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U Kyaw Tun Aung a.k.a Thuk Tun Ni, 64, former Deputy Director-Archeology Department and a member of Central Executive Committee of Arakan League for Democracy, passed away in the Rangoon Hospital, Burma at 5:30 pm on January 11, 2014. All Arakanese mourned over his impermanence   when they heard and read this information on Facebook.

U Kyaw Tun Aung, one of the sons of U U Tha Tun and Daw Ma Sein Tha, was born in Nyoung Pun Zee Ward, Mrauk U in 1950. He had two brothers and four sisters and he had second born after his elder sister. After he got the graduation from college with the major subject of Burmese, he served as a junior officer of Archeology Department under the direction of his father in Mrauk U, an ancient capital city of Arakan. When his father U U Tha Tun was retirement, he promoted a department officer of Mrauk U Museum. For the Archeology Department, he wrote a lot of research papers and reports with the support of his father. He was one of the famous litterateurs in Arakan. He also wrote the so many articles in the Rakhine Magazine, Rakhine Tan Sung Magazine, and local Magazines.

He had married twice and when he left, he had his wife Daw Khin Than, two daughters: Ma Saw Nan Tha Zun and Ma Saw Nan Ei Shun, and two sons: Moung Koung Tun Kyaw and Moung Saw Mum Fru.

As his last day of life, a successful funeral ceremony held by his family and members of Arakan League for Democracy at the Reway Cemetery, Rangoon in the evening of Monday, January 13, 2014. There were attended of crowed people. The funeral attendees, including Monks paid tribute to him because he made good credits for Arakanese under the suppression of Burmese rulers. After cremating his body, his family and his party members have prepared to take remains ashes to his home town accordance with his willing. We are mourned and lost the best one for our nation when he passed away.

Information and Photoes Are Provided By Tun Naing And Kyaw Win Khaing's Facebook

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Cox's Bazzar, Bangladesh

Bangkok, Thailand

As an unforgotten day of Arakan, Arakanese in around the world held a 229^th anniversary of their kingdom and sovereignty fallen day. On December 29, 2013, Chicago based Arakanese community led by AAAS (All Arakan American Society) successfully celebrated a mark of Arakan kingdom and sovereignty lost day. There were over 30 attendees who came from neighboring states in U.S.A.

Chicago, U.S.A. 

Similarly, on December 31, 2013, many crowd of Arakanese in Bangkok, Thailand also held a huge event. There were attended many Arakanese Monks, including student Monks in Bangkok. Arakanese and Monk activists in Sittwey, formerly known as Akyab, held a memorial day of Arakan sovereignty fallen day at the ARRAKHA  Foundation Monastery, according to GMA News.

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