AA claims it kidnapped 3 NLD politicians
The Arakan Army (AA) has admitted to the capture of three NLD political candidates. The candidates, who include two incumbent state parliamentarians and one national MP, were seized last week while on a campaign trip. The AA claims the kidnapping was
NLD candidates kidnapped in Rakhine
An unidentified armed group has kidnapped three Three National League for Democracy candidates in western Rakhine State. The victims are State parliamentarian Min Aung, national lower house MP Ni Ni May Myint, and Chit Chit Chaw, a candidate for the
COVID-19 cases more than double in 2 weeks
The recent coronavirus outbreak in Rakhine State has pushed Myanmar’s total confirmed cases to more than 900 (at the time of writing), a more than two fold increase in just over two weeks. On August 31, the Ministry of Health and Sports reporte
COVID-19 cases surge with Rakhine outbreak
The recent outbreak of locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases in Rakhine State has proved to be the country’s worst since the early months of the pandemic. Authorities have reported more than 100 new cases since August 16th, increasing the total nu
Government fears new COVID-19 wave in Rakhine
On August 17th, the government reported the first locally-transmitted COVID-19 case in more than a month: “Case 375,” a bank worker in Sittwe, Rakhine State. Two days later, three more cases emerged in Sittwe, two of which had been in con
