Bombs hit Rakhine town ahead of Daw Suu visit
Three small bombs were detonated in a Rakhine town on the day of a visit by State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. No one was injured in the December 19th blasts, which went off in the town of Manaung, on an island south of Sittwe. However, the incid
Hostage situation in Rakhine State
A hostage standoff between the Arakan Army (AA) and Tatmadaw ended with at least 14 dead, including an unknown number of captives. Arakan Army, an armed ethnic group in Rakhine State, captured a passenger ferry carrying 168 passengers, including doze
UN Security Council to discuss Myanmar this month
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to hold a meeting to discuss issues in Rakhine State in late August, a year after the crisis there plunged into a newer, darker chapter. An article in the Myanmar Times said that a briefing on Myanmar
