Despite the humanitarian crisis caused by the recent earthquake, clashes continue, particularly in Kyaukphyu—at the heart of Rakhine State and a strategically important area for the junta’s ...

In the last week of April, Bangladesh agreed in principle to a United Nations proposal to establish a humanitarian channel to Rakhine State in neighboring Myanmar, aiming to provide aid to thousands ...

The United Nations (UN) is pursuing a humanitarian corridor for individuals in Rakhine facing severe famine. This initiative is reported to aim to enhance humanitarian access for vulnerable ...

Arakan Army launches offensive in Rakhine State, targeting strategic areas Intense clashes with junta forces near Lone and Tone Gyi villages result in casualties International community urges dialogue ...

While there are claims that the humanitarian corridor could be used for funneling “non-lethal” supplies to Rakhine State, in line with the objectives of the U.S. Burma Act, the role that the ...

Since 2017, one million Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh from the conflict-ridden Rakhine state in Myanmar. Today, Bangladesh hosts more than 1.3 million Rohingyas in camps at Cox's Bazar.

"The UN only asked if Bangladesh could assist in sending humanitarian aid near the border, to be delivered to the Rakhine state by UN partners. We said we can consider," he told a press briefing ...

The proposed Rakhine Corridor – a “humanitarian” passage from south-eastern Bangladesh into Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Rakhine State – has ignited a significant political and military ...

However, a new tack involved advocating a “humanitarian corridor” to the Rakhine State, citing ostensible “famine-like conditions” and “starvation” in the non-Rohingya region ...

In Myanmar's Rakhine State, where the Arakan Army (AA) has consolidated control over significant swathes of territory, an estimated 1.2 million people—Rohingya Muslims and ethnic Rakhine ...

Defense expert Brahma Chellaney points out that the Arakan Army now controls large parts of Myanmar’s Rakhine State, including the entire 271-kilometer border with Bangladesh. Interestingly ...

A fighter jet bombed the Rakhine state's Tun Yawai village with two 500-lb bombs around 10 am (0330GMT) on Tuesday, according to The Irrawaddy, a news website run by Burmese exiles in Thailand ...