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Ko Soe Wai Protesting outside the Hilton Hotel in Ngapali
April 1, 2015
Ko Soe Wai, a local resident who protested for the return of confiscated farmlands along Ngapali Beach was imprisoned for three months under Section...
Map of the Bangladesh-Burma Border
March 31, 2015
The Arakan Army (AA) and the Burma Army fought on the border of Arakan and Chin Sates on 29 March at 00:30am, the first time they have clashed in the...
March 25, 2015
Over 100 people are missing and rescue teams have recovered 23 bodies after a coastal ferry sank at the mouth of the Naung-Daw-Gyi River off the...
Map of Arakan State
March 13, 2015
A new political party in Arakan State called the ‘Arakan Patriotic Party, APP’ has registered with the election commission in Naypyidaw.
March 9, 2015
Narinjara News has learned that the police chief of Buthidaung Township Police Station in Arakan State was shot dead by one of his men at 8am on 3...
Sittwe Prison
March 5, 2015
Seven people were sentenced to one year in prison for attacking international non- governmental organisation (INGO) offices in Sittwe, Arakan State...
Maj. Gen. Tun Myat Naing
February 26, 2015
Narinjara has interviewed Major General Tun Myat Naing the chief of the Arakan Army (AA) about their involvement in the fighting against the Burma...
Farmers Demanding Compensation for Farmland Destroyed by Gas Pipeline
February 24, 2015
Fifty farmers who have not yet received compensation for their farmland that was destroyed by mud from a gas pipeline construction demonstrated in...
February 17, 2015
Narinjara News has learnt that Arakan Army (AA) forces have been involved in clashes with the Burma Army in Laukkai Town and other areas of the...
February 12, 2015
10 February 2015 – Prospecting for natural gas and crude oil offshore from Arakan State started on 7th February in a venture called the Aung Pyi Hein...
Thandwe Prison
February 5, 2015
Twelve men were sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour for burning down 39 houses in Thabyu-Chai Village, Thandwe Township, Arakan...
Ruined Paddy Fields in Sar-Pyin Village, Arakan State
February 3, 2015
Over 40 farmers are facing difficulties in paying back government loans after seawater destroyed over 400 acres of paddy fields in Sar-Pyin Village...