၂၀၂၃ ခုနှစ်၊ နိုဝင်ဘာလမှ တကျော့ပြန်ဖြစ်ပွါးလာသော ရခိုင်စစ်ပွဲသည် ယခုအချိန်ဆိုလျှင် ၂ နှစ် နှင့် ၁၀ လခန့် ရှိလာပြီဖြစ်သည်။ အာရက္ခတပ်တော်မှ ရခိုင်စစ်မြေပြင်တွင် မြို့နယ် (၁၅) ခုခန့် သိမ်းပိုက်ထားပြီး၊ စစ်ကောင်စီလက်အောက်တွင် စစ်တွေ၊ ကျောက်ဖြူ နှင့် မာန်အောင် မြို့နယ် (၃) ခုသာ ကျန်ရှိနေကာ၊ စစ်ပွဲအဆုံးသတ်နိုင်ရေးအလားအလာသည်လည်း ...
Women face particularly severe circumstances, suffering devastating impacts on their employment, education, and general livelihoods. The fate of women, who travel abroad in search of employment, is also concerning. Some women have become the victims of human trafficking, while others have faced more severe forms of exploitation, including being sold. Due to these compounding hardships and challenges, the majority of youths have relocated to ULA-controlled ...
In areas under the control of the United League of Arakan (ULA) and the Arakan People’s Revolutionary Government, reports of rape, sexual violence, rape followed by murder, and sexual exploitation and abuse against women and girls have occasionally appeared in local media. These incidents have also drawn increasing criticism and concern from the public and observers. This study compiles developments and reported cases ...
Munaung Township has remained one of the island areas still under the control of the military regime since November 2023, as the Arakan Army (AA) expanded its control over most townships in Rakhine State. It is also one of the few areas in Rakhine State where no armed clashes have taken place to date. However, the absence of fighting does not necessarily indicate that local communities enjoy security or socioeconomic stability. Due to Munaung’s geographical characteristics as an island ...
The military contest over Sittwe Township carries far broader regional and international significance than a typical struggle to control a single town or territory. Sittwe serves as the capital of Rakhine State and stands as the Myanmar Military's final remaining control in the entire northern region. Consequently, if the Myanmar Military loses Sittwe, northern Rakhine State would become entirely free of junta presence. Furthermore, as a state capital, its fall would mark a historic milestone in Myanmar's civil war ...
The battles for Kyaukphyu reflect a prolonged and intensifying military stalemate between the Arakan Army (AA) and the Military Council. Despite heavy casualties sustained by both sides over more than a year of fighting, neither side has achieved a decisive victory. The Military Council has managed to hold onto strategic installations through the concentrated use of airstrikes, naval bombardments, and drone technology. However, relentless counter-attacks by the AA have successfully prevented the military regime from establishing absolute control ...
By this upcoming August, it will have been exactly nine years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees were forced to flee to Bangladesh due to the brutal military operations launched by the Myanmar armed forces in 2017. Unlike previous exoduses in 1978 and the 1990s, the current crisis is unprecedented in both its massive scale and its prolonged ...
The implementation of higher education in an active war zone inherently faces significant challenges. Arakan/Rakhine State, which has historically suffered from low educational standards due to systemic oppression and poverty under successive central governments, continues to face severe challenges under the current conflict. Within the ULA/AA-controlled territories, the stability of university operations remains precarious, threatened by persistent security risks and a severe lack of specialised ...
In the 21st century, telecommunication services such as phone and internet are essential daily
necessities for every individual. However, due to armed conflicts, the residents in Arakan still face
challenges in fully accessing these services. Traditionally, restoring phone and internet usage
depends directly on the ceasefire and political peace between the military commission government
and the Arakan Army. On one hand, conventional communication networks remain under the control of the central
government ....
Under Myanmar’s legislative structure, the Parliament consists of three chambers: the Pyithu
Hluttaw (Lower House), the Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House), and the State/Region Hluttaw. For
the 2025 elections, the implementation of a Proportional Representation (PR) system and FirstPast-The-Post (FPTP) combined model resulted in a modest number of elected representatives
from Rakhine-based parties, specifically the AFP and RNP. In contrast, local ethnic minority
parties, such as the Khami and Mro parties, failed to secure a single seat ....
In townships controlled by the SSPC, health-related challenges are not only due to transportation restrictions but are also linked to a lack of political prioritization and weaknesses in governance and management. On the other hand, in areas under the control of the Arakan Army, the challenges are primarily caused by external transportation blockades, security vulnerabilities due to ongoing conflict, shortages of medicines, medical supplies, and healthcare personnel, as well as difficulties in domestic travel. However, there may also be some gaps in administrative .....
December 2025 saw continued intense conflict in Arakan, with the Arakan Army (AA) achieving substantial military advances against the Myanmar junta across multiple fronts, including heavy casualties inflicted on regime forces and, ...
In November 2025, it is reported that the Arakan Army crushed a major junta offensive in Kyaukphyu (1–9 Nov), routing all three assault columns. The regime responded with relentless airstrikes and artillery, killing 115–120 civilians...
Rakhine State in October 2025 saw escalating violence with ARSA executing ethnic civilians, mass junta surrenders to AA at Nat Yekan, and over 970 civilian deaths from military operations amid relentless airstrikes. AA seized strategic control while imposing governance measures and facing...
From September 1 to 30, 2025, Rakhine State faced intense conflict, with a junta airstrike killing 23 students in Kyauktaw on September 12–13. The Arakan Army (AA) forced ARSA and RSO militants to...
Rakhine State is an attractive location for foreign direct investment (FDI) due to several compelling factors. Firstly, its strategic position along the Bay of Bengal makes it a geostrategic hub for business ventures. Additionally, the region is endowed with abundant natural resources, breathtaking beaches, and fascinating cultural and historical sites, which make it a prime destination for investment in tourism, mining, and other related industries.
While the junta’s forces and Arakan Army (AA) are now in an informal truce, the news of the registration of the political parties in Rakhine have become more prominent in March. As the twoarmed parties are in a lack of trust toward each other,...
While the junta’s forces and Arakan Army (AA) are now in an informal truce, the news of the registration of the political parties in Rakhine have become more prominent in March.
In February 2023, both tensions and relaxation could be seen in politics in Rakhine State. Tensions between the Arakan Army, and junta forces happened due after the junta forces' reinforcement such as military types of equipment, patrol and,...
Just 20 months after a de facto ceasefire between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), a series of armed clashes resumed in three locations in northern Rakhine,...
