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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Rakhine, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 77stories have been published about Rakhine which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Rohingya · Sittwe

Myanmar Junta Starves Last Rakhine Strongholds as AA Closes In

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Rice prices have soared in blockaded Kyaukphyu and Sittwe while the regime stockpiles food for its own troops as lets trapped residents fend for themselves.See the Story

Rohingya · Rakhine

Philippines Welcomes 8 Rohingya Refugees

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The Philippines has welcomed eight Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh and Myanmar, the fourth batch to be provided sanctuary in the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.See the Story

Rohingya · Maungdaw

Arakan Army Imposes New Movement Restrictions on Rohingya in Maungdaw

By: Camp Correspondent Maungdaw, Arakan State – July 10, 2025The Arakan Army (AA) has imposed new movement restrictions on Rohingya residents in Maungdaw, further tightening its grip over communities already living under fear and surveillance. According to local sources, Rohingya must now obtain official travel permits from Arakan Army-controlled administrative offices before moving between villages. Additionally, they are required to notify vil…Read Article

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Heavy Rains in Rakhine, Flooding in at Least 3 Towns - Khit Thit Media

Yangon | July 9 Incessant rains across Rakhine State have caused flooding in some urban areas and villages, according to local residents. Some houses in Kyauktaw, Ponnagyun and Maungdaw townships are submerged, and local residents are in need of urgent relief. The heavy rains have caused flooding in many homes and rivers, as well as landslides. The heavy rains in the past two weeks have also caused flooding in the IDP camps in Ponnagyun, which h…Floods · RakhineRead Article

Arakan Army Imposes Paid Permit System on Rohingya to Enter Maungdaw

By: Camp Correspondent Maungdaw, Arakan State — July 8, 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) has introduced a new restriction requiring Rohingya residents near Maungdaw town in western Myanmar’s Arakan State to obtain paid travel permits to enter the area, further tightening control over an already marginalized community. According to local sources, Rohingya are now barred from entering Maungdaw without official permits issued directly by AA-controlled adm…Rohingya · MaungdawRead Article

Newly Arrived Rohingya Child Killed in CNG Accident at Refugee Camp Border

By: Camp Correspondent Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh — 4 July 2025 | A 12-year-old Rohingya boy, Mohammed Reyas, son of Md Anowar, tragically lost his life in a CNG (auto-rickshaw) accident near the border of Camp-8W and Camp-18 on Wednesday afternoon. The accident occurred at approximately 4:45 p.m., when Reyas—who had recently fled Myanmar—was playing near the roadside with friends and was struck by a passing CNG vehicle. He was rushed to the MSF ho…Rohingya · RakhineRead Article

Military Aircraft Bomb Schools and Homes in Pyin Taw Ward, Ann Township - Khit Thit Media

Yangon, July 4 Local sources said that the terrorist army has bombed a school and houses in Pyin Taw Ward, Ann Township, Rakhine State. At around 12:00 noon on July 4, the terrorist military council dropped two bombs from a jet fighter in Pyin Taw Ward, Ann Township, damaging a school and some houses. It is understood that investigations are still ongoing to determine whether there were any casualties. On December 20, 2024, the Western Region Co…Rakhine · RakhineRead Article

Rohingya Expelled Again by Arakan Army in Buthidaung as Farmlands Reallocated to Rakhine Families

By: Camp Correspondent Buthidaung, Rakhine State — 2 July 2025 |Rohingya families who had recently returned to their homes in Buthidaung Township are being forcibly evicted once again by the Arakan Army (AA), according to local residents. Displaced from neighborhoods and villages they had lived in for generations, they are now being relocated to bare plots of land on the eastern bank of the Mayu River, with no shelter, aid, or access to basic re…Rohingya · RakhineRead Article

Rice Cultivation Declines Sharply in Maungdaw Amid Soaring Costs and Mass Displacement

By: Camp Correspondent Maungdaw, Arakan State, 1 July 2025 | Rice farming in Maungdaw Township has drastically declined this year, as rising fuel costs, equipment shortages, and conflict-driven displacement have rendered cultivation nearly impossible for many local farmers. The economic strain comes amid ongoing armed clashes between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar’s military, which have displaced tens of thousands and severely disrupted agricu…Farming · MaungdawRead Article

Travelling clinics serve as rare source of aid in war-torn Rakhine State

In a state where clashes, blockades, and mass displacement have put essential health services and medicines out of reach for thousands, mobile health facilities are providing a modicum of reliefMedical · RakhineRead Article

Small Currency Notes Rejected by Traders in Arakan, Adding to Economic Strain

By: Camp Correspondent Buthidaung, Rakhine — 30 June 2025 | In parts of Arakan State currently under Arakan Army (AA) control, small denomination Myanmar currency notes—50, 100, and 200 kyats—are being widely rejected by local traders, causing daily hardship for residents with limited financial means. Reports from Rathedaung, Maungdaw, and Buthidaung indicate that shopkeepers are refusing to accept small notes, even when customers offer them in …Buthidaung · ButhidaungRead Article

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