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Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Feb 9 to 15, 2026)

Admin 17 Feb 2026

- Seven civilians, including infant, killed in junta airstrikes on Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U

- ULA purchases paddy from farmers amid market shortage in Arakan State

- Junta torches at least 11 villages in Kyaukphyu Twsp over past year: Residents

- Arakanese merchants seek access to Indian market via Mizoram trade route

- Charcoal sales surge in northern Arakan after AA firewood ban

- After Arakan fighting, Taungup residents struggle to rebuild homes

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Feb 9 to 15, 2026)

Admin 17 Feb 2026

This series is designed for readers and viewers seeking a concise yet comprehensive understanding of how ongoing conflict, governance shifts, and community issues continue to shape lives across Arakan.

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Feb 2 to 8, 2026)   

Admin 10 Feb 2026

- Inmates escape from Kyaukphyu Prison amid heightened security

- ULA seeks to strengthen public healthcare services in Arakan State

- Elderly IDP killed, two others injured in junta airstrike on Kyaukphyu village

- Religious freedom, interfaith harmony expand in areas controlled by AA in Arakan State

- Junta moves to convene Arakan State Parliament in Sittwe amid ongoing clashes

- ULA bans hunting and wildlife trade in Arakan State

- Two civilians wounded in junta airstrike on Thandwe

  

Weekly Highlights from Arakan State (Jan 19-25, 2026)

Admin 27 Jan 2026

This series is designed for readers and viewers seeking a concise yet comprehensive understanding of how ongoing conflict, governance shifts, and community issues continue to shape lives across Arakan.

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Opinion

Reflections on the Arakanese (Rakhine) Language Curriculum

By Admin       14 Jul 2026

Holding On to Arakan

By Admin       26 Jun 2026

The Arakan Shift and the Echoes of the People

By Admin       13 May 2026

We Must Remove What Is No Longer Needed

By Admin       24 Apr 2026

Grandmother’s Little Kerosene Lamp

By Admin       08 Apr 2026

Bangladesh’s New Foreign Policy Gamble and the Arakan Puzzle

By Admin       06 Apr 2026

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POLITICS

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BUSINESS

Biz group: Arakan conflict hampers economy, development

By Aung Htein       27 Dec 2019

Rice farmers in Arakan State face challenging market

By Khaing Roe La       25 Dec 2019

Challenges of Myanmar-Bangladesh border trade

By Kyun Thar Nga Mann       28 Nov 2019

Hotels and tourism business will open in early 2020 in Manaung

By Aung Kaung Zaw       22 Nov 2019

Industry to manufacture finished goods from coconut starting in early 2020

By Aung Kaung Zaw       20 Nov 2019

Businesses slump at Maungdaw market

17 Nov 2019