Chin people rally in Yangon in 2019 to protest the war in Rakhine and southern Chin states. (AFP)

Informal ceasefire raises new hopes for Rakhine vote – and an end to fighting

Hopes are rising that elections can soon be held in the nine Rakhine State townships where voting was cancelled on November 8, but the National League for Democracy seems unconvinced.

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