• Burmese
Friday, June 13, 2025
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
The Irrawaddy
26 °c
Falkenstein
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Junta Watch
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Books
  • Donation
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Junta Watch
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Books
  • Donation
No Result
View All Result
The Irrawaddy
No Result
View All Result
Home News Burma

Commission Revisits Arakan State Amid Allegations of Abuse

Moe Myint by Moe Myint
November 28, 2016
in Burma
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0 0
A A
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and chair of the  Arakan State Advisory Commission Kofi Annan meet at the National Reconciliation and Peace Center in Rangoon on Sept. 5. / Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and chair of the  Arakan State Advisory Commission Kofi Annan meet at the National Reconciliation and Peace Center in Rangoon on Sept. 5. / Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy

5.7k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

RANGOON – Chair of the Arakan State Advisory Commission Kofi Annan will visit conflict-torn Maungdaw Township in northern Arakan State on Friday, according to the secretary of the Arakan State government U Tin Maung Swe.

Amid international pressure on the new government, it will be the first time the former UN secretary-general has visited Arakan State since attacks on border guard posts on Oct. 9 and security operations that followed plunged the area into violence that has killed at least 86 people and displaced thousands.

Seven members of the commission canceled a visit to Maungdaw Township last month over security concerns after improvised landmines were found in the area.

RelatedPosts

Myanmar Junta Promises Voting in 267 Townships

Myanmar Junta Promises Voting in 267 Townships

June 9, 2025
960
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military

January 15, 2025
2.1k
Myanmar Junta’s Political Prisoner Releases Exaggerated: Rights Groups

Myanmar Junta’s Political Prisoner Releases Exaggerated: Rights Groups

January 7, 2025
963

According to U Tin Maung Swe, Kofi Annan will lead a delegation to spend two days in Maungdaw, though more details of the trip and whether they will meet with villagers has not been released.

Northern Maungdaw remains under military lockdown and access is barred to international organizations and journalists.

State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi formed the Arakan State Advisory Commission to investigate the root causes of conflict in Arakan State and to develop a reconciliation process between Buddhist and Muslim communities in the area.

Friday’s visit will mark the second visit by the former UN secretary-general. In early September, he led the commission to state capital Sittwe to explain his duties and responsibilities to locals and conduct meetings with Buddhist and Muslim communities.

Commission members at the time described the visit as a “productive trip.”

Commission member and founder of the interfaith group Religion for Peace Al Haj U Aye Lwin confirmed that Kofi Annan would arrive before the end of this month and spend five or six days visiting Naypyidaw, Rangoon and Arakan State.

Al Haj U Aye Lwin said that it had not yet been confirmed which villages would be visited in Maungdaw but that “appropriate” places would be selected.

He described the conditions that disrupted the trip to northern Maungdaw earlier this month as “unusual.”

Your Thoughts …
Tags: ArakanArakan State Advisory CommissionDaw Aung San Suu KyiKofi Annan
Moe Myint

Moe Myint

The Irrawaddy

Similar Picks:

Junta Watch: Sinking Feeling as Myanmar Navy Faces Onslaught in Rakhine; and More
Junta Watch

Junta Watch: Sinking Feeling as Myanmar Navy Faces Onslaught in Rakhine; and More

by The Irrawaddy
January 27, 2024
14.2k

Also this week, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s home to be sold, Karen mission fails, ultimate penalty for beaten generals,...

Read moreDetails
Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in ‘Strong Spirits’, Son Says
Burma

Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in ‘Strong Spirits’, Son Says

by AFP
February 7, 2024
6.9k

Kim Aris said a letter he received from his mother last month thanking him for a care package was "the...

Read moreDetails
Two Yangon Homes Become Emblems of the Myanmar People’s Dreams
Analysis

Two Yangon Homes Become Emblems of the Myanmar People’s Dreams

by Khin Nadi
March 29, 2024
5.7k

When the junta tried to auction Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s home, nobody came. When the revolutionary government sold off...

Read moreDetails
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Remains in Prison: Informed Sources
Burma

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Remains in Prison: Informed Sources

by The Irrawaddy
April 18, 2024
5.2k

The junta merely said it would take steps to shield elderly prisoners from the heat; there is no evidence to...

Read moreDetails
‘It’s a Catastrophe’: Ex-Junta Prisoner, NLD Aide Sean Turnell on Myanmar’s Post-Coup Economy
Burma

‘It’s a Catastrophe’: Ex-Junta Prisoner, NLD Aide Sean Turnell on Myanmar’s Post-Coup Economy

by Justin Higginbottom
September 11, 2023
4.5k

The Irrawaddy spoke to Australian economist Sean Turnell, an ex-aide to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi who was jailed in...

Read moreDetails
Thailand Sentences 7 to Jail for Protesting Myanmar Coup
Myanmar’s Crisis & the World

Thailand Sentences 7 to Jail for Protesting Myanmar Coup

by The Irrawaddy
August 24, 2023
4.4k

Neighboring country maintains strong relations with junta despite widespread atrocities and killing of over 4,000 opponents.

Read moreDetails
Load More
Next Post
Foreign Minister and State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at the government house in Bangkok during her visit to Thailand on June 24, 2016. / J Paing / The Irrawaddy

State Counselor Postpones Visit to Indonesia

A photo campaign against child sex abuse cases in Mandalay calls for harsher penalties for the offenders. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy

Two Rape Cases Reported in Mandalay

No Result
View All Result

Recommended

The Hidden Fallout From China’s Cross-Border Crime Crackdown in Myanmar

The Hidden Fallout From China’s Cross-Border Crime Crackdown in Myanmar

4 days ago
1.4k
How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades

How the Myanmar Military’s Propaganda Efforts Have Evolved Over the Decades

2 days ago
919

Most Read

  • Civilians in Need as Arakan Army Advances on Kyaukphyu

    Civilians in Need as Arakan Army Advances on Kyaukphyu

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Myanmar Junta Advances into Karenni State

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Myanmar Jade Hub Burns as Junta Counteroffensive Penetrates Hpakant

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • China Defends Myanmar Junta on Human Rights at UN

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • High-Level Ministerial Meeting Held to Speed Up Preparations for Myanmar Junta’s Election

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Newsletter

Get The Irrawaddy’s latest news, analyses and opinion pieces on Myanmar in your inbox.

Subscribe here for daily updates.

Contents

  • News
  • Politics
  • War Against the Junta
  • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
  • Conflicts In Numbers
  • Junta Crony
  • Ethnic Issues
  • Asia
  • World
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Election 2020
  • Elections in History
  • Cartoons
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • Editorial
  • Commentary
  • Guest Column
  • Analysis
  • Letters
  • In Person
  • Interview
  • Profile
  • Dateline
  • Specials
  • Myanmar Diary
  • Women & Gender
  • Places in History
  • On This Day
  • From the Archive
  • Myanmar & COVID-19
  • Intelligence
  • Myanmar-China Watch
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Food
  • Fashion & Design
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • Photo Essay
  • Donation

About The Irrawaddy

Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region. From its inception, The Irrawaddy has been an independent news media group, unaffiliated with any political party, organization or government. We believe that media must be free and independent and we strive to preserve press freedom.

  • Copyright
  • Code of Ethics
  • Privacy Policy
  • Team
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • Burmese

© 2023 Irrawaddy Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Business Roundup
  • Books
  • Donation

© 2023 Irrawaddy Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.