Monthly Review | December 2024
The battlefields in Arakan are now moving into the southern parts of today's Rakhine State, the southern tail areas of Arakan Roma, and other conjunction areas with Magway, Pago, and Ayeyarwaddy regions. Thus, civilians in these areas are now facing various challenges and,...
Monthly Review | November 2024
The armed clashes continued to intensify in Arakan during November 2024. The AA advanced in the Ann, Gwa, and Maungdaw warzones. On the other hand, the SAC continued its bombings over civilian areas under AA control, and SAC conscripts were also reported to be fleeing...
Monthly Review | October 2024
The politics of Arakan in October were still influenced by armed clashes and civilian casualties. The military offensives of the AA at the end of October began in a new warzone in Taungup, where the junta's Military Operation Command-5 (MOC-5) was stationed. The other three military...
Monthly Review | September 2024
Armed clashes continued in several townships in Arakan during September, including Maungdaw, Ann, and Gwa. The junta’s planned census is unlikely to be conducted in Arakan. Additionally, the junta intensified its defense of key towns like Sittway and Kyaukphyu following its ...
Monthly Review | August 2024
The armed clashes between the military junta and the AA continued in the townships of Maungdaw, Thandwe, and Gwa in Arakan. On other fronts, the AA engaged in armed fighting against the ARSA in Maungdaw. The confrontation between the ULA/AA and, ...
Monthly Review | July 2024
The armed clashes in Arakan continued to increase, especially in Maungdaw town and Thandwe township. On the other hand, local residents in urban Sittwe faced a constant threat of arrest and violence from the junta authorities. Although the AA has captured...
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The 2025 elections in Myanmar were conducted amid ongoing armed conflicts, territorial fragmentation, and political suppression and repression, functioning primarily as a managed authoritarian process rather than...
From November 2023 to December 2024, the resumption of armed clashes in Arakan, driven by the Arakan Army (AA) as part of the broader '1027 Operation,' severely disrupted border trade with Bangladesh ...
While alliances in northern Myanmar remain strategically important, these new western partnerships reflect the AA’s dual focus on homeland security and a broader political role in Myanmar’s future ...
While the Rakhine attribute the crisis to the loss of sovereignty and lack of autonomy for their region, the Rohingya view the lack of recognition of their ‘Rohingya identity’ and status as an indigenous ethnic group...
In comparison between Cyclone Nargis and Mocha, the military regimes’ responses, and actions towards the cyclones’ management in short and long-term perspectives can be seen as not too different. Their own actions for emergency responses and rehabilitation processes remain insufficient in certain factors that lead the affected communities to be more harmful.
The Rakhine State in Myanmar offers immense potential for foreign direct investment (FDI) owing to its strategic location, abundant natural resources, and diverse opportunities in sectors such as agriculture, fishery, tourism, oil and gas, and services. In this context, it is essential to examine the major investments made by China and India in Rakhine State to understand their implications for the local stakeholders.
While the junta’s forces and Arakan Army (AA) are now in an informal truce, the news of the registration of the political parties in Rakhine have become more prominent in March. As the twoarmed parties are in a lack of trust toward each other,...
While the junta’s forces and Arakan Army (AA) are now in an informal truce, the news of the registration of the political parties in Rakhine have become more prominent in March.
In February 2023, both tensions and relaxation could be seen in politics in Rakhine State. Tensions between the Arakan Army, and junta forces happened due after the junta forces' reinforcement such as military types of equipment, patrol and,...
Just 20 months after a de facto ceasefire between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), a series of armed clashes resumed in three locations in northern Rakhine,...
