Rapist of Mentally Unwell and Speech-Impaired Woman in Tattaung Town, Ann Township, Arrested by DLEPS

Kyaw Zan, Opinion, October 25, 2026 Dictator-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing and current military leader Ye Win Oo (photocrd) The remarks by Chinese Foreign Ministry Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Deng Xijun on the necessity of granting “high autonomous status” to national minorities in Myanmar have become a subject of political debate. His remarks during the recent Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) ceremony should be understood as a friendly gesture from a neighboring c

News Analysis, October 24, 2026 Dance scene of the Thai television series Scarlet Heart Thailand (photocrd) The release of the Thai television series Scarlet Heart Thailand has raised controversy over the use of cultural traditions without proper recognition of their origins. Among these is the Arakanese (Rakhine) Oil Lamp Dance, a cultural practice with its own identity and significance. The controversy is not only about the use of a traditional dance but also about whether

Terrorist Myanmar Military Air-Raids Two Villages in Wira Thani Township (At Least 4 Innocent Civilians Injured)

Junta Airstrike Hits Pan Nilar Village in Ponnagyun township

Locals Report Terrorist Military Air Strike on Central Sittwe (Numerous Civilians Killed and Injured)

Heavy Artillery Shell Lands in Central Sittwe, Killing Around 5 Civilians (In February 2024, a military council artillery strike on Sittwe’s Korea Port Market resulted in mass casualties)

Cyclone Giri Devastates the Rakhine Coast

Kyaw Zan, Opinion, October 22, 2026 Muslim soldiers in Arakan Army conducting social activities in Buthidaung (photocrd) Arakan has been home to different religious communities for many centuries, including Muslims. Historical records from the Mrauk-U Kingdom show that Muslims held different positions in society, serving as guards, royal advisers, poets, and craftsmen, while others lived as ordinary people or slaves. This suggests that Muslim society in old Arakan was divided

Military Air Raid with Y-12 Aircraft on Wira Thaknay Town and 2 Villages Kills 2 Civilians and Injures 6

ALP Recruiting IDPs and Civilians in Sittwe to Join the Military Using Financial Incentives

History, Foundation, and Re-establishment of the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP)

By ASHON NYANUTTARA ၊ Published in 2014 This study, A Study of Buddhism in Arakan by Ashon Nyanuttara, offers a comprehensive historical and cultural examination of Buddhism in Arakan (Rakhaing), utilizing a wide range of primary literary sources, local chronicles, epigraphic evidence, and archaeological data from the earliest periods up to the Burmese conquest in 1784. The author addresses the limitations and chronological misconceptions found in previous Western scholarship

News Analysis, October 21, 2026 Laetitia van den Assum, a former Dutch diplomat and ARSA militants inside Bangladesh near Border Guard Bangladesh station (photocrd) Laetitia van den Assum, a former Dutch diplomat and member of the Rakhine Advisory Commission chaired by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, has raised important questions about the activities of Muslim (Rohingya) armed groups and their movements across the Bangladesh–Myanmar border. Her concerns highlight a s

Shree Shree Chandi Mother Durga Puja Festival Grandly Celebrated in Maungdaw District