Phadu Tun Aung

Kyaw Nu Maung being taken to the Tat Taung Tite Hospital after being interrogated by the military (Supplied)
Myanmar military soldiers accused of brutally beating Rakhine fisherman during interrogation
Kyaw Nu Maung, 47, can’t sit up straight or breathe properly after soldiers beat him with their guns, his daughter says
Published on Nov 16, 2020
The nationalist ANP won eight of the 13 available national parliamentary seats on Sunday (Phadu Tun Aung/Myanmar Now)
Arakan National Party wins the most seats in Rakhine despite vote cancellations that weakened its hand 
Rakhine residents resoundingly rejected the NLD to hand a majority of seats to the ethnonationalist party
Published on Nov 10, 2020
A file photo of Myanmar soldiers on patrol in Rakhine state (Reuters)
Rakhine parties cry foul as voting allowed in villages with heavy military presence but banned elsewhere 
Candidates believe military proxy party will walk to victory after ‘unfair’ decision by election officials
Published on Oct 29, 2020
Several political parties met with state election commission officials on October 26. (Phadu Tun Aung/Myanmar Now)
Rakhine officials ask election commission to reconsider decision to cancel voting in four townships
State election body has done the right thing but national commission ‘must respond promptly’ to allow voting, says one Rakhine party
Published on Oct 28, 2020
NLD candidates Min Aung (left), Ni Ni May Myint (center) and Chit Chit Chaw were detained on Wednesday morning 
Three NLD candidates snatched by armed men while campaigning in Rakhine 
Party spokesperson said he understood the three were being held on Ramree island
Published on Oct 14, 2020
Dr. Tin Mar Aung is running for a seat in the Rakine state parliament as a member of the Arakan League for Democracy, a party founded by her father (Dr. Tin Mar Aung/Facebook)
Former NLD insider sees poor prospects for peace without a new constitution
Dr. Tin Mar Aung, an ex-aide to Aung San Suu Kyi, discusses her bid for a seat in the Rakhine state parliament and her hopes for an end to conflict in her home state
Published on Oct 9, 2020
A sign marks the entrance to Paletwa in southern Chin state, where fighting between the AA and the Tatmadaw has placed an enormous strain on local people. (Kyaw Lin Htoon/Myanmar Now)
Chin minister demands release of civilians as fighting between AA, Tatmadaw heats up
The Chin state minister for municipal affairs says the Arakan Army’s claims that it isn’t holding 21 missing villagers are 'inconsistent'
Published on Oct 8, 2020
A man walks past a party campaign sign board in Sittwe on September 23 (Phadu Tun Aung/Myanmar Now)
Election officials censor parties’ campaign speeches ‘like the dictatorship did’
Two parties have cancelled their broadcasts in protest after election commission cut parts of their speeches
Published on Sep 24, 2020
Sittwe police station, where the woman filed a case against the three soldiers in June (Phadu Tun Aung/Myanmar Now) 
Myanmar military publishes name of woman who was gang raped by its soldiers
After months of denials, military statement protects identities of rapists while outing the survivor
Published on Sep 18, 2020
Students protest in front of the regional government office in Sittwe (DMG)
Protestors arrested for criticising Rakhine government’s handling of Covid-19 outbreak
The three students were detained 20 minutes into their demonstration at the state government office
Published on Sep 10, 2020
A road in Danya Wadi quarter in Sittwe during lockdown (Phadu Tun Aung/Myanmar Now)
‘The election won’t be fair’ - smaller parties in Rakhine severely hampered by pandemic, conflict and internet ban
Parties have delayed the start of their campaigns while they try to work out how to reach voters amid restrictions
Published on Sep 9, 2020
Residents flee Nyaung Kan village after it is struck with artillery shells on the morning of September 8 (Supplied)
Military blamed for Rakhine shelling that killed five, including two seven-year-old children
A local MP said there was no fighting with the Arakan Army before the attack on Nyaung Kan, which is seven miles from a Tatmadaw base
Published on Sep 8, 2020

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