Relatively free from foreign influence, the Arakan Army is poised to carve out a large autonomous statelet in western Myanmar ...

Since the fall of Mrauk-U and the loss of Arakan sovereignty in 1784 CE, previous generations of Arakanese revolutionaries have devoted their lives to one and only one objective: the liberation of ...

Another kind of check common in Yangon is examining mobile phones for virtual private network (VPN) apps, usually at traffic ...

Immediately following independence, a group of Arakanese Muslims went on the political offensive, pushing for the integration of Maungdaw and Buthidaung into what was then known as East Pakistan.

During the rule of the Palas, Buddhism experienced changes including the introduction of Tantricism. Different schools of ...

The Buddhist Rakhine or Arakanese trace their history back to the Arakanese kingdom at the Bay of Bengal which was conquered by the Burmese in 1784. Ethnic minorities make up around 40% of the ...

Neither the Mons in the south nor the Arakanese on the western coastal strip have a state of their own, but both groups have developed high cultures in the past, supplied many leaders to the Civil ...

The Arakan Army is an ethno-nationalist armed group based in Rakhine. Created in 2009, its objective is to promote the national identity of the Arakanese people and restore their sovereignty. It has ...

Also dissatisfied with their position today are the Arakanese, who inhabit. Burma's western seaboard nearest to India. Cut off from the rest of the country by a high mountain range, the Arakanese ...

For all their success against the junta, the ethnic armies of northern Shan and Rakhine are not part of a broader united front fighting for a common, nationwide goal.

On February 6, India’s ministry of external affairs (MEA) issued an advisory for Indian nationals to not travel to western Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Those based there have been urged to leave ...

Now, though, the week before my period, I get so stressed that I feel like I might explode. So much so that at times, I wonder whether life has a purpose at all. Kay Zue, an Arakanese journalist (of ...