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Rohingya · Rakhine

Arakan Army may be an unexpected ally for the Rohingya

Coverage: 2 sources

In a striking twist of geopolitical irony, one of the most persecuted Muslim communities in the world — the Rohingya — may find their most realistic path home not through the government of Myanmar or through international institutions, but via an unlikely actor: the Arakan Army. Long viewed with suspicion by the Rohingya themselves and largely ignored by the internationalSee the Story

Rohingya · Rakhine

What the Rohingya Conference-2025 Must Achieve

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

On September 30, the United Nations will host a high-level international conference on the Rohingya crisis. Convened under the leadership of Ambassador Philemon Yang, President of the UN General Assembly, this conference is being touted as a “pivotal moment” in the quest for a peaceful solution to one of the most shameful humanitarian tragedies of our time. But let’s be clear: what the world needs in New York this September is not another well-m…See the Story

Buthidaung · Buthidaung

Money Crisis Deepens in Arakan Under Arakan Army Control

By: Camp Correspondent Rakhine State – June 2025 | A worsening cash crisis is disrupting daily life across parts of Rakhine State, particularly in areas under the control of the Arakan Army (AA). Locals report that old or slightly damaged banknotes are increasingly being rejected in shops, counterfeit currency is circulating more widely, and regular banking services remain shut down. In towns like Buthidaung and Maungdaw, the crisis is especiall…Read Article

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AA Flags Raised on Islamic Religious Buildings in Northern Maungdaw, Causing Concern

By: Camp Correspondent 24 June 2025 | Maungdaw, Rakhine State Residents in northern parts of Maungdaw Township have reported that Arakan Army (AA) flags have recently been raised on several mosques, madrasas (Islamic religious schools), and private compounds in villages under AA control. According to local community members, such displays are unprecedented. During previous periods of military rule, religious buildings—especially mosques—remained…Maungdaw · MaungdawRead Article

Exchange of Fire Between the Military Council and the AA in Padalak Village, Sittwe Township - Khit Thit Media

Yangon | June 25, 2019: The Arakan Army (AA) is firing snipers at the military council’s military posts in Padalik village, Sittwe Township, Rakhine State, and the military council is firing back with heavy weapons, according to a Sittwe source. The military council’s military post is located in Padalik village, Sittwe township, and includes the 232nd Infantry Regiment, 344th Infantry Regiment, and the 10th Education Regiment. These battalions a…Fire · RakhineRead Article

Rising Healthcare Costs in Arakan Army-Controlled Areas Add to Rohingya Hardship

By: Camp Correspondent June 23, 2025 For Rohingya families in areas now controlled by the Arakan Army (AA), accessing healthcare has become an agonizing struggle. Reports from relatives and those with recent contact reveal that hospitals and clinics under AA administration are charging exorbitant fees, making even basic medical treatment a luxury most simply cannot afford. This alarming situation is compounding the immense suffering of a communi…Rohingya · MaungdawRead Article

Arakan Army Accused of Extorting Rohingya at Kanyin Taw Bridge

By: Camp Correspondent Maungdaw, Rakhine State The Arakan Army (AA) is reportedly imposing daily tolls on Rohingya civilians crossing the newly reopened Kanyin Taw Bridge in northern Maungdaw, despite having previously collected significant funds for bridge repairs earlier this year. Local sources indicate that in January 2025, the AA, through its political wing, the United League of Arakan (ULA), held a meeting with Rohingya business owners fro…Rohingya · MaungdawRead Article

Khit Thit သတင်းဌာန၏ ဇွန် ၂၀ ရက် နေ့လယ်ပိုင်း ရုပ်သံသတင်းအစီအစဉ် - Khit Thit Media

By ရန်ကုန်ခေတ်သစ် ဒီကနေ့ ဇွန် ၂၀ ရက် နေ့လယ်ပိုင်း တင်ဆက်ပေးမယ့် သတင်းတွေကတော့ ရခိုင်ပြည်၊ ကျောက်ဖြူမြို့ က အမှတ် ၃၂ ရဲတပ်ရင်း ကာကင်း စခန်းဖြစ်တဲ့ ပြိုင်းစေ့ကေကျေးရွာရှိ စစ်ကောင်စီ တပ်စခန်းကို အာရက္ခတပ်တော် AA က တိုက်ခိုက်ခဲ့ရာ စစ်ကောင်စီတပ်သား အယောက် ၅၀ ဦးထက်မနည်း သေဆုံးသွားပြီး အများအပြားကို အရှင်ဖမ်းဆီးရရှိခဲ့တယ်လို့ AA သတင်းရင်းမြစ်က ပြောပါတယ်။ ရှေ့တန်းတိုက်ပွဲမှာ သေဆုံးသွားခဲ့တဲ့ တပ်သား မောင်ဆုရှင်ရဲ့ သေဆုံးမှုသတင်းကို ၆ လကြာမှ စစ်တပ်က မိသာ…Rakhine · RakhineRead Article

Learning self-defence in a refugee camp: Rohingya women and girls train in taekwondo

Impoverished Rohingya girls and women in refugee camps are embracing the new opportunity to learn martial arts, striving not only to become skilled in self-defence but to bring attention to their persecuted community on the world stageRohingya · RakhineRead Article

Rohingya in Maungdaw Reported to Face Forced Labor Under Arakan Army Control

By: Camp Correspondent 17 June 2025 | Maungdaw, Rakhine State Rohingya residents in northern Maungdaw are reporting growing pressure to participate in daily labor activities ordered by the Arakan Army (AA), including forest clearing and guard duties, with involvement extending to children and elderly family members. According to community members in Pyin Phyu (Region 6) and Phodhari (Region 10), several villages—such as Hla Baw Za, Paung Za, Min…Maungdaw · MaungdawRead Article

Flooding Occurs in Displaced Persons Camps in Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine State - Khit Thit Media

Yangon | June 18 The Ponnagyun Youth Association (PYA) reported on June 18 that there is flooding in the IDP camps in Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine State. A PYA official said that more than 200 IDP households are facing flooding. “One IDP camp in Ponnagyun Township is flooded due to heavy rains and torrential rains. Currently, the IDPs are struggling with the flooding. The water is up to their waists. In some places, the water is up to their chest…Rakhine · RakhineRead Article

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