Junta Builds Industrial Zone in Sittwe Without Electricity and Water

2/4/2010

Sittwe: The military authority has built an industrial zone in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State, for privately owned industries, but has not supplied it with power or water yet, said one owner of an auto garage. full story

Land Confiscated for Artillery Battalion

2/3/2010

Kyauktaw: The Burmese military authority has confiscated thousands of acres of private land in Kyauktaw Township in Arakan State in order to set up an artillery battalion in the area, said a farmer from the area. full story

Survey for Gas Pipeline

2/2/2010

Kyaukpru: The pre-engineering survey for the Burma-China gas pipeline construction on the Arakan Coast began on Monday by Petrol Myanmar and the Korean company Daewoo, states an official report. full story

Carpenters on Western Border Summoned for Model Village Construction

2/2/2010

Maungdaw: The Maungdaw District authority on Friday summoned all carpenters, both businesses and individuals, in Buthidaung and Maungdaw Townships to dispatch them to the model village construction sites, said an official from Maungdaw District. full story

ITLOS Fixes Times for Maritime Reports of Burma, Bangladesh

2/1/2010

By Takaloo,Cox's Bazaar: The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has issued timeframes to Burma and Bangladesh for submission of their respective reports regarding their maritime boundary dispute in the Bay of Bengal, according to a press release of the tribunal. full story

United Nations Rights Expert to Visit Arakan

1/31/2010

Dhaka: The United Nations' rights expert on Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, will pay a visit to western Burma's Arakan State during his five-day human rights mission to the military-ruled Burma from 15 to 20 February. full story

Burmese Refugee Hospitalized After Attack

1/31/2010

Cox’sbazar: A Burmese Muslim refugee from Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh was hospitalized on Friday after a group of Bangladesh villagers attacked him with blades near a refugee camp, said another refugee. full story

Nearly Extinct Traditional Festival Being Held Across Arakan

1/30/2010

By Takaloo, Maungdaw: A traditional Arakanese festival of "tug of war", which nearly disappeared from urban Arakan, is now being held in many urban and rural areas across the state this year with a common aim to preserve this historic cultural tradition, report local sources. full story

Five Killers of the Father of Bangladesh Hanged

1/28/2010

Dhaka: Five killers of the "father of Bangladesh", Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, were executed at the Dhaka Central Jail shortly after midnight on Wednesday.full story

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Bangladeshi Rakhaing people celebrated the end of Buddhist Lent traditionally for three days from 3rd October 2009, in Cox’s Bazaar, a border district in southern Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi Rakhaing people celebrated the end of Buddhist Lent traditionally for three days from 3rd October 2009, in Cox’s Bazaar, a border district in southern Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi Rakhaing people celebrated the end of Buddhist Lent traditionally for three days from 3rd October 2009, in Cox’s Bazaar, a border district in southern Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi Rakhaing people celebrated the end of Buddhist Lent traditionally for three days from 3rd October 2009, in Cox’s Bazaar, a border district in southern Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi Rakhaing people celebrated the end of Buddhist Lent traditionally for three days from 3rd October 2009, in Cox’s Bazaar, a border district in southern Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi Rakhaing people celebrated the end of Buddhist Lent traditionally for three days from 3rd October 2009, in Cox’s Bazaar, a border district in southern Bangladesh.

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Cartoon by Hanlay

On 4 August, two US journalists were released by North Korea.
Later on 16 August, John Yettaw was released by Burma. Cartoon by Hanlay.

Cartoon by Narinjara.

Cartoon by Hanlay.

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