Village Level Election Commissions Suffer Poor Funding
Maungdaw: Village-level election commissions throughout Arakan State are suffering from a shortage of government funding for their work, said a member of one village election commission in Maungdaw.
Authority Bans Public at Ashion Pyinya Sara Trial
Sittwe: The military authority banned the public from attending the trial of Arakanese historian monk Ashion Pyinya Sara's trial that was held on Monday in the Sittwe district court, despite previously allowing the public to be present when the monk was produced before the court.
Bangladesh and China Keen to Construct Tri-Nation Road and Rail Link Via Burma
Dhaka: The issue of proposed road and rail links between Bangladesh and China via Burma was discussed by the visiting governor of Yunnan Province, Qin Guangrong, and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister's office in Dhaka on Sunday morning.
3 Female Students Remain Under House Arrest in Sittwe
Sittwe: Three female Arakanese students who were taken into custody by authorities at the Mahamuni Buddha Vihara orphanage on 27 July, 2010, remain in detention at a police home, said a family source.
 

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Opinion of One Exiled Arakanese Political Leader on Arakanese Parties Contesting in 2010 Election

40 Arrested in Southeastern Bangladesh for Involvement in Drug Trafficking from Burma
Cox’sbazar: Bangladesh authorities arrested 40 people in the southeastern border district of Cox's Bazar near Burma in connection with drug trafficking during the eight month period from January to August, according to a report of the local authorities.
RNDP Submits 45 Candidates to Election Commission
Sittwe: The Rakhine National Development Party, the largest Arakanese political party, submitted a list of 45 candidates to the Election Commission to run in elections for three parliamentary bodies in the upcoming election scheduled for 7 November.
8 Burmese Nationals Arrested in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Bangladesh police arrested eight Burmese nationals on Friday night along with a human trafficker in a raid on a hotel in the capital Dhaka, according to a report of the police.
USDP Candidates of Maungdaw Deposit 500,000 Kyats for Election Commission
Maungdaw: Five candidates from the Union Solidarity Development Party in Maungdaw Township in Burma's western Arakan State deposited 500,000 kyats each with the Township Election Commission on Thursday as registration fees, said a close associate of the USDP.

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February 28, 2010

Arakanese Nationalism and the Struggle for National self- determination

(An overview of Arakanese political history up to 1988)

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