Narinjara News
2009-05-13
Businessmen, mostly Arakanese, are suffering severe setbacks while trading with Bangladesh because of myriad restrictions imposed by local Burmese...
2009-05-13
A significant number of riot police personnel have deserted the force after Burmese authorities used them as forced labour to fence the western Burma...
2009-05-11
A significant number of riot police personnel have deserted the force after Burmese authorities used them as forced labour to fence the western Burma...
2009-05-09
In a message to the world community on Wednesday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that the Buddha's teaching could help the world become...
2009-04-30
Production of salt in the Irrawaddy Division has plummeted in the wake of Cyclone Nargis resulting in salt from Arakan State being in demand in Burma...
2009-04-28
The Burma Campaign UK has welcomed the renewal of sanctions by the European Union against the Burmese military junta, a statement issued on 27 April...
2009-04-27
The Burmese military junta has been preparing to form village councils throughout Arakan State, comprising of pro-Tatmadaw people in order to win the...
2009-04-10
A large number of Burmese soldiers have been deployed at four key places along the border near northern Maungdaw Township since Monday, to help with...
2009-04-09
Dhaka has sought financial and technical assistance from Beijing to expand its railway network up to Ramu in Cox's Bazaar District, as part of a move...
2009-04-06
An accident on the Rangoon-Sittwe highway on Friday claimed 17 lives, while 37 others were injured. The accident occurred near Ann Town in Arakan...
2009-04-03
Construction of the Sai Din hydropower plant in northern Arakan State has resumed in March 2009. It is to generate power for distribution in Arakan,...
2009-04-03
China and Burma have signed an agreement for the construction of a fuel pipeline from Burma's Arakan Coast to China's southwestern Yunnan Province...
2009-04-03
Bangladesh is keen to lease land in Burma’s western Arakan State for agriculture. Bangladesh will submit a proposal for taking on lease lands in...
2009-04-01
A private company in association with the ruling military junta has set up a FM radio station for the first time in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan...
2009-03-31
Instead of the characteristic use of forced labour for the construction of embankments for fencing the Bangladesh border, Burmese military...