These photographs were taken by Narinjara staff in Arakan state during this rainy season
Arakan Post Journal Issue August 2008
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Narinjara Calendar 2008
Burmese Foreign Minister to Attend Bimstec in New Delhi
8/27/2008
Dhaka: Burmese Foreign Minister U Nyan Win is expected to attend the foreign minister level Bimstec meeting to be held in New Delhi, India, on Friday, 29 August, said a report.
Sittwe: A Burmese naval exercise off the Arakan coast was halted after the engine of one navy ship failed during the first day, said a fishing boat owner.
Sittwe: Authorities arrested over 30 people in Sittwe and subjected them to interrogations and severe torture after two riot police were killed by local youths during an altercation, said one man who was among those arrested.
Ferrymen Arrested for Transporting Deserters to Bangladesh
8/26/2008
At least four ferrymen from the western Burmese border have been arrested by Nasaka forces on suspicion that they helped ferry three Nasaka deserters to Bangladesh in their boats, reports a trader from Maungdaw.
Two Riot Police Killed, Two Injured in Altercation
8/25/2008
Two riot police were stabbed to death and another two were critically injured on Friday in an altercation with local youth in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State.
Local Youths' plans for a peaceful procession calling for the release of five youths who are being detained by authorities in Taungup were foiled by authorities on Saturday before they could begin, said a youth leader to Narinjara over the phone.
A murder took place in the border township of Maungdaw in Arakan State on Saturday in which a 21-year-old housewife was killed by her husband, reports a neighbor of the couple.
Nearly a dozen monks who had prepared to stage a demonstration recently in Sittwe are hiding in undisclosed locations in Arakan State out fear of arrest by authorities, said one monk who is among them.
Taungup: Solo protestor Ko Tun Myint Chay and his wife were released on bail on Wednesday by authorities in Taungup, Arakan, according to a colleague of the protestor.
Two-Day Discussion Between Urban Refugees and UNHCR Concludes
8/21/2008
Cox’sbazar: A two-day discussion between urban Burmese refugees and UNHCR officials on refugee security, resettlement, health care, and education was concluded on Wednesday in the Bangladesh border town Cox's Bazar.
Chittagong: A Burmese sailor who is the chief engineer of a cargo ship is missing after his ship sank at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port in Bangladesh around 1:25 pm yesterday, said a report of the Chittagong port authority.
Many tribal people in southern Chin State have been facing hunger recently due to a shortage of food in the region, and many families have been reduced to eating tubers and bulbs foraged in the wild, according to a report from the Paletwa Township authority.
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Dhaka: Burmese Foreign Minister U Nyan Win is expected to attend the foreign minister level Bimstec meeting to be held in New Delhi, India, on Friday, 29 August, said a report.
Sittwe: A Burmese naval exercise off the Arakan coast was halted after the engine of one navy ship failed during the first day, said a fishing boat owner.
Sittwe: Authorities arrested over 30 people in Sittwe and subjected them to interrogations and severe torture after two riot police were killed by local youths during an altercation, said one man who was among those arrested.
Nearly a dozen monks who had prepared to stage a demonstration recently in Sittwe are hiding in undisclosed locations in Arakan State out fear of arrest by authorities, said one monk who is among them.
Taungup: Solo protestor Ko Tun Myint Chay and his wife were released on bail on Wednesday by authorities in Taungup, Arakan, according to a colleague of the protestor. 
Cox’sbazar: A two-day discussion between urban Burmese refugees and UNHCR officials on refugee security, resettlement, health care, and education was concluded on Wednesday in the Bangladesh border town Cox's Bazar.
Chittagong: A Burmese sailor who is the chief engineer of a cargo ship is missing after his ship sank at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port in Bangladesh around 1:25 pm yesterday, said a report of the Chittagong port authority.
Many tribal people in southern Chin State have been facing hunger recently due to a shortage of food in the region, and many families have been reduced to eating tubers and bulbs foraged in the wild, according to a report from the Paletwa Township authority.
