More than a dozen civilians were killed, including two children living in a village Pauktaw Township east of the Rakhine ...

The incident has led to renewed calls for local civilians in the war-torn state to avoid tampering with unexploded ordnance ...

Fighting with the Arakan Army is encircling the Rakhine State capital as the regime stops residents from leaving.

The shelling has been heard near Sittwe’s borders with Pauktaw, Ponnagyun, and Rathedaung townships. A source told The Irrawaddy that the AA and its allies have begun operations to seize Sittwe. At ...