The wife and two children of Arakan Army (AA) leader General Tun Myat Naing have flown to Switzerland after being granted political asylum, the ethnic armed group said on Wednesday. Interview with Major General Twan Mrat Naing in Kachin State. By The Irrawaddy 10 December 2020 . The wife and two children of Arakan Army (AA) leader General Tun Myat Naing have flown to Switzerland after being granted political asylum, the ethnic armed group said on Wednesday. Our greatest responsibility today is to prove our courage of unity refusing to live under the brutal and repressive dictatorship that had been destroyed lives and resources of our land. BANGKOK, Dec 6 — The Thai authorities have detained the wife and children of a top commander of Arakan Army, an insurgent group who are fighting for greater autonomy in neighbouring Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Thai officials told Reuters today. The life of each and every one of them is precious to our nation. External players in Myanmar have a hidden agenda! By The Irrawaddy 7 September 2020 . Brigadier General Nyo Twan Awng is the deputy leader and the Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Arakan Army. Established on April 10, 2009 Arakan Army led by Arakan’s younger generations, has become one of the most credibility army forces in Burma fighting for self-determination, national equality, justice and freedom. ADVERTISEMENT The insurgent group, which seeks autonomy from the central government, killed 13 police officers and wounded nine in attacks on Jan. 4. The wife, Daw Hnin Zar Phyu, and her 11-year-old daughter Ma Saw … The ruling party of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi wins 368 available seats, with 42 yet to be announced, according to official general election results. And each life given in the name of liberty is a life that has not been lost in vain but in honor the good souls whose memories are a blessing to path of our liberation. A new actor has emerged in recent years: the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). Tun Myat Naing is the commander-in-chief of the Arakan Army, which has been fighting the Myanmar army in Rakhine state. Early December 2019, the wife and children of Arakan Army (AA) leader Major-General Twan Mrat Naing were arrested by Thai authorities in the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand. Myanmar earlier this year designated the Arakan Army as a terrorist organization. According to the International Crisis Group (ICG) and a spokesperson for ARSA, the group was formed in 2013, following the 2012 Rakhine State riots, under the name Harakah al-Yaqin (translated as Faith Movement in English). We the Arakan Army decisively hold the vision on uniting path of freedom and–we will pay price for the best of tomorrows. Arakan Army Leadership The AA’s youthful and articu-late leader major General Twan mratt Naing spent time studying in Rangoon in the late 1990s, where he was head of the Rakhine Students’ Union, report-edly worked as a tour guide, and was a leader of the All Arakan Students and Youth Congress and the Shwe Gas movement, On 25 February 2020, the detained family left for Switzerland under the political asylum initiated by the UNHCR. Tun Myat Naing is the commander-in-chief of the Arakan Army, which has been fighting the Myanmar army in Rakhine state. The Home Affairs Ministry said they had lobbied support and raised funds in Singapore for the Arakan Army or AA, which has been involved in violent attacks in … Less than a month after fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State was informally put on hold, representatives from both sides met in person in the Wa Self-Administered Zone’s capital, Panghsang, near the Chinese border in northern Shan State on Wednesday to discuss a possible … Tun Myat Naing, commander-in-chief of the Arakan Army, in Myanmar’s Shan State, May 6, 2015. On 10 July 2019, Aung Mrat Kyaw, Twan Mrat Naing's younger brother, along with five Arakanese were detained by the Singaporean government and deported to Myanmar, where they were arrested shortly after arriving. On 18 October 2019, the younger sister of Twan Mrat Naing, Moe Hnin Phyu and her husband, Kyaw Naing, were arrested at the Yangon International Airport after they returned from Chiang Mai, Thailand and are currently being questioned. Arakan Army (AA) has called for polls in all areas where the polling was cancelled in the last general election on 8 November and the appeal was immediately welcomed by the Tatmadaw. Arakan.News is a citizen based informational center and