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FAQ About Arakan Affairs ၊ October 16, 2026 The United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) has cultivated a robust strategic partnership with key Chin political actors, primarily through its alliance with the Chin Brotherhood (CB) coalition, while also engaging in formal dialogues with the Chin People's Union (CPU) and its armed wing, the Chin People's Army (CPA). The CPU/CPA was established on November 15, 2025, through the merger of four Chin Defense Force units: CDF–Mind

On This Day in Arakan Histroy ၊ October 16, 1784 16 October 1784, marks the beginning of the Konbaung dynasty's invasion of the Kingdom of Arakan, when King Badon (Bodawpaya) launched a massive military campaign to conquer the independent Arakanese kingdom. The invasion would culminate in the fall of the capital Mrauk U less than three months later, ending nearly 350 years of Arakanese sovereignty and beginning decades of Burmese occupation. The campaign was meticulously plan

16 October 2026 Politics, Diplomacy and the Spring Revolution Myanmar lawyer receives International Bar Association Human Rights Award Myanmar lawyer Daw Zar Li Aye has received the 2026 International Bar Association (IBA) Human Rights Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Legal Practitioner to Human Rights. The IBA announced the award in a statement dated 15 October. The presentation ceremony was held during the association’s annual conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The a

An intimate appeal to conscience, to the Dhamma, and to the courage to end the war on your own people By Alan Clements Min Aung Hlaing, before another order is given, before another journalist is made to wonder whether the next knock on the door will be the last sound of an ordinary life, I ask you to pause. Somewhere in your country, someone is sitting down to write what they have witnessed. Somewhere else, a mother is waiting for news of a child in prison. You have the powe

Mizzima A number of American politicians have sent a letter on 14 October regarding the UN Credential Committee in support of the Myanmar Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun to allow him to retain his position representing his country at the United Nations. The supporters include: Bill Huizenga, Co-Chair, Congressional Burma Caucus, Betty McCollum, Co-Chair, Congressional Burma Caucus, Jefferson Shreve, Member of US Congress, Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member House Foreign Affairs Committ

Mizzima The Myanmar Policy Institute’s latest report for October examines the troubled implementation of the India–Myanmar–Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway, focusing on the Tamu–Monywa section in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region between June and September 2026. It MPI report concludes that escalating armed conflict, contested territorial control, damaged infrastructure and the humanitarian consequences of military operations make the full restoration of the highway unlikely in the n