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News Analysis, October 21, 2026 Laetitia van den Assum, a former Dutch diplomat and ARSA militants inside Bangladesh near Border Guard Bangladesh station (photocrd) Laetitia van den Assum, a former Dutch diplomat and member of the Rakhine Advisory Commission chaired by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, has raised important questions about the activities of Muslim (Rohingya) armed groups and their movements across the Bangladesh–Myanmar border. Her concerns highlight a s

News Analysis, October 16, 2026 Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Abhay Thakur emphasized that India’s major connectivity projects with Myanmar, including the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (photocrd) Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Abhay Thakur emphasized that India’s major connectivity projects with Myanmar, including the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project and the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway, are intended to achieve more than trade and transp

News Analysis, October 16, 2026 Chinese Foreign Ministry Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Deng Xijun delivered a video address at the opening ceremony marking the 11th anniversary of Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) (photocrd) On October 15, 2026, Chinese Foreign Ministry Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Deng Xijun delivered a video address at the opening ceremony marking the 11th anniversary of Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA). In his speech, Deng r

News Analysis, October 7, 2026 BBC-Burmese's coverage on junta's airstrikes on IDP camp and its logo (photocrd) On the past October 4th and 5th, the terrorist fascist military deliberately targeted and bombed IDP camps in Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine State, namely Byala IDP Camp and Pan Nila IDP Camp. Due to these attacks, a total of 8 civilian IDPs were killed, and 11 were injured. The complete list of those killed and injured is as follows: Such deliberate targeting and atta

Opinion, October 7, 2026 ARSA leaders and Myanmar junta leaders (photocrd) In recent days, a local news agency reported an interview about the Myanmar military’s transfer of around 800 weapons into the hands of ARSA during 2024. The interviewee said that he personally witnessed the transfer. He also said that the Myanmar military instructed ARSA and other Muslim militants to occupy northern Arakan by exterminating non-Muslim groups, including Rakhine, Hindu and other communit

News Analysis, October 5, 2026 Cover page of the recent Guardian report (photocrd) On October 1, 2026, The Guardian published a report about the actions of the Arakan Army (AA) in Buthidaung township in northern Arakan. The report focused mainly on three locations: the new Htan Shauk Khan village near Hnget Thay village, Ywet Nyo Taung village, and U Hla Phay village. Based on satellite images, field information and testimonies, the report presented serious allegations agains

News Analysis, October 5, 2026 Cover page of ISP-Myanmar report and arrested junta soldiers in Ponnagyun front (photocrd) Myanmar’s military has launched one of its largest coordinated offensives against the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) in recent months, deploying around 2,000 troops across multiple fronts and combining ground, naval and air attacks. Yet, according to a new assessment by the Institute for Strategy and Policy–Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar), the offensiv

News Analysis ၊ September 21, 2026 AI created photo for the content (photocrd) War has never been only about guns. It is also about stories. Whoever controls the story controls how people see the fight, who they blame, and who they fear. In Arakan today, this battle of words is as fierce as any clash on the ground. And what stands out is something ugly and hard to ignore: pro-junta media and certain Muslim outlets are walking on the same path. This is not a small thing. It is

News Analysis ၊ September 8, 2026 Tun Khin and his colleges during recent UN speech (photoscreenshoot) The recent address by Tun Khin at the United Nations platform demands a clear-eyed response. When a figure with considerable international visibility makes sweeping claims, those claims must be weighed against observable reality. His statements regarding the situation in Arakan are not merely critical; they are dangerously detached from the facts on the ground. A careful exa

News Analysis ၊ September 7, 2026 Historic Gu Wa Cave Pagoda in Ponnagyun (source@narinjaranews) The airstrike carried out by Myanmar's military commission forces against the historic Gu Wa Cave Pagoda in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan, on September 4, 2026, constitutes a serious violation of international law and amounts to a cultural heritage crime demanding urgent accountability. At approximately 10:00 PM that evening, military forces executed airstrikes and launched heavy art

