Narinjara

June 12, 2017
Relatives of a man killed last month in an alleged hit-and-run are trying to take legal action against the suspect, a Tatmadaw private, but claim...
June 8, 2017
<p>The controversial Buddhist organization formerly known as Ma Ba Tha has provided financial and food aid to cyclone victims in northern...
Maungdaw District officials estimate more than 14,000 area homes were damaged or destroyed Cyclone Mora last month. (Photo – Facebook)
June 8, 2017
<p>Houses in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships were hard hit when Cyclone Mora lashed the state at the end of May. According to the latest...
June 6, 2017
Villagers in Rathedaung township are trying to salvage a suspension bridge that collapsed when Cyclone Mora lashed Rakhine State on May 30.
June 6, 2017
A group of assailants killed a 32-year-old villager in Maungdaw Township this past weekend, the latest in a series of murders of local civilians.
June 6, 2017
In addition to killing at least one person in Bangladesh and knocking out hundreds of homes and government buildings in Rakhins, last week’s Cyclone...
May 31, 2017
Six villagers from southern Rakhine (Arakan) State have been sentenced to one month in prison for trespassing after a local official accused them of...
May 24, 2017
Two recently cleaved Rakhine State political parties are feuding over a mythic creature, and who should have the rights to use the emblem.
May 20, 2017
Claiming to have seen no local dividends from large-scale Chinese development projects, southern Rakhine State fishermen and residents are preparing...
May 19, 2017
Rakhine officials are concerned the state is losing its best and brightest to the lure of better-paid jobs elsewhere.
May 18, 2017
Youth organizers are annoyed with the Rakhine (Arakan) State chief minister after he said the state’s support for the Arakan Youth Conference is...
Sembcorp’s 225-megawatt factory is seen under construction in Thaungtha township. (Photo – Kyemon)
May 16, 2017
Construction of Myanmar’s largest natural gas power plant is set to finish up next year and give a much-needed boost to the country’s electricity...