MRAUK-U, Myanmar — A 56-year-old schoolteacher has been detained in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State, following allegations of sexual misconduct and attempted rape involving multiple primary school students. The suspect, identified as U Maung Nge (also known as Maung Tin Nu), was a teacher at the Tezararma Monastic School in Sin Cha ...
By Kan Htun / MPA More than 100 Myanmar military personnel held as prisoners of war (POWs) have been killed following an airstrike by their own air force in Rakhine State’s Ann Township, according to ground reports and newly verified photographic evidence. The incident, which occurred on 8 March, targeted ...
More than 100 prisoners of war (POWs), including high-ranking military officers, have been killed after the Myanmar military launched a sustained three-hour aerial bombardment on a detention camp run by the Arakan Army (AA). The incident occurred in Ann Township, Rakhine State, on 8 March. According to a statement released ...
Heavy fighting has broken out in the Rakhine State capital of Sittwe between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), with reports of significant damage to civilian infrastructure following intense aerial bombardments. As the military struggles to maintain control over one of its few remaining strongholds in the region, ...
In a rare display of communal solidarity, diverse ethnic and religious groups gathered in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State, to participate in a harmony exchange forum aimed at fostering trust and mutual respect. The event, which took place on 6 March 2026, was organized by the Kankaw Social Development Organization, a ...
The death toll from a devastating military airstrike on a village in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has risen to 20, as more bodies were recovered from the rubble of a local market and residential area. The attack occurred shortly after 14:00 local time on 24 February, when a junta jet fighter ...
At least 17 civilians, including several children, have been killed after the Myanmar military carried out an airstrike on a village in Rakhine State on Tuesday. Local sources reported that a junta jet fighter dropped two 500lb bombs on Yo Ngū village in Ponnagyun Township shortly after 14:00 local time ...
By Kan Htun / MPA Thousands of civilians in the strategic port town of Kyaukphyu are in urgent need of food, water, and medical aid as the battle between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar’s military junta intensifies. February 20 marked exactly one year since the AA launched its offensive ...
By Hsu Yee/MPA A human rights monitoring group has pledged to seek justice for two political prisoners who reportedly died in a jail in Myanmar’s Rakhine State after being denied urgent medical treatment. The Justice Network for Political Prisoners (JNPP) said the inmates, Ko Thein Htun Sein and Ma Saw ...
By Kan Htun / MPA Thousands of families displaced by conflict in Northern Rakhine State are facing a desperate struggle for survival this winter, amid severe shortages of food, warm clothing, and shelter. Cut off from international aid and facing soaring prices due to military blockades, refugees say they are ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
