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 ...

Three of my nephews were killed and our house in Maungdaw (in Myanmar) was burnt down.” Without showing any visible reaction to the discussion around her, Afna gets ready for school. With no school ...

On 26 August 2017, ARSA members killed six Hindus, including three children, and injured another woman on the outskirts of Maungdaw town, near Myo Thu Gyi village. 'The people who shot us were dressed ...

Muslims are not allowed to leave without permission, and if they do are usually accompanied by a police escort. ‘Outside Maungdaw town it is difficult to come to hospital. It’s especially difficult if ...

(2) Advance in north Burma to the line Mogaung-Myitkyina. (3) Advance in Arakan to the Buthidaung-Maungdaw road. For these tasks General Slim had available the Fifteenth Army Corps in Arakan, the ...

I couldn’t bear it anymore, so I stopped going." Born in Maungdaw in Myanmar's Rakhine state, Tanya knew from an early age she was different. But in the conservative Rohingya society ...

They threw water at me, pelted stones, pulled my hair. I couldn’t bear it anymore, so I stopped going." Born in Maungdaw in Myanmar's Rakhine state, Tanya knew from an early age she was different. But ...

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By most definitions, Myanmar is a failed state. The military has lost control of its borders, it has absolute control over just 15 percent of the country and can not ensure supplies of food and ...

The separatist Arakan Army (AA), an ethno-nationalist armed group, has solidified its control over nearly all of Rakhine state, successfully pushing back Myanmar's junta-led forces. However, their ...