Rakhine's Arakan Army joins other minorities in condemning junta

Dhaka Tribune
REUTERS
March 23rd, 2021

The group condemned the current actions by the Burmese Army and police calling it 'cruel' and 'unacceptable' 

The Arakan Army (AA), a major ethnic militia in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state, on Tuesday joined other ethnic groups in condemning last month’s military coup and the ensuing violent crackdown on protesters.

While several other armed groups fighting long-running wars in Myanmar's borderlands have signalled their support for pro-democracy protests, the AA, which had agreed a ceasefire with the government ousted on February 1, had not commented publicly.

Rebel militia in Myanmar’s Rakhine state joins other minorities in condemning junta

REUTERS

By Reuters Staff
APAC

MARCH 23, 2021

(Reuters) - The Arakan Army (AA), a major ethnic militia in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state, on Tuesday joined other ethnic groups in condemning last month’s military coup and the ensuing violent crackdown on protesters.

While several other armed groups fighting long-running wars in Myanmar’s borderlands have signalled their support for pro-democracy protests, the AA, which had agreed a ceasefire with the government ousted on Feb. 1, had not commented publicly.

“It is a great sadness that innocent people are being shot and killed all over Myanmar,” AA spokesman Khine Thu Kha said in a message, adding that the group was “together ... with the people”.

Eight Buddhist families return to Myanmar from Bangladesh border.

bdnews24.com
Bandarban Correspondent
Published: 11 Feb 2019

          Eight of the 38 Buddhist families from Myanmar, who took refuge at the border with Bangladesh a week ago, have returned home

The 28 people returned on Sunday and the others also said they would return gradually, Colonel Zahirul Haque, commander of Border Guard Bangladesh or BGB in Bandarban, told bdnews24.com.

Myanmar cracking down on opium, but conflicts fuel drug trade.

UN reports shows less land being used to grow opium poppies, but conflicts hampering eradication programme.

Al Jazeera: 11th Jan 2019 @ 04:09

The amount of land being used to grow opium poppies continues to decline in Myanmar, but ongoing conflicts are hampering efforts to stamp out the trade at a time when the illicit drug economy is becoming increasingly diverse, according to a new UN report.

State Counsellor underscores need for unity among ethnic groups.

10 JAN 2019, CHAN THAR  

The construction of roads and bridges and power infrastructure in northern Myanmar is aimed at further strengthening the relations and cooperation among ethnic people, which is very important in national development, said State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.