Thang Tlang, Chin State: Police are still on the lookout for suspects who broke into six shops on Oct.19, in Thang Tlang Town. All of the shops were robbed in the evening, around the same time.
Arakan State, Burma: Tens of thousands of villagers have fled their homes after the recent sectarian violence that started on Oct.23, in Mrauk-U and Minbya Townships in Arakan State.
The Rakhine Women’s Union (RWU) has requested that both sides immediately end the sectarian violence that has erupted across Arakan State over the last week.
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