Experts: Myanmar Elections Lack Legitimacy and Will Not Change the Rohingya’s Situation
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The first phase of Myanmar’s elections, held on Sunday and organized by the ruling military council, concluded amid widespread rejection from political parties, civil society, and opposition groups, who argue that the electoral process lacks legitimacy and imposes a political reality by force. The elections took place in a context […]
Myanmar Prepares for Controversial Elections as Isolated Leader Remains Behind Bars
Arakan News Agency The absence of Myanmar’s isolated leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, since the 2021 coup continues to cast a shadow over the elections organized by Myanmar’s military council, which are being promoted as a return to democracy. Many observers, however, argue that her exclusion signals that the elections will neither be free nor […]
Rohingya News Brief in Rohingya language | 22-12-2025
The latest news of Rohingya in Myanmar and worldwide in Rohingya language from the arakan news agency
EU Allocates €29 Million to Support Myanmar Crisis and Rohingya Refugees Amid Worsening Humanitarian Conditions
Arakan News Agency The European Union has announced a new humanitarian funding package worth €29 million to respond to the escalating crisis in Myanmar and to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and neighbouring countries, with a strong focus on food security, sustainability, and self-reliance. According to an EU statement, around €15 million of the funding […]
Suu Kyi’s Son Voices Fears Over Her Health as Detention Continues
Arakan News Agency Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has expressed grave concern for his mother’s life as she remains held in near-total isolation by the Myanmar military and the ruling military council since the 2021 military coup that overthrew the elected government. Now 80 years old, the Nobel […]
United Rohingya Council Chief Talks About the Rohingya Crisis as It Approaches a Decade
The Chief of the United Rohingya Council (UCR) spoke about the Rohingya crisis, which has approached a decade without a clear foreign policy from Bangladesh regarding the issue, calling for continued international pressure on Myanmar to ensure the Rohingya’s rights are respected.
Price Surge and Medicine Shortage in Arakan Following Closure of Trade Route with India
Arakan News Agency The temporary closure of the border trade route between India and the city of Paletwa in Myanmar’s Chin State, which is the main passage for goods entering Arakan State, has led to a significant rise in the prices of essential goods and a shortage of medicines in the cities controlled by Arakanese […]
Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Myanmar Immigrants
Arakan News Agency The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for nearly 4,000 immigrants from Myanmar, a country that has been experiencing a civil war for several years, leaving these individuals vulnerable to arrest and deportation. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in an official […]
Promotional Film Sparks Wave of Anger and Boycott Against Myanmar Military Council Ahead of Elections
Arakan News Agency A new promotional film released by the Myanmar military council has reignited campaigns of boycott and public anger ahead of the elections that authorities plan to hold at the end of December, amid widespread doubts about their integrity after opposition parties were dissolved, most notably the National League for Democracy. The film […]
Bangladeshi Border Guard Denies Arakan Militia’s Accusations of Border Attack: False and Baseless
Arakan News Agency The Bangladeshi Border Guards (BGB) strongly denied, on Thursday, the accusations made by the Arakan Buddhist Militias (Arakan Army) regarding their forces attacking one of the militia’s camps on the border with Myanmar, asserting that these claims are false, baseless, and aimed at propaganda and misinformation. In a statement, they said that […]
ASEAN Slaps Myanmar Military Council: Will Not Send Observers to December Elections
Arakan News Agency Diplomatic sources said on Monday that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will not send observers to Myanmar’s elections scheduled for December 28, dealing a blow to the ruling military council’s attempts to gain international legitimacy. During their meeting in Malaysia, leaders of the 11-member bloc expressed “deep concern” over the […]
Guterres Condemns Violence in Myanmar at ASEAN Summit, Affirms: Peace Remains Elusive
Arakan News Agency UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the ongoing violence in Myanmar, calling on all parties to immediately cease hostilities, protect civilians, and ensure unhindered access to humanitarian aid. In his opening remarks at the ASEAN-UN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, he warned that peace in Myanmar remains out of reach, noting […]
A Rohingya refugee recounts her suffering from rape and physical abuse during her escape from Myanmar.
A Rohingya refugee described her ordeal of rape, physical assault, and torture at the hands of Buddhist Arakan militias (Arakan Army) while attempting to flee from Myanmar to Bangladesh.