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Authorities in Rakhine State did not tell the families of the move

Lawmakers and residents of northern Rakhine State expressed dismay at the military's claim that AA fighters were operating out of uniform, calling it an excuse to target civilians.

On this day in 1613, the infamous Filipe de Brito e Nicote was executed by Burmese forces after they sacked his fiefdom of Syriam.

The Sittwe District Court sentenced prominent ethnic Arakanese politician U Aye Maung and author Ko Wai Hin Aung for encouraging people to support a rebel group.

Residents of the Rakhine State township say soldiers driving through town on Monday night opened fired unprovoked. The military claims it was attacked by the Arakan Army.

State legislators agreed to debate a proposal that would urge the Union government to find a way to end the fighting between the Myanmar military and AA in northern Rakhine.

Ko Ye Zaw's brother said the ANP member was receiving medical treatment under guard at the Sittwe Hospital for injuries he received in custody.

Some new structures also planned for members of Arakanese community, official says

ICRC failing to provide humanitarian assistance to non-Muslim minorities in Rakhine, protesters say.