service that focuses on conflicts, wars, human rights, IDP, politics, social, economics, education, health, communication, and transportation in Arakan (Rakhine) State, Myanmar. In solidarity with all ethnic people who have been struggling in Burma and with the Arakanese around the globe in particular, we pursue our mission with excellence, compassion and modesty to protect our fatherland. — Reuters pic. In solidarity with all ethnic people who have been struggling in Burma and with the Arakanese around the To protect our ancestral land is the price of our freedom. Throughout history, the brave Arakanese heroes have served our ancestral land and with selfless dedication and greater determination. The Arakan Army wants greater autonomy for Rakhine, where the mainly Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group makes up the majority of the population. The Arakan Army has tried to target the Kaladan project using Chinese weapons. Khaing Thukha, the group’s spokesperson, said the arrest of Ma Moe Hnin Phyu and her husband, Ko Kyaw Naing, could worsen the conflict. Khaing Thukha, the group’s spokesperson, said the arrest of Ma Moe Hnin Phyu and her husband, Ko Kyaw Naing, could worsen the conflict. Army chief arrived in Nagaland on Nov. 24 for a three-day visit, underscoring the renewed intensity of … BANGKOK, Dec 8 — Thailand will delay the deportation of the wife and children of the top commander of the Arakan Army insurgent group that is fighting Myanmar’s army while authorities carry out a full investigation, Thai officials said on Sunday. Naing has led the Arakan Army since its founding in 2009, and maintains the rank of Major General. The land of Arakan belongs to the people of Arakan. A leader of an insurgent group who are fighting for greater autonomy in neighboring Myanmar’s Rakhine State. EMAIL THIS STORY; By Htet Khaung Linn. Brigadier General Nyo Twan Awng is the deputy leader and the Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Arakan Army. AN (Sittway)-Arakan Army deputy chief and Myanmar army’ security deputy chief met in Wa control capital on Wednesday and prepared for one on one meeting between top leader AA and Myanmar military’s chief negotiator. In solidarity with all ethnic people who have been struggling in Burma and with the Arakanese around the Nationalist leader Aye Maung was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan state in western Burma, where the Burmese army is repressed against the Rohingya Muslim minority . We are sure that we all Arakanese agree that we owe a great debt of gratitude to those who sacrificed their lives so that we can enjoy the freedom. External players in Myanmar have a hidden agenda! The fighting in Rakhine State between the Tatmadaw (government troops) and the ethnic-based AA (the Arakan Army) had significantly declined a few days before the 2020 General Elections. Switzerland has agreed to resettle the wife and two children of the Rakhine rebel leader Major General Tun Myat Naing, whose Arakan Army is actively fighting the Myanmar military, after the y were detained in Th ailand for 12 weeks.. No one should be denied the right to determine their own destiny, to be free of oppression—because freedom of expression is universal aspiration of humanity. Female recruits receive combat training, though women are mainly assigned to be medics, or groomed for support roles in … (Reuters File Photo) The Arakan army firmly believed that we have the will and wisdom to apply ourselves in exciting tests of rebuilding our society and prosperous future . [4] He was one of twenty-six men to form the Arakan Army with a support from the Kachin Independence Army. The Thai authorities have detained the wife and children of a top commander of Arakan Army, an insurgent group who are fighting for greater autonomy in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Thai officials said on Friday. The Arakan Army (AA) has criticised the arrest of its leader’s sister and her ailing husband at Yangon International Airport over the weekend. Arakan Army Leadership The AA’s youthful and articu-late leader major General Twan mratt Naing spent time studying in Rangoon in the late 1990s, where he was head of the Rakhine Students’ Union, report-edly worked as a tour guide, and was a leader of the All Arakan Students and Youth Congress and the Shwe Gas movement, Lives of great Arakanese heroes who once glorified our ancestral land remind us that we can make our lives sublime and meaningful departing behind us footprints on the sands of time. When he was a young child, his family