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Local residents in Mrauk-U, Arakan State, are facing water shortages as Latsay Lake, which is the main water supply to the urban areas of Mrauk-U, has already dried up, according to locals. In order to prevent water shortages in Mrauk-U town, the regime is distributing water from Anuma Lake to Latsay Lake, but residents say the water is not good. “Water is being distributed

Although it has been more than four months since the Myanmar military and Arakan Army (AA) observed an informal ceasefire on November 26, a curfew order remains in place in over half of Arakan State’s 17 townships. Curfew orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure were recently extended for another two months in Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Minbya, Ann,

Despite the latest ceasefire between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar military, reached on November 26, the latter has dispatched reinforcements to some townships in Arakan State and increased its military presence over recent days, according to locals. Myanmar Navy vessels reportedly transported troops to Rathedaung, Buthidaung and Maungdaw via Yay Chan Pyin Jetty in Sittwe,

Myanmar’s military regime has cut off or restricted internet access in 45 townships experiencing armed conflict over the past two-plus years since the coup, according to a report by Athan, an advocacy group for freedom of expression in Myanmar. The regime has imposed internet shutdowns in 27 townships in Sagaing Region, two each in Mandalay and Magwe regions, five in Kayah

A research paper reading session on Arakanese history, the first-of-its kind in Sittwe, was held at Arian Hall on Strand Road in the Arakan State capital on Sunday. Author Khaing Mawkun, a member of the event organising committee, said that research papers were mainly read to clarify controversial assumptions about Arakanese history and to strengthen research on Arakanese

Arakan State residents have warned of an alarming rise in the availability of stimulants and other illicit narcotics despite the fact that, unlike other parts of the country, there are no poppy fields or large-scale drug production facilities to speak of. Yaba — a Thai word that translates to “crazy medicine” and describes pills combining addictive methamphetamine with

Myanmar’s military regime has spent 5 billion kyats on efforts to repatriate Muslims from Bangladesh, according to junta media, which cited the regime’s Ministry of Border Affairs permanent secretary, U Thein Htay Oo. The regime plans to take back around 1,500 Muslims in its pilot project, the March 23 issue of junta-controlled newspaper Myanma Alin reported. The returnees

Drug-resistance tuberculosis (TB) cases continue to be a cause of concern in Arakan State as World TB Day was marked globally on March 24. Around 140,000 TB and drug-resistant TB cases are reported annually in Myanmar, which is on a list of 30 high drug-resistant TB burden countries, according to officials of the TB department. The TB department in Sittwe provides phlegm tests

Some pregnant women in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State are reportedly having difficulties giving birth due to malnutrition. Malnutrition issues have arisen due to insufficient food supplies across multiple displacement camps in Arakan State. The consequences of malnutrition among pregnant women include higher rates of miscarriage, future

Thailand has shown an interest in investing in rice milling and livestock farming in Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township, according to the junta-controlled Myanma Alin newspaper. It followed Thai ambassador to Myanmar Mongkol Visitstump’s visit to Maungdaw in February. He travelled to Maungdaw together with diplomats from China, India and Bangladesh on February 8 to observe the