A 21-member central committee of All Arakan Students and Youths Congress (AASYC) was formed on October 6 at the Arakanese Students and Youths Conference held in the Thal capital Bangkok from September 27 to October 6. says a press release.

With a renewed vow to struggle for democracy and eliminate all kinds of Imperialism and dictatorship, the exiled students of Arakan. arranged the conference. They have also decided to merge three of their organisations into AASYC.

The three organisations are All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF, Arakan chapter). Arakanese Students Congress (ASC). India and Revolutionary Arakanese Youths and Students (RAYS). Bangladesh.