29 November 2012
The residents of a once-active and thriving fishing village now burned out are among 100,000 Muslims displaced in the Arakan state and too afraid or unable to return home. The entire Muslim neighbourhood of Kyaukpyu, a coastal town on Ramree Island, burned. Little is left of the village. A month after the neighbourhood burned to […]
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25 October 2012
At least 56 people were killed in riots in four townships in the western Myanmar state of Arakan. The number includes 31 women who were killed. At least 64 others were injured in the sectarian riots which took place in October 2012, according to official governmental sources. More than 1,900 homes and eight religious buildings […]
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21 March 2012
During exploratory drilling in the Shwe gas field near Ramree Island the private company MPRL E&P Pte Ltd. (Myanmar Petroleum Resources Limited) says it has found gas in Block A-6. MPRL is a private Burmese company and is the only independent exploration and production (E&P) company operating in both onshore and offshore in Burma. MPRL […]
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18 December 2011
Rare footage taken on January 21st 1945 of the capture of Ramree Island by the British 26th Indian Division. The film follows the Allied Forces combined efforts against the Japanese fortifications on the island. US Air Force B-24 Liberator’s drop fragmentation bombs whilst ships from the Royal Navy bombard the tropical island. British forces conduct […]
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04 December 2011
Recent heavy rain and extreme weather conditions during this years monsoon season are having a significant impact on agriculture says U Aung Ko Lat, deputy planning officer from the Department of Agricultural Planning. The heavy rainfalls in the region made international headlines recently with extensive flooding in Thailand’s north, highlighting the changing weather patterns. According […]
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18 August 2011
Burma has officially commenced construction of the main gas pipeline connecting the natural deep sea port of Kyaukpyu, Ramree Island, to China’s southern city Kunming, in China’s Yunnan province. Although much construction has already been made at Kyaukpyu port, the official commencement on August 1st 2011 of the pipeline is seen as a major advancement […]
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04 August 2011
In Gonechein village, 5 miles from Kyaukpyu Town, villagers are planning to reclaim cooperative society-owned land that was sold to the Daewoo Company by Maung Oo, the controversial former Home Minister and commander of the state. It is reported that while serving as the commander of Arakan state, Maung Oo appropriated the land without the […]
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26 July 2011
Tay Za, owner of Htoo Company, and Tun Myint Naing (aka Steven Law), managing director of Asia World Co, are two of Burma’s wealthiest businessmen and are both involved in the construction of the deep sea port and facilities in and around Kyaukpyu, Ramree Island. Htoo Company was setup in the early 1990’s and is […]
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06 July 2011
Reports of waste piling-up and the dynamiting of reefs to lay the gas pipelines have raised fears of the environmental impact at the Kyaukpyu deep-sea port project. Kyaukpyu residents and workers have signed a petition complaining about the problem to both the local authorities and now to Hla Maung, the prime minister of Arakan State, […]
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13 June 2011
A daring world record attempt to fly by microlight from England to Australia has hit delays in Ramree Island due to heavy storms and low cloud cover. Dave Sykes from Yorkshire, England is aiming to be the first paraplegic to fly a microlight aircraft 11,600 nautical miles through 18 countries to raise money for the […]
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