Rakhine State
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Nov 3, 2026
Libby HoganGUEST
There was incidents where there was a...
Libby HoganGUEST
You just spoke a little bit about some of the misinformation, some of the rumours and the mob mentality that was of violence that was generated and then violence that erupted in Rakhine State.
Libby HoganGUEST
And you ask questions like, where is this coming from? And then you start to realise that for, again, decades of the military planting this fear of the other, of trying to build up this strong identity that's so built on...
Libby HoganGUEST
an image that's Buddhist, that is often just the Burmese perspective and not inclusive of the very diverse identity and the coexistence of so many different faiths in the country.
Libby HoganGUEST
So we reported on incidents of violence that were happening long before the Rohingya genocide officially when it came to be called by the UN declared.
Libby HoganGUEST
There were so many moments of violence in Rakhine State.
Libby HoganGUEST
There were the Rakhine State refugee internally displaced camps for the Rohingya that we weren't allowed as journalists to access.
Libby HoganGUEST
So a lot of the times you're doing interviews with rights activists or with Rohingya themselves that have been living in other parts of the country and still, you know, access to work and access to education hasn't changed for them because just they're not living in Rakhine State.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
In Myanmar, at least 18 people were reportedly killed in military strikes over the weekend.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
16 people, including a newborn infant, were killed in strikes on a clinic and a maternity ward in the state of Rakhine, while three students lost their lives when a school was bombed in the state of Kaya.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in 2021.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
The coup triggered a civil war which the United Nations estimates has killed 100,000 people and displaced more than 3.5 million.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
In Myanmar, at least 18 people were reportedly killed in military strikes over the weekend.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
16 people, including a newborn infant, were killed in strikes on a clinic and a maternity ward in the state of Rakhine, while three students lost their lives when a school was bombed in the state of Kaya.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in 2021.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
The coup triggered a civil war, which the United Nations estimates has killed 100,000 people and displaced more than 3.5 million.
Daniel LucasHOST
The reported attacks occurred on October 31 and November 1 rather than taking place on publication day.
Daniel LucasHOST
In western Rakhine State, the Rakhine Army spokesperson and an aid worker described strikes affecting several townships, including a market share clinic and a maternity ward in The Karenin Human Rights Group reported that the school in Lokau in Kyiv state was trapped during the classes.
Daniel LucasHOST
Reuters said the government spokesman did not immediately respond to the request for comment.
Daniel LucasHOST
The casualty figures remain attributed to the sources reporting them.
NoraNARRATOR
The fighting continues around the Rakhine State capital, Sitwe, between the military, which controls the city, and the Oregon Army, which contests that control.
NoraNARRATOR
Forced military conscription as well as forced recruitment from the AA has been reported in Rohingya and Muslim communities along the coast.
NoraNARRATOR
Fierce fighting has continued for over 50 days since the military launched an offensive on September 4, known as Operation 4926.
Kiana DuncanHOST
PNA officials allegedly found him later that evening, but shot him when he refused to surrender.
Kiana DuncanHOST
The Arakan army sank two regime naval vessels and damaged another between Rakhine State's Sitwe and Pautaw townships.
Kiana DuncanHOST
Development Media Group reported the attack occurred on Monday at the mouth of the Caledon River.
Kiana DuncanHOST
Remaining junta ships launched airstrikes and artillery attacks on Ngapi Island in retaliation against the AA.
ShirvanHOST
That's why China has built oil and gas pipelines from the shores of the Bay of Bengal to its southern province of Yunnan, with plans to add highways and high-speed rail along the same route.
ShirvanHOST
As part of the plan, Chinese state-owned companies are working on two major projects in Rakhine State, a $7.3 billion deep-water port at Keok-Fu and a $1.3 billion special economic zone that includes an oil and gas terminal.
ShirvanHOST
Both projects sit at the southern end of the corridor.
ShirvanHOST
And so, for Beijing, there can be no half measures in Myanmar.
ShirvanHOST
Elsewhere, there are indications the US may be deepening its involvement.
ShirvanHOST
Local sources claim the US is contemplating plans to establish a large supply base in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh to support insurgent groups like the Arakan Army and the Chin National Front.
ShirvanHOST
They also suggest the US could impose a no-fly zone over Rakhine State to neutralize the Myanmar Air Force from supporting its troops on the ground.
ShirvanHOST
Although these claims remain unproven, the focus on Myanmar's western coast makes strategic sense.
Kelly CurrieGUEST
You know, India shares a border with Myanmar also, and they have strategic interests there.
Kelly CurrieGUEST
They have a huge development project in Rakhine State, a Caledon multimodal transport system that they are building in Sitwe.
Kelly CurrieGUEST
And the Chinese also have a huge port project just down the coast in Jiaopu.
Kelly CurrieGUEST
For China, that project is strategic.
Kelley CurrieGUEST
You know, India shares a border with Myanmar also, and they have strategic interests there.
Kelley CurrieGUEST
They have a huge development project in Rakhine State, a Caledon multimodal transport system that they are building in Sitwe.
Kelley CurrieGUEST
And the Chinese also have a huge port project just down the coast.
Kelley CurrieGUEST
And for China, that that project is strategic.
Judith BeyerGUEST
So it's like decades of exclusion, mass expulsion and incredible violence.
Judith BeyerGUEST
But then you also have like in 1971, Muslims fleeing from Bangladesh via Arakhan and being helped and basically given shelter in Bangladesh.
Judith BeyerGUEST
in Burma, in Rangoon, by Muslims I was working with who kind of told me these stories, you know? So you have that as well.
Judith BeyerGUEST
And it's incredibly difficult, like, on a... societal level to explain why and how.
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