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    Tagged: Mrauk-U

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    Eight Arakanese youth released from prison after Mrauk U protest

    Eight Rakhine youth were released from Mrauk U prison yesterday, after they were detained for a protest in January.

    Lead Story News

    Mrauk U: tensions, protests and its bid for UNESCO protection

    Should tourists still visit Mrauk U? After the deadly protests last month, DVB takes a look at how the community is reacting and how tourism is being affected.

    Crime Lead Story News Rakhine

    Arakan Army denies any role in murder of Mrauk-U official

    The Arakan Army denies allegations that the ethnic armed group was a conspirator in the recent murder of a former administrator for Mrauk-U Township in Rakhine State, where a police crackdown last month killed seven people.

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    Crime Lead Story News

    Four suspected in murder of Mrauk-U administrator arrested

    The Ministry of Home Affairs announces that four suspects have been arrested over the murder of Bo Bo Min Thaik, a former administrator for Mrauk-U Township, Rakhine State.

    Lead Story News Rakhine

    Mrauk-U crackdown: both police and protesters likely at fault, says MP

    “It is most likely that both sides – members of the police force and protesters – violated certain customs, commands and laws.”

    Lead Story News Protest Rakhine

    5 fined for protesting Mrauk-U crackdown

    The five staged a rally in front of the Rakhine state cabinet building in Sittwe, bearing placards calling for the government to take full responsibility for the killings.

    Lead Story News Rakhine

    K500,000 given to families of seven killed in police crackdown on Mrauk-U protest

    The Rakhine State government has offered financial assistance of 500,000 kyats ($370) to each of the families of seven people who were killed during a police crackdown on a protest in Mrauk-U Township, Rakhine State, earlier this week.

    Lead Story News Rakhine

    Seven dead, several more injured after police in Mrauk-U crack down on protest

    At least seven people were killed and 12 injured in Rakhine State’s Mrauk-U Township when police cracked down on a gathering Tuesday to protest authorities’ decision to block a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the Arakan kingdom’s demise.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Beaten youths sue soldiers in Mrauk-U

    The three men say they were returning home by car after Thingyan when they were pulled over at a checkpoint, and a confrontation escalated into a fight.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Food, water, shelter needed for Arakan flood evacuees

    The main townships affected are reported to be Minbya, Ponnagyun, Mrauk-U, Pauktaw and Kyauktaw.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    1,000 stranded as Kazu River overflows in Arakan

    Commuters are unable to drive their vehicles either forward or backward due to floodwaters. Ten buses are among those stranded.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Monsoon flash floods blanket NW Arakan

    Celebrated Burmese meteorologist Tun Lwin has predicted that floods will soon blanket all of western Arakan State, as well as the Chin, Sagaing and Kachin regions.

    Lead Story News

    Crumbling splendour at Mrauk-U

    The museum chronicling the ancient kingdom of Mrauk-U, one of Burma’s most important cultural sites, is housed in a poorly lit building devoid of visitors.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    One million affected by floods

    Some one million people in Burma have been affected by recent floods, which cost the lives of nearly a hundred people, according to the government’s Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD).

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Flood crisis: Arakan death toll rises to 55

    Burma’s government has now put the death toll relating to torrential flooding at 55 in Arakan State, but local parliamentarian Pe Than said the final figure was likely to be higher.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Flood-hit Burma appeals for international aid

    “We are cooperating and inviting international assistance. We have started contacting possible donor organizations and countries,” said Ye Htut.

    Arakan Burma Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Mrauk-U struggles with rising floodwater

    The town of Mrauk-U in Arakan State has suffered the greatest impact from monsoonal flooding.

    Aid Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    18 dead in Arakan floods, food aid shipped in by helicopter

    Most of the casualties in Arakan were the result of boats capsizing or sinking on rivers. Some 130 rescue camps have been set up across the state.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Burmese father & son trafficked three times in Thailand

    Two Burmese migrants – a father and son – were sold by human traffickers a total of three times from one owner to another in southern Thailand’s Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.

    Arakan Culture History Lead Story News

    Arakan govt moves to protect heritage sites

    Arakanese historical sites, such as Mrauk-U, will be protected under the new Arakan State Culture Heritage Conservation Law, includes penalties for anyone who builds, abuses, digs or exploits demarcated sites of cultural value.

    Business Culture Lead Story News

    Govt attempts to restart railway project through Mrauk-U

    The government plans to restart a stalled railway project that will pass through Mrauk-U, an ancient city in northern Arakan State, although authorities and locals could not agree on where the railway will traverse.

    Tragedy in Mrauk-U as two family members killed in landslide video

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News Video

    Tragedy in Mrauk-U as two family members killed in landslide

    Two people, including a four-year-old child, were killed after part of a hillside in Arakan State’s Mrauk-U collapsed on Wednesday afternoon.

    Lead Story News

    Arakanese monk makes pilgrimage to Mrauk U for peace, development

    Ashin Sekeina, a Buddhist monk from Arakan State capital Sittwe, has just completed his pilgrimage to Mrauk U, a 100-plus mile journey by foot in the name of peace and regional development.

    Communal Violence Law Lead Story News Rohingya

    Two sentenced for murder in Mrauk-U massacre

    Two Arakanese men have been convicted of murder in connection with the Mrauk-U massacre in October 2012 when 70 Muslims, including 28 children, were killed in a single day. Both men were dealt 10-year sentences with labour.

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