[2] Hla Maung Tin, an elected Rakhine State Hluttaw Member of Ann Township representing Union Solidarity and Development Party in 2010 election, served as the 1st Rakhine State Chief Minister from 2011 to June 2014.

[3] Ann's location is strategically important as the link between Rakhine and Magway via the Minbu-Ann road through the Arakan Mountains and as a gateway preventing AA from attacking southern Rakhine State.

[4] Ann is also the headquarters of the Myanmar Army's Western Regional Military Command.

In late December 2024, the Arakan Army captured the town and its command headquarters during the Battle of Ann as part of the broader Rakhine offensive beginning in November 2023.

[5] "Ann Creek" Hydropower Project is being implemented by the Ministry of Electric Power No.