Veteran Rakhine politician Pe Than discusses the junta’s election plans and what they will mean for his home state and the country
The swap is the second in recent weeks and took place along a highway in Ponnagyun Township
The junta freed a high-ranking officer of the Rakhine ethnic armed organisation during a temporary truce, but local civilians continue to feel unsafe amid ongoing tensions
Forces from both sides are still deployed in several northern townships following an informal suspension of hostilities
The truce was brokered by the Nippon Foundation’s Yohei Sasakawa amid escalating tension in western Myanmar, according to the AA spokesperson