Myanmar sends troops into Muslim-majority region after deadly attacks
Arakan News Agency Myanmar has stepped up security in a Muslim-majority region near its border with Bangladesh, officials said on Monday, as authorities hunt for attackers who killed at least nine police officers. Officials believe that members of the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority launched three separate attacks in the early hours of Sunday, in which […]
Rohingya killings in Myanmar also others injured
Arakan News Agency Killing of at least five Rohingya Muslims and three others wounded in the latest case of violence taking place in the state of Arakan in Myanmar since Saturday night. A reporter of ANA said The security forces of Myanmar is supported by other units of government troops and extremist Buddhists raided several […]
Urgent: the spread of intensive army in Arakan and news of a new Buddhist movements
Arakan News Agency There are reports issued by correspondents from the state of Arakan western of Myanmar this morning of heavy deployment of the army in a number of vital areas as reported by sources that there are suspicious movements by Buddhist militias that seek to create a new crisis with the minority Rohingya, Arakan […]
Renewed violence in Arakan killed 9 innocent Muslims
Arakan News Agency On Monday morning violence occurred in the city Maungdaw of Arakan state in Myanmar that killed a number of Muslim victims from Rohingya minority. A reporter of Arakan news agency reported that army troops with Buddhist extremists walked around the city looking for rebels which attacked military posts on Sunday Morning in […]
Fresh Violence Developed inside Arakan
Arakan News Agency Fresh Violence developed inside Arakan between BGP and Rebel groups and innocent Rohingya civilians are in cross fire. Reports indicates at least couple of Rohingyas are shot and wounded in the violence which took place in several Rohingya populated villages like Kawarbil, Nagkhura, Magyi Chaung, Fakirah Bazaar and Kodan Kauk at around […]
Ghostly group blamed for Myanmar policeman’s death
Arakan News Agency 9 police dead after attackers storm 3 stations around Rakhine in areas predominantly occupied by Rohingya Muslim population Authorities have imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in areas close to Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh after armed men raided police station outposts, officials said Sunday. At least nine policemen and eight militants died after attackers […]
Members of the Muslim Council to discuss the issue of “Muslims of Myanmar”.
Arakan News Agency Mufti Abdul Salam bin Munir Ahmed took part on Wednesday in the meeting of Muslim Council with a report on the issue of Muslims in Myanmar. The meeting was chaired by Sheikh of Al-Azhar, and President of the Council, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, in the Bahraini capital Manama. The meeting is scheduled to […]
Myanmar Buddhist extremists holds meetings against Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Agency correspondent reported that an extremist Buddhist groups recently has been holding public meetings dominated by a racial nature; with the aim to state of anti Rohingya presence in Arakan State. The correspondent added that one of these meetings was attended by more than 300 Buddhist people, adding that the discussions during […]
Myanmar authorities fined six Rohingya children on fabricated charges
Arakan News Agency Myanmar authorities have imposed heavy fines on the six Rohingya children in the town of Merullah Southern Maungdaw city, according to the correspondent of the agency, adding that the authorities had detained the six children for several hours on fabricated charges of theft from inside a government warehouses before being released in […]
Why the US Shouldn’t Have Lifted Sanctions on Myanmar
Arakan News Agency Heading into 2016, Myanmar was on pace to truly become the democratic Cinderella story of our time. After half a century of despotic military rule, it seemed as though dramatic reforms were taking place on a daily basis, from the signing of the first national ceasefire agreement in October 2015 to the […]
Myanmar authorities detained 8 Rohingyas under torture in order to blackmail
Arakan News Agency Several days ago Myanmar authorities detained eight Rohingyas in Nagfura neighborhood with fabricated charges of communicating with a banned organization, the agency correspondent said, adding that the eight detainees – are from Maungdaw also subjected to the most severe types of torture at the hands of the authorities. The correspondent said that […]
Night raids against Rohingya houses carried out by Myanmar’s security forces
Arakan News Agency Rohingyas from Boli Bazaar neighborhood of northern city of Maungdaw in Arakan State were exposed to operations of breaking into their homes by a subsidiary of the security forces of Myanmar. Agency correspondent reported that the incursions that affect dozens of Rohingya homes are often executed after midnight in an arbitrary manner, […]
Despite the rough situations the light of happiness reached Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Despite their minority status, despite the hate speech and inciting of racial discrimination against them, yet the Muslims in Myanmar are keen, like other Muslims around the world to have their festival Joyous, to commence the day after the Eid prayers which are made in small gatherings away from the fanatics and […]