via Burma News International, 03 February 2020: One can hope that the Mrauk U nomination as a Unesco World Heritage site will be an incentive for peace in the region.
The sound of gunfire, a frequent occurrence in Mrauk-U Township for nearly a year, has not been heard there since a final proposal to designate the former Arakan’s capital, Mrauk-U a UNESCO World Heritage Site was submitted on January 27, residents said.
That may be reason for cautious optimism about a UNESCO bid that has appeared imperiled by the ongoing conflict between the military and the Arakan Army, in Mrauk-U Township and the wider Arakan State.
Source: Relative and welcome quiet for Mrauk-U in wake of UNESCO submission | Burma News International
