Seven new Rakhine villages to be set up in Maungdaw

Seven Rakhine villages will be set up in Maungdaw Township for Rakhine people who recently fled to Bangladesh, said Tin Maung Swe, secretary of the Rakhine State government.

The local government will provide these people with land and cattle for their livelihoods, he added.

“Some Rakhine people who migrated to Bangladesh have recently come back home. We will set up new villages for them and other Rakhine people who want to return to their home from other areas,” Tin Maung Swe said during a press release of Rakhine government held on December 23. (Courtesy of mizzima.com)