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Washington:  A Chinese-backed combined cycle power plant near Gantgawdaw Pagoda in Myanmar’s Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township recently stopped its operations, media reports said.

The combined cycle power plant started operating earlier this year, and the heat sensor system used in the waste heat system was not working properly, so the system was completely stopped, people close to the plant said.

On January 18, prominent advocate Dil Mohammed was abducted from a Rohingya camp in No Man’s Land. He has not been heard from since.

A new port in Sittwe that is part of the US$500 million Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project will be opened on May 9. Sittwe Port, funded by India, is part of the $500 million Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project. A new port in Sittwe that is part of the US$500 million Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project will be opened on May 9. The India-funded

Unseasonal rain is forecast for some regions and states, including Arakan State, between April 30 and May 3 due to high temperatures, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. Isolated, heavy rains are forecast in Tanintharyi and Sagaing regions, Kachin, northern and eastern Shan, Chin and Kayin and Arakan states, said the department. Strong wind, hail and

Many townships in Arakan State are facing drinking water shortages as summer approaches, with Rathedaung, Pauktaw, Sittwe, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Minbya and Kyaukphyu being hardest hit, according to local residents. Not only urban wards in those townships but also rural villages are grappling with serious drinking water shortages. Ginchaung Village in Pauktaw has two lakes — one

The Arakan State military council has guaranteed that there won’t be water shortages in Sittwe, which faces water shortages annually during the hot season, but residents said they still have to buy water due to the inadequacy of the piped supply. Arakan State military spokesman U Hla Thein wrote on his Facebook that the council is making efforts to ensure Sittwe has access to

Enormous waves galloping up from the Bay of Bengal have been pounding Thae Khon Village day and night for years. The village has been gradually eaten away by the sea. Local residents say there is nothing they can do to stop this; that they can only watch it happen as their hearts ache. Sometimes, houses in Thae Khon Village are literally washed away by the waves. Located on

People in Arakan State have called on authorities to improve the delivery of healthcare services in the state by providing much-needed doctors and medicines, as countries around the globe marked World Health Day last week. Local residents in Rathedaung, Buthidaung, Ramree, Mrauk-U and other Arakan State townships have poor access to healthcare services as medical facilities,

The Mrauk-U Cultural Heritage Conservation Association is excavating the original drainage channels at the Nandawyargon (palace mound) in Mrauk-U, the last royal capital of Arakanese kings. The drainage channels at the base of the Nandawyargon are blocked, and the foundation is being eroded by rainwater that does not flow away due to blocked drainage channels, according to the