The Byian Phyu Massacre (Burmese: ဗျိုင်းဖြူရွာ သတ်ဖြတ်ခံရခြင်း, alternatively spelt Byai Phyu or Byaing Phyu) occurred over two days in late May 2024 during the Myanmar civil war where 76 people were tortured and killed in Byian Phyu, Sittwe Township.
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Sittwe Township is a township of Sittwe District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Sittwe.
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In late 2023, the Arakan Army began attacking Sittwe as a part of its Operation 1027. By 2026, Sittwe district is the only town in northern Rakhine state which is still under junta control.
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The Shwezedi Monastery is a famous Theravada Buddhist monastery in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Founded in 1903, the monastery is one of the main Buddhist monasteries in the city.
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The Technological University) is located in Rachanbyin village, Sittwe Township, Sittwe District, Rakhine State, Myanmar. It formerly operated as a Government Technical College. It moved to Rachanbyin village and expanded to university level on 20 January 2007.
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Sittwe Port is a deepwater port constructed by India in 2016 at Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State in Myanmar, on the Bay of Bengal. Situated at the mouth of the Kaladan River, the US$120 Million port is being financed by India as a part of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, a collaboration between India and Myanmar. The project is aimed at developing transport infrastructure in Southwestern Myanmar and Northeastern India.