Paletwa Township, Chin State, incorporated into Rakhine State by Arakan People’s Revolutionary Government

June 12. Paletwa Township, Chin State, was incorporated into the eight districts of Rakhine State formed by the Arakan People’s Revolutionary Government last May, according to a report by Narinjara Media, an Rakhine news outlet, on June 12. The eight districts that were formed into Rakhine State are Paletwa District, Sittwe District, Mrauk-U District, Minbya…

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It has been reported that the Arakan Army (AA) has attempted to negotiate twice to settle the case of two AA soldiers who raped and attempted to kill a Chin woman in Paletwa by offering 10 million kyats.

June 12. According to sources close to family members, AA officials have negotiated twice with the family members of a Khumi Chin woman, a local mother from Seint Sin village, Paletwa Township, Chin State, who was raped and nearly drowned by two Arakan Army (AA) soldiers, offering 10 million kyats in cash to settle the…

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