“Our biggest challenge is getting aid to those in need,” a WFP official told DMG.

Thai authorities have reportedly halted the transportation of food for more than 5,000 Karenni refugees who are taking shelter in Thailand’s Mae Hong Son district for a week, from July 7 to 14.

Six local residents in Taungup Township, Arakan State, who have been charged under Section 50(i) of the Counterterrorism Law, were reportedly sentenced to four years in prison

“Since March of this year, WFP is facing a travel restriction to provide assistance to about 10,000 people in northern Maungdaw Township,” the United Nations body replied to DMG via email.

Crabbers in Arakan State are struggling as the prices of crabs have steeply declined in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha.

The Thai labour ministry has extended the deadline for work permit applications for migrant workers until the end of July.

The bodies of two missing students who drowned in Ngalapwae Creek, part of Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township, were recovered on Monday morning, according to family members.

“My husband was sentenced to two years in prison under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code. He was arrested on his way to the office.

The Myanmar military has followed the Vienna Convention rules of engagement and exercised restraint to minimise damage to civilians in its hostilities with anti-regime forces across the country, the junta’s foreign minister U Than Swe told diplomats on Thursday in Yangon.

The OGT, run by POSCO International Co., stores gas and petroleum near the Arakan coast before being piped to China.

Merchants exporting goods to Bangladesh are suffering after Bangladesh suspended imports of all products from Myanmar with the exception of ginger and garlic. 

Residents say the number of young people doing social activities in the rural parts of Arakan State is gradually decreasing due to the departure of young people for opportunities overseas.

Thai police detained the 126 ethnic minority children from Myanmar and seven Thai children from the school on Thursday, 

At present, more than 30 trucks carrying vegetables, basic foodstuffs and other items enter Sittwe every day, and since there are not enough trucks, such that traders have to use passenger buses to transport their goods.

The anniversary honours those students who sacrificed their lives for the cause, said the statement from the Yangon University Students Union, a member of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU).

“There is not much difference as we have to deposit the money within one week. Things might be different if it were one month, and not just a week,” 

The foundation will continue to provide humanitarian assistance during the 2023-24 fiscal year, the seven EAOs said on Wednesday.

Goldsmiths in Arakan State are struggling as demand for gold jewellery has significantly declined due to gold price hikes since the coup.

Local farmers will be provided with paddy seeds only if they present their difficulties to the junta through their respective ward and village administrators, said U Hla Thein, spokesman for the Arakan State military council.