Economy
Damaged Trade Routes Drive Up Commodity Prices
Border News AgencyKyauktaw, July 5. Locals say that commodity prices are rising in the Arakan region due to damaged roads...
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How Will Arakan’s Farmers Be Sustained Amid Growing Challenges?
Written by Khine ZawBorder News AgencyMrauk-U, June As June draws to a close and we’re already well past the prime...
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How Are Displaced Women in Arakan Weathering the Brutal Monsoon?
Written by Nat Shaun MayBorder News AgencyKyauktaw, June 26. In the Arakan region, women, including female war-displaced individuals, are facing...
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Arakanese Residents Brave Danger to Find Food for Survival
Border News AgencyKyauktaw, June 22. In Arakan, civilians who rely on forests and mountains for their livelihood are risking their...
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“If it’s a fivefold rate on 10,000 kyats, we pay 500 kyats for the markup”
InterviewBorder News AgencyMrauk-U, June 17 In areas controlled by the Arakan Army, local residents say that fewer and fewer people...
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Urgent Need for Solutions to Resolve Banknote Crisis
Bordar News AgencyMrauk-U, June Due to the suspension of banking operations in Arakan, old and worn-out banknotes are rapidly losing...
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Traditional Mro Weaving Businesses Come to a Halt
Border News AgencyPonnakyun, June 11. Traditional handmade textile weaving businesses of the Mro ethnic people in Arakan have come to...
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Arakan People’s Revolutionary Government Repairs Key Border Trade Road Damaged by Conflict and Rain
Border News AgencyMrauk-U, June 4 As the final phase of the Arakan war, the Arakan Army (AA) has launched full-scale...
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Fuel Prices Surge in Arakan Amid Conflict and Monsoon Damage
Border News AgencyKyauktaw, May 31 Due to heavy rainfall damaging some trade routes, fuel prices - including gasoline and diesel...
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Arakan-Bangladesh Border Trade Reopens on Grounds of Mutual Understanding
Border News AgencyMaungdaw, May 31 Arakan-Bangladesh cross-border trade has resumed starting from May 29, according to confirmations from major Arakanese...
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