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Candidates running for election in northern Rakhine state are calling for a postponement of local voting amid concerns about ongoing clashes and a fresh outbreak of Covid-19.
So far, the Union...
As a young girl from Ramree Island in southern Rakhine state, Htoot May walked three miles to school every day. In a region prone to heavy rainfall, this hour-long hike often left her drenched, but...
Dr. Tin Mar Aung hasn’t always made her troubled home state of Rakhine the focus of her political attention. As assistant to National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi from 2011 to...
Election officials have censored political parties’ televised campaign speeches, leading two parties to boycott the broadcasts while others said authorities were acting like the former dictatorship...
Election officials have banned an Arakan National Party (ANP) lawmaker from defending his seat in November over allegations that his son deserted his post as a Tatmadaw major and became involved...
Arakan National Party politicians who are not allowed to resign from the party because of an usual new rule will likely contest seats as independent candidates after receiving the blessing of the...
The Arakan National Party (ANP) has said it is confident it will maintain its dominant position in Rakhine in this year’s general election despite the campaign challenges posed by conflict in the...
In 2012, 12 Muslim men were dragged off a bus and murdered by a mob while travelling through Taungup in southern Rakhine. It was the start of a bout of sectarian riots that helped plunge the state...
The jailed Rakhine politician Dr Aye Maung has been stripped of his status as an MP and barred from running for office in the future, state media announced on Wednesday.
Aye Maung, the founder...
Dr Wunna is terrified of infecting his frail mother with the novel coronavirus.
The 33-year-old assistant surgeon, who works at Yangon General Hospital’s emergency department, would like to move...
