One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of ...

BANGKOK (AP) — One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw ...

Everyone was scared because we have never left Maungdaw, so did not know what to expect in Bangladesh. We crossed the river to Bangladesh by boat. We paid the owner 20,000 Myanmar Kyat ($15 ...

Myanmar's junta is pushing back with a new ... The focus has since shifted from Buthidaung to the neighboring township of Maungdaw, also home to a large population of Rohingya.

In 1990, Myanmar held its first general election since ... In December 2024, fighting in the city of Maungdaw in Rakhine State ended with victory for the Arakan Army, an ethnic Buddhist militant ...

Regarding the devastating earthquake that occurred in Myanmar on 28 March, a specialized rescue and medical support team from the Armed Forces under the su ...

Dr Tun Aung, a family man, doctor and community leader in Myanmar, was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment ... Dr Aung was arrested following riots between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in ...

Myanmar’s military government did not immediately comment. Maungdaw, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, has been the target of an Arakan ...