WEDNESDAY, APRIL 03, 2019
NYAN LYNN AUNG
Rakhine ethnic people travel by motorbike in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Photo - EPA
A curfew was imposed from 9pm to 5am in five townships in northern Rakhine State on Tuesday following clashes between the Tatmadaw (military) and Arakan Army (AA), according to the state government.
The state issued a statement signed by Security and Border Affairs Minister Colonel Phone Tint on Monday that said the curfew had been ordered to enforce the administration, rules and regulations of the government as well as to protect the state’s businesses and economy.
“There is a public curfew in the late evening,” said a state official who asked not to be named.