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    • MyanmarJunta naval forces seen in the Yangon River in October 2021 (AFP)
      Moe OoRaung NiThureinJanuary 10, 2024

      Arakan Army attacks junta naval base near Chinese investment projects

      The site is in the same area as the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone and the starting point of oil and gas pipelines running across Myanmar to China

    • MyanmarThe ‘Temple of 80,000 Buddha images’ in Mrauk-U is pictured in February 2016 (Thin Lei Win / Myanmar Now)
      ThureinDecember 26, 2023

      Civilians injured by junta artillery in Mrauk-U clashes between military, Arakan Army

      The military retaliated against an AA attack on a base and a police station by shelling the surrounding area

    • MyanmarFormer NLD electoral candidate Zaw Win Myint (Zaw Win Myint / Facebook)
      ThureinDecember 22, 2023

      Former NLD candidate targeted in wave of arbitrary arrests by junta in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State

      Locals say ‘no one feels secure,’ as the Myanmar military isolates the town by ground and sea amid intensifying clashes with the Arakan Army in the region

    • MyanmarCommercial port under construction on Maday Island in Rakhine State’s Kyaukphyu Township. (GettyImages)
      ThureinDecember 21, 2023

      Junta shuts down Rakhine coastal waterways after fighting on Ramree Island

      The military-controlled general administration department ordered the closures following clashes between the Arakan Army and junta forces near the starting point of a pipeline used to pump oil and gas to China

    • Myanmar
      Yaung NiThureinDecember 6, 2023

      Sittwe residents flee as fighting intensifies near Rakhine State capital

      The sound of heavy artillery fire and attacks on nearby villages, as well as junta efforts to tighten control over the city, have prompted many Sittwe residents to leave

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