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Some villages in Paletwa township have been forced to sell bags of rice to the AA
Arakan Army forcing villagers suffering food shortages to sell rice at low prices, say civil society groups 
Villagers say they sold the AA rice for 40,000 kyat per bag, almost half the market rate, because...
Published on Oct 26, 2020
Downtown Sittwe seen on Wednesday amid a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19 (Photo: Myanmar Now) 
As cases surge in Rakhine, Tatmadaw more intent on stamping out rebels than Covid-19
The state has seen the country’s biggest surge in cases so far, but is excluded from a ceasefire aimed at curbing the virus
Aug 26, 2020
Tin Kyi, 44, receives treatment for a gunshot wound to her back at Mrauk U hospital on July 21, 2020. (Photo- CUSR)
Woman shot in back while fleeing fighting in Rakhine 
The 44-year-old appears to be in stable condition at the Mrauk U hospital
Jul 22, 2020
Rathedaung evacuees arrive in Sittwe on June 29, 2020.(Phadu Tun Aung/Myanmar Now)
Rakhine villagers still fleeing as second week of ‘clearance operation’ approaches
Evacuees are straining shelters in the state’s north, where more than 150,000 had already been displaced
Jul 3, 2020
Wai Thaung appears at the Taungup township court on May 11, 2020. (Tin Nyo/ Facebook)
NLD supporter’s abduction followed by arrests as Rakhine’s ugly nationalist politics spread south again
NLD members are in hiding and Rakhine nationalists from the ANP have gone off the radar after being released on bail as rivalries turn ugly in Taungup
May 29, 2020
A parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s capital, in March. Under the Constitution’s system of divided government, the military is autonomous and is largely able to avoid civilian scrutiny. Photo: Thet Aung/ Agence France-Presse
Bruised and bloodied - parents of tortured detainees describe meeting their sons
Videos of Tatmadaw soldiers brutally beating the five men went viral on Sunday
May 14, 2020
Photo caption: An aerial view of Paletwa township (Photo: Paletwa chin khumi song Facebook page)
Hundreds of villagers flee fighting in sourthern Chin
Villagers have sought refuge in the town of Paletwa, but there is fighting there too
May 11, 2020
A sign at the entrance of Mrauk Oo (Photo- Myanmar Now)
Four Mrauk Oo residents injured in shell blast after police officer kidnapped
Two teenage girls among those hospitalised after explosion at restaurant in historic town
Apr 30, 2020
Over 1,000 locals from 7 villages sought shelter in War Taung refugee camp located in Kyauk Taw Township in mid-January 2019 (Photo by Aung Nyein Chan/ Myanmar Now)
Aid workers fear cholera outbreak in Rakhine relief camps
People displaced by fighting between AA and Tatmadaw in need of clean water and medical services.
Mar 28, 2019