moved to Mecca where he was educated in an Islamic school. From glorious achievement of past rises our aspiration for global future: aspiration backed by our spirit, creativity, optimism and determination to work as a family and team to safeguard to the fatherland. Rangamati Judicial Magistrate Jhuma Sarkar passed Naing is of Arakanese descent and resides in Laiza, Kachin State, where the Arakan Army's "temporary headquarters" are. In 1998, he planned to join Arakan National Council but their general was killed in action. The wife and children of the commander the Arakan Army have been granted asylum in Switzerland after being detained in Thailand since December last year, the Straits Times reported. Chief of Myanmar Army’s Peace Negotiation Committee Lt. Gen. Yar Pyae. They are accused of having the connection with the seizure of explosive devices in Mandalay according to Zaw Htay, Spokesperson of the State Counsellor's Office. The Thai authorities have detained the wife and children of a top commander of Arakan Army, an insurgent group who are fighting for greater autonomy in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Thai officials said on Friday. A former member of ARSA described how he was recruited by the group's leader, Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi, three years prior to the attacks in October 2016. The Arakan Army (AA) has revealed that it had an online meeting with military representatives last week to discuss holding by-elections in areas of Rakhine state … Ms Hnin Zar Phyu (left), wife of Arakan Army leader Tun Myat Naing, was detained in Chiang Mai along with their 11-year-old daughter and 11-month-old son on Dec 4 by Thai authorities. – AA Leader Maj. Gen. Tun Myat Naing Watch BBC Burmese Interview here: This is the Rohingya and human rights-relevant bit (Zarni’s translation, verbatim): “Arakan is for all religious and ethnic communities who want to live peacefully in one another’s company. 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Profoundly guided by inspirations of our faith, value, legacy and true vision that unite us as a people—we are committed to meet the tests of history; it defines our destiny. Arakan Army leader: ‘The army insists we give up our weapons. Unity is the priority of priorities to Arakanese. [7] Twan Mrat Naing's father-in-law is San Kyaw Hla, the speaker of the Rakhine State Hluttaw and an Arakan National Party (ANP) politician. The Arakan People have a Dream in their Hearts. The rise of the Arakan Army sounds like something from an episode of Game of Thrones but with AK-47s for swords and 70mm mortars for dragons.It was formed in the isolated north of Burma, from poor Arakan Army admits seizing local party leader in Myanmar's Rakhine State. We must have the courage to celebrate the victory a day. This is a major obstacle’ By Myanmar Now Jul 22, 2016 | 1:51pm Yangon time. [7] Thailand Immigration Bureau's Chiang Mai office arrested her due to the presence of her name on the list who has affiliation with the Arakan Army, provided by the Myanmar Government. The couple have two children, a daughter, Saw Pye Shin, and a son, Myat Lin Zan. In 2004, he collaborated with Nyo Twan Awng (also known as Zaw Myo Thet), a surgeon doctor who is now a Vice Commander in-Chief of Arakan Army. An analyst warned that the Arakan Army may resort to kidnapping the families of Myanmar government officials and military officers in retaliation for the family of the ethnic armed group’s leader being arrested in Thailand last week. Major General Twan Mrat Naing, also spelled Tun Myat Naing (Burmese: ထွန်းမြတ်နိုင်), is the commander in chief of the Arakan Army, an insurgent group based in Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma).. Naing has led the Arakan Army since its founding in 2009, and maintains the rank of Major General. On 6 December 2019, Twan Mrat Naing's wife - Hnin Zar Phyu and her two children were detained by Thai immigration officials in Chiang Mai, when she went there to extend her visa. Salai Aung Soe had been missing since July 29 and the Rakhine ethnic armed group has repeatedly denied allegations of … Hnin Zar Phyu, wife of Arakan Army commander-in-chief Major General Tun Myat Naing, and their infant son leave the immigration department in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, Dec. 6, 2019. After returning to Rakhine where he studied at Technological University, Sittwe. By Nyein Nyein 25 February 2020 . In 2009, they founded the Arakan Army. This is a major obstacle’ By Myanmar Now Jul 22, 2016 | 1:51pm Yangon time. These