Political analysts and legal experts say the military regime’s promulgation of the right for civilians and government employees to bear arms could make things worse in Myanmar, a country beset by decades of civil war.

A local shrimp breeder in Arakan State’s Pauktaw Township is taking a cue from his Thai counterparts to breed saltwater shrimp.

Myanmar still has imported cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, according to the junta's Ministry of Health.

A regime population census in townships across Arakan State to facilitate the compiling of voter lists is currently 99.25 percent completed, the junta-controlled Myanma Alin daily reported on February 8.

The Paletwa-Zorampur road, part of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project that was stopped for two years due to regional instability and other factors, has been restarted with five tendