Baharchhara Police Investigation Center said that the operation was […]Continue Reading

Khagrachhari on edge: Quadruple murder triggers road blockades and market boycotts

December 12, 2023

STAFF REPORTER, KHAGRACHHARI In a brutal incident that has shocked Khagrachhari, four individuals, including Bipul Chakma, the Organizational Secretary of the Democratic Youth Forum and former President of the PCP, were savagely murdered in Panchhari. This atrocity has drawn strong condemnation and protests from the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) Prasit Continue Reading

About 400 Rohingya land in Indonesia, adds to surge of recent arrivals

December 10, 2023

Dilapidated boats carrying an estimated 400 ethnic Rohingya arrived in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Sunday, chief of a provincial fishing community has confirmed, adding to a recent surge of Myanmar’s Muslim minority arriving in the country, Reuters reports. Prior to Sunday’s arrivals, the United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) said that 1,200 Continue Reading

President Abbas: Peace conference a must to end Israel Gaza war

December 9, 2023

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday an international peace conference is a necessity to end the war in Gaza and to work out a lasting political solution that would lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state, Reuters reports. In an interview with Reuters at his office in Ramallah, Abbas, 87, said the conflict […]Continue Reading

Indonesians protest against Rohingya refugees, clash with police

December 8, 2023

More than one hundred Indonesians protested Wednesday against Rohingya refugees who arrived on a western island by boat last week, calling for them to be relocated and clashing with police, AFP reports. The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, and thousands risk their lives each year on sea journeys to try and […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta chief calls for political solution with ethnic groups

December 7, 2023

Myanmar’s junta chief has called on ethnic armed groups battling the military across the country to find a political solution, state media reported on December 5, AFP reports. The junta is reeling from coordinated offensives near the borders with China, India and Thailand, in what analysts say is the biggest threat to its rule since […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army declares seizure of major Myanmar junta base

December 7, 2023

The Arakan Army (AA) claims to have seized a large Myanmar junta base at Traunaing in Paletwa Township, Chin State, after 21 days of attacks, The Irrawaddy reports. The AA is also attempting to seize the major Hnonebuu base in the township since November 14. The armed group, which is based in neighboring Rakhine State, […]Continue Reading