great Arakanese heroes were courageously and prominently defending to our country’s legacy of freedom and values we always cherish. Yangon — The Arakan Army (AA) released an ethnic Chin man on Monday after detaining him for more than four months in Paletwa in southern Chin State. A Rangamati court on Sunday sent four people, including a suspected leader of Myanmar insurgent group Arakan Army, to jail after rejecting their bail petitions in three separate cases filed with Rajasthali Police Station. – AA Leader Maj. Gen. Tun Myat Naing Watch BBC Burmese Interview here: This is the Rohingya and human rights-relevant bit (Zarni’s translation, verbatim): “Arakan is for all religious and ethnic communities who want to live peacefully in one another’s company. EMAIL THIS STORY; By Htet Khaung Linn. The ruling party of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi wins 368 available seats, with 42 yet to be announced, according to official general election results. Tun Myat Naing, commander-in-chief of the Arakan Army, attends a meeting of leaders of Myanmar's ethnic armed groups at the United Wa State Army headquarters in Pansang in Myanmar's northern Shan State, May 6, 2015. — AFP pic. They were standing firm against our enemies and those who sought to destroy our way of life and crushed our ideals as well as our heritages. He also said that Min Aung Hlaing expressed concern about the impact of the military’s ongoing conflict with the Arakan Army (AA) on civilians in Rakhine and Chin states. Police in Rangamati in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts say they have nabbed Renin Su, a top leader of the Myanmar separatist group, Arakan Army. Naing was born in Sittwe, the state capital of Rakhine State. Tun Myat Naing is the current commander of the Arakan Army. ARSA is led by Atta Ullah, a Rohingya Muslim who was born in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi to a Rohingya migrant father who fled Myanmar sometime in the 1960s. By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint 16 November 2020 . Established on April 10, 2009 Arakan Army led by Arakan’s younger generations, has become one of the most credibility army forces in Burma fighting for self-determination, national equality, justice and freedom. The Arakan People have a Dream in their Hearts. History has witnessed to the characters of the people of Arakan who have shown strong and steadfast spirit what kinds of Arakanese are at toughness time. Khaing Thu Kha, AA spokesperson, said Ma Hnin Zar Phyu and her 11-year-old daughter and one-year-old son left Bangkok for Switzerland on Tuesday. TikTok’s 90 days in the cooking pot. The Arakan Army’s information department would not confirm the number of women within its ranks, which are estimated to include at least 7,000 soldiers in total. The Arakan Army (AA) has criticised the arrest of its leader’s sister and her ailing husband at Yangon International Airport over the weekend. The Arakan Army on Thursday acknowledged its responsibility in seizing the chair of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Buthidaung township, Rakhine State, a spokesman for the group said. Ms Hnin Zar Phyu (left), wife of Arakan Army leader Tun Myat Naing, was detained in Chiang Mai along with their 11-year-old daughter and 11-month-old son on Dec 4 by Thai authorities. More than 30,000 people in Myanmar have been forced from their homes in clashes with the the Arakan Army since January. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), also known by its former name Harakah al-Yaqin (meaning Faith Movement in English), is a Rohingya insurgent group active in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar.According to a December 2016 report by the International Crisis Group, it is led by Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi, a Rohingya man who was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and grew up in Mecca, Saudi … Khaing Thu Kha, AA spokesperson, said Ma Hnin Zar Phyu and her 11-year-old daughter and one-year-old son left Bangkok for Switzerland on Tuesday. Established on April 10, 2009 Arakan Army led by Arakan’s younger generations, has become one of the most credibility army forces in Burma fighting for self-determination, national equality, justice and freedom. It’s our nation’s right to live in freedom, democracy and a good decent life. By The Irrawaddy 10 December 2020 . Major General Twan Mrat Naing, also spelled Tun Myat Naing (Burmese: ထွန်းမြတ်နိုင်), is the commander in chief of the Arakan Army, an insurgent group based in Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma).