Myanmar military airstrike kills dozens in Rakhine village, UN confirms
Myanmar military airstrike kills dozens in Rakhine village, UN confirms

An airstrike by Myanmars military government killed dozens in Kyauk Ni Maw village, Rakhine state, this week, according to the United Nations and local reports. The attack on Wednesday destroyed around 500 homes and killed over 40 people, including 26 Muslim villagers whose names were released by...

Myanmar ethnic rebels claims to capture junta western command
Myanmar ethnic rebels claims to capture junta western command

A Myanmar ethnic rebel group has captured a military regional command in Rakhine state, according to the claim of the group. The Arakan Army (AA) had completely captured the western regional command at Ann on Friday after weeks of fighting, the group said in a statement on its Telegram channel....

Bloody siege ends Myanmar army's control over western border
Bloody siege ends Myanmar army's control over western border

The rebel Arakan Army has captured the last stronghold of the military junta in northern Rakhine state, bordering Myanmar, in a bloody clash. This brings the 270-kilometer area along the Myanmar border under its full control for the first time. The end, when it came for the BGP5 barracks, was...

Myanmar explosions shake homes across Bangladesh border
Myanmar explosions shake homes across Bangladesh border

Several massive explosions in Myanmars Rakhine State caused buildings across a wide area on this side of the border to shake. The blasts sparked panic among the residents near the border. On Thursday (Nov 28) at around 8:30 pm, residents of Teknaf, Ukhiya, and Naikhongchari border areas heard...

84 Rohingyas detained in Bandarban
84 Rohingyas detained in Bandarban

Members of the law enforcement agency on Monday detained 84 Rohingyas including 31 women and children when they were trying to enter Bangladesh from Myanmar through Alikadam border, reports BSS. Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Rupayan Deb said that local upazila administration with the help of law...

Famine looming in Myanmar's Rakhine state: UN
Famine looming in Myanmar's Rakhine state: UN

Myanmars conflict-torn Rakhine state is heading toward famine, the United Nations warned on Thursday, as the countrys civil war squeezes commerce and agricultural production. Rakhines economy has stopped functioning, a new report from the UN Development Programme said, projecting famine...