Arakan Army (AA) chief Major-General Twan Mrat Naing will reportedly attend the Chin National Spring Revolution Day ceremony to be held on April 13.

There are many traffic accidents in Arakan State each year during the Thingyan holiday period, and social organisations are emphasising the importance for drivers to operate their vehicles with special care.

They were among the first to be displaced by fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) in December 2018.

The price of a bag of rice in Arakan State has increased by up to K10,000 per sack ahead of the Thingyan holiday period, according to local rice merchants.

People in Arakan State have called on authorities to improve the delivery of healthcare services in the state by providing much-needed doctors and medicines, as countries around the globe marked World Health Day last week.

Refugee returnees from five villages near Shwe Kokku returned home voluntarily, said a resident of Chaungzon Village.

Myanmar’s Labor Attaché Office is taking steps to help nearly 1,600 recently laid-off Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand get their jobs back.

Arakan Army (AA) chief Major-General Twan Mrat Naing has thanked Arakanese people for their help in various ways to the armed organisation over the past 14 years as the AA celebrated the 14th anniversary of its founding on Monday.

The parallel National Unity Government (NUG) and ethnic armed organisations across Myanmar were among those sending messages of felicitation to mark the 14th anniversary of the founding of the Arakan Army (AA) on Monday.

At least 11 people were killed and seven others were injured after the junta launched an airstrike on Waibula town, part of Chin State’s Falam Township, on Monday, according to a source on the ground.

There is already a shortage of fuel at filling stations in some Arakan State townships, and people may find it difficult to use fuel during this year’s Thingyan holiday.

Nearly 150 baby sea turtles hatched in Kyeintali Township, Gwa Township, Arakan State, were released on the local beach, according to a turtle conservation zone official.

Shelters in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State are damaged and need help to repair them before the rainy season fully sets in.

Water scarcity is forcing some hoteliers in the ancient town of Mrauk-U to suspend operations as they cannot adequately serve customers.

As the solar power installation project has been delayed, the DRD has returned the money to the residents.

The Burmese Women’s Union released a statement on April 6 indicating that 58 women were arrested and 29 were killed in the month of March due to the actions of the military junta since the coup in Myanmar.

In their joint statement, the resistance groups said that the regime has been reinforcing and resupplying its troops using private vehicles along Myawaddy-Kawkareik road.

Family members and human rights activists say the repeated postponements of hearings for those arrested on suspicion of being linked to the Arakan Army (AA) without any verdicts are causing distress to the accused.

Myanmar’s military regime is taking steps to restart the Nayputaung marble stone production project in Taungup Township, Arakan State, according to local residents.