[1][2][3]. Photo: Twitter. The Arakan Army is giving more weight to its struggle for self-determination rather than achieving peace in strife-torn Rakhine State, a senior leader of the group said. Aye Maung was found guilty of high treason, after criticizing the Burmese government in a speech. For inspiration, we look to our brave Arakanese especially for those who are scarifying their lives in defense of the fatherland whose noble service reminds us of our mission as a nation—to build a future worthy of their sacrifice. Rajsthali police OC Wahidullah Sarkar said on Wednesday that Su was arrested from an under-construction mosque at Islampur around 3am . Yangon — Myanmar’s military or Tatmadaw has welcomed the Arakan Army’s (AA) proposal to hold elections before the end of December in Rakhine State’s constituencies where voting was canceled on Nov. 8. Less than a month after fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State was informally put on hold, representatives from both sides met in person in the Wa Self-Administered Zone’s capital, Panghsang, near the Chinese border in northern Shan State on Wednesday to discuss a possible … It is the armed wing of the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP). Family of Arakan Army leader granted Swiss asylum. Singapore's home ministry said they had organized and mobilized some members of the Myanmar community in Singapore to support the Arakan Army, and its political wing, the United League of Arakan.[5][6]. On June 23, the Thai military had seized a consignment of Chinese-made weapons. With our correspondent in Yangon, Eliza Hunt. He added that the commander-in-chief told him he did not want to see a similar situation arise with the Kachin Independence Army … The Arakan Rohingya Solidarity Army (ARSA), formerly known as Harakatul Yakeen, first emerged in October 2016 when it attacked three police outposts in … The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) operates in Rakhine state in northern Myanmar, where the mostly-Muslim Rohingya people have faced persecution. Interview with Major General Twan Mrat Naing in Kachin State. He left for jade mining in Kachin State, recruiting disaffected Arakanese Buddhists to his insurgent group. In 2018, the clashes between Arakan Army and Burmese military intensified in Northern Rakhine State. [8][9], Twan Mrat Naing is married to Hnin Zar Phyu. Military officers said at a news conference in the capital, Naypyitaw, that leader Aung San Suu Kyi ordered security forces to launch the offensive against the Arakan Army. The wife of Arakan Army (AA) leader Major General Tun Myat Naing and their two children were detained by Thai immigration officials in Chiang Mai on Wednesday and will be deported to Myanmar soon, according to sources close to the family. They have been partners in great enterprise sharing foremost responsibilities in protecting Arakan’s legacy of freedom. Like perseverance that constitutes our core competence we the Arakan army keep our feet firmly on the ground while steadfastly pursuing our vision as a global cooperation to build a future worthy of our pledge and sacrifice. Major General Twan Mrat Naing, also spelled Tun Myat Naing (Burmese: ထွန်းမြတ်နိုင်), is the commander in chief of the Arakan Army, an insurgent group based in Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma).. Naing has led the Arakan Army since its founding in 2009, and maintains the rank of Major General. It is an online publication of news, articles, and documents. The Arakan Army invites all Arakanese to join in our national struggle to accomplish our long desired mission we are in; to bind up nation’s wounds; to make the promise of our founding fathers come true. YANGON—The leader of a Rakhine ethnic armed group has accused the Myanmar government and army of “intentionally” spreading COVID-19 for their political and military benefit in Rakhine State, where fighting between the Arakan Army (AA) and government troops has flared even as the western state reels under the pandemic. By The Irrawaddy 6 December 2019 . The Arakan Army is the largest insurgent group of Myanmar and most of the attacks have taken place near the Kaladan project which is a $480 million initiative between India and Myanmar. The Arakan Liberation Army (Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည် လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်; abbreviated ALA) is a Rakhine insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma). 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