400 members of the Myanmar army have surrendered to the Arakan Army. It is reported that they have started surrendering after being unable to bear the pain of hunger. Yesterday, Saturday, the army members stationed in ANN Township, Rakhine State began surrendering. It is known that 400 army members of various ranks are staying in […]
Read MoreThe Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic armed group in Rakhine, has been fighting the ruling junta government in Myanmar for a long time. On Sunday (December 8), the armed group captured a battalion of the Border Guard Police (BGP) deployed to protect Maungdaw in Rakhine state, which borders Bangladesh. The country’s media outlet The Irrawaddy […]
Read MoreAfter capturing the Myanmar city of Maungdaw, bordering Bangladesh, the armed rebel group Arakan Army has captured hundreds of Myanmar government soldiers, including Rohingya fighters. Among those detained is the notorious Myanmar army Brigadier General Thurain Tun. The Arakan Army (AA) said in a statement on Wednesday that it had captured the last junta base […]
Read MoreThe ethnic army launched the Maungdaw offensive in late May, taking six months to gain complete control of the township. Myanmar insurgent group Arakan Army (AA) has taken complete control of the country’s 270-kilometer-long border with Bangladesh after seizing Maungdaw Township yesterday (8 December), reports The Irrawaddy. The ethnic army reported that it captured the […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s insurgent group Arakan Army captured the former capital of Arakan Kingdom in western Rakhine State on February 8 this year. They also took control of the cities of Minbia and Kyuktao. In fact, on 13 November 2023, fighting resumed between the Arakan Army and the country’s military junta. The pro-independence group has since successfully […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The U.N. Development Program said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put […]
Read MoreMyanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will go to China this week to attend several regional summits, state television reported on Monday, the top general’s first visit to his giant neighbour since he seized power in a 2021 coup. Min Aung Hlaing will attend summits of the Greater Mekong Subregion and the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic […]
Read MoreThe UK, the European Union and Canada have imposed new sanctions on Myanmar’s military junta government. The ban was announced on Tuesday on the junta’s “military equipment, supplies and funding”. The UK, in coordination with Canada and the European Union, imposed the ban. The country said the new sanctions on companies that supply aircraft fuel […]
Read MoreSeveral rebel groups have put up fierce resistance against the army in different parts of Myanmar. The junta has already collapsed under the control of the rebels. This time Myanmar’s Muslims, Buddhists and Christians have united to overthrow the junta. Qatar-based media Al Jazeera reported this information on Saturday. According to reports, fighters from the […]
Read MoreThe ASEAN chairman’s statement represents the consensus from meetings ended on Friday of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Laos. Southeast Asian leaders called on Sunday for swift agreement on a code of conduct for the South China Sea based on international law, while demanding an immediate halt to fighting in Myanmar and […]
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