Buthidaung National League for Democracy (NLD) Chairman Ye Thein, the most senior civilian official to die in the growing insurgency, was killed on Monday in an attack on the rebels by the Burmese army, the Arakan Army rebels said. The NLD chairman from Buthidaung, Ye Thein, died on the scene,” the Arakan Army said in the statement. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in Rakhine since clashes between the Arakan Army and the army began about a year ago. The Arakan Army is among several ethnic armed factions that have said they support the case against Myanmar. NLD spokesman Myo Nyunt said it was the responsibility of the Arakan Army.

Source: Taipei Times December 26, 2019 16:05 UTC