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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