News Analysis ၊ September 5, 2026 ARSA and RSO Islamic Militant inside Bangladesh (photocrd) The numbers tell a story that is hard to dismiss. When a research report claims that more than 90 percent of the 10,000 militants belonging to ARSA and RSO are living inside refugee camps in Bangladesh, it moves the debate from speculation to a measurable reality. This is not a minor detail. It is a structural flaw in how the humanitarian crisis along the border has been managed. For

News Analysis ၊ September 2, 2026 Min Aung Hlaing during his speech in parliament and a killed woman with her child due to air attacks in Gwa on August 13, 2026 (photocrd) The announcement of a "peace plan" often signals a turning point, a moment when guns fall silent and dialogue takes precedence. Yet, when such a plan is measured not by agreements signed but by civilian casualties sustained, its true character is laid bare. The 100-day peace initiative, declared on April 20

News Analysis ၊ August 21, 2026 Covers of two Al Jazeera's reports (photocrd) The currency of misinformation is devaluing the truth, and in the complex theatre of conflict, the most dangerous weapon is often not the bullet, but the narrative. When a global media platform with the reach of Al Jazeera chooses to broadcast one-sided allegations, it does not merely report events; it actively constructs a reality that can destabilize regions and fuel hatred. The recent two-part vi

News Analysis ၊ August 19, 2026 Escaped women and children from the village (photocrd) Survivors have recounted the brutal torture and execution of at least 70 men by Myanmar military personnel in Byain Phyu, a village on the outskirts of Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, between May 29 and 31, 2024. The massacre, described as an act of retaliation, has left the village destroyed and its surviving residents scattered in displacement camps, hoping to one day return. Accord

News Analysis ၊ August 17, 2026 On August 10, 2026, at 01:20 PM, after the military council conducted an airstrike near Dhammaraungzar Monastery in Kyaukgyi Ward, Thandwe Township, Thandwe District (photocrd) The calendar marks August as a month of transition, yet for the people on the ground, it has become a marker of relentless dread. The recent acceleration of aerial assaults is not a random act of warfare; it is a calculated strategy of coercion. When a ruling body resort

News Analysis ၊ August 14, 2026 Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Indigenous Communities Asking for Recognition (photocrd) The recent remarks by Dhaka's home minister on August 11 have stirred fresh debate across regional media. His core argument was simple: everyone living within Bangladesh's borders is simply a Bangladeshi, and there is no separate indigenous identity. On the surface, this sounds like a call for unity. But when you scratch beneath the surface, the statemen

News Analysis ၊ August 13, 2026 Security Expert Lt Col Ujjual Abhishek Jha and Islamist Terrorist Training (photocrd) The Rakhine-Chittagong corridor has transformed from a region of ethnic grievance into a transnational security crisis where state actors, foreign powers, and militant networks engage in a dangerous game of strategic manipulation. Lt Col Ujjual Abhishek Jha's recent comprehensive analysis reveals how Bangladesh's 2024 political transition created a security va

Bay of Bengal Post Promotes Unfounded Claims by Terrorist ARSA Working in Collusion with the Military Junta

News Analysis ၊ August 11, 2026 Bridge in Paletwa as a part of Kaladan Project (photocrd) The morning of August 11, 2026, began with terror in Paletwa as a Myanmar junta fighter jet dropped two bombs near the town's entrance, wounding two young civilians—19-year-old Ma Htwe Sein and 13-year-old schoolgirl Ma San Thar Htike—both suffering shrapnel injuries to their right legs. This attack is part of an escalating aerial campaign that has also targeted Thandwe, Mrauk-U, and An

News Analysis ၊ August 8, 2026 Counter-terrorism analyst Abu Obaidha Arin during his presentation (photocrd) During a recent press briefing hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia (FCC) on political developments in Bangladesh—particularly concerning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—a critical issue regarding the Arakan-Bangladesh border came to light. In his presentation, counter-terrorism analyst Abu Obaidha Arin stated: “You can understand the ARSA, RSA