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"A Revenge Killing": How Myanmar’s Military Executed 70 Arakanese Men in a Single Village
News Analysis ၊ August 19, 2026 Escaped women and children from the village (photocrd) Survivors have recounted the brutal torture and execution of at least 70 men by Myanmar military personnel in Byain Phyu, a village on the outskirts of Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, between May 29 and 31, 2024. The massacre, described as an act of retaliation, has left the village destroyed and its surviving residents scattered in displacement camps, hoping to one day return. Accord
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ULA Leads Food Assistance Provision to 81 Vulnerable Families in Maungdaw Township
ULA Leads Food Assistance Provision to 81 Vulnerable Families in Maungdaw Township
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Rakhine Traditional Thingyan Water Festival Grandly Celebrated in South Korea
Rakhine Traditional Thingyan Water Festival Grandly Celebrated in South Korea
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AA Hands Over Three Underage Children Who Arrived to Serve in the Military Back to Their Parents
AA Hands Over Three Underage Children Who Arrived to Serve in the Military Back to Their Parents
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Bangladesh Coast Guard Seizes Fertilizer and Cement Bags Destined for Arakan
News ၊ August 18, 2026 Photo - The Country Today The Bangladesh Coast Guard has seized a boat carrying fertilizer and cement bags intended for transport to Arakan inside Bangladeshi territorial waters. The Coast Guard conducted the raid and seizure in the channel near Kutubdia, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. According to the Bangladesh Coast Guard, the raid yielded 250 bags of cement and 60 bags of fertilizer, valued at an estimated 197,500 Taka, which were being transpor
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Rakhine Traveler Arrested and Killed by Terrorist Military Commission Troops at Myaing Checkpoint on Sagaing Border
Rakhine Traveler Arrested and Killed by Terrorist Military Commission Troops at Myaing Checkpoint on Sagaing Border
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Local Residents of Diverse Backgrounds and ULA/AA Jointly Clean and Repair Submerged Drinking Water Ponds in Buthidaung
Local Residents of Diverse Backgrounds and ULA/AA Jointly Clean and Repair Submerged Drinking Water Ponds in Buthidaung
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UN Warns Al-Qaeda (AQIS) is Operating in Bangladesh to Establish Stronger Regional Terrorist Groups
UN Warns Al-Qaeda (AQIS) is Operating in Bangladesh to Establish Stronger Regional Terrorist Groups
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ULA/AA Provides Healthcare Services to Arakanese People in Three Mro Villages of Buthidaung Township
ULA/AA Provides Healthcare Services to Arakanese People in Three Mro Villages of Buthidaung Township
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Military Junta Claims Evidence Shows Only Over 300,000 Out of 800,000+ Refugees Sent by Bangladesh Resided in Myanmar
Military Junta Claims Evidence Shows Only Over 300,000 Out of 800,000+ Refugees Sent by Bangladesh Resided in Myanmar
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Arakanese Monks Join the Saffron Revolution
Arakanese Monks Join the Saffron Revolution
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Historical Geography and Urbanizationin Ancient Arakan
Historical Geography and Urbanizationin Ancient Arakan
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8 Innocent Civilians, Including Children, Killed in Airstrike by Terrorist Military Commission on Gwa Township
8 Innocent Civilians, Including Children, Killed in Airstrike by Terrorist Military Commission on Gwa Township
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Joint Cleaning of Religious Buildings Conducted in Maungdaw District to Promote Social Harmony Regardless of Race and Religion
Joint Cleaning of Religious Buildings Conducted in Maungdaw District to Promote Social Harmony Regardless of Race and Religion
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8 Innocent Civilians, Including Children, Killed in Airstrike by Terrorist Military Commission on Gwa Township
8 Innocent Civilians, Including Children, Killed in Airstrike by Terrorist Military Commission on Gwa Township
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U Oo Thar Tun, A Distinguished Arakanese Scholar, Historian, and Intellectual, Dies
On This Day in Arakan History ၊ August 14, 1990 U Thar Tun was a distinguished Arakanese scholar, historian, and intellectual whose work profoundly shaped the understanding of Arakanese history, culture, and society. Through meticulous research and writings, he documented the heritage, literature, and collective memory of the Arakanese people at a time when centralization and political pressures in Myanmar threatened to marginalize minority identities. His scholarship ensured
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