They include the Rohingya in the west of the country, Muslims with Indian and Chinese heritage, and the Kamein, whose ancestors are believed to have been archers of a Mughal prince seeking refuge in ...

The Rohingya were once counted as a part of the Mrauk-U (Mrohaung) kingdom in Arakan which stood independent of both the Burman kingdoms in the Irrawaddy delta and central Burma as well as Bengal ...

The violence occurred after more than 4,000 ethnic Rakhine Buddhists gathered in Mrauk U on Tuesday to protest at a ban on the annual commemoration of the fall of the ancient Arakan kingdom.

After three days in captivity, 20 Bangladeshi fishermen and 15 boats seized by Myanmar’s separatist armed group, the Arakan Army, have been successfully brought back following efforts by Border Guard ...

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) brought back 16 Bangladeshi fishermen who were captured by Myanmar's Arakan Army while fishing in the Bay of Bengal. The Arakan Army handed over the fishermen to ...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported Thursday that over 570,000 people are likely displaced in Myanmar’s Rakhine State due to ongoing conflict between the ...

The Arakan Army launched surprise assaults on two outposts of the Border Guard Police, a paramilitary force, in Rakhine’s Rathedaung township, according to independent online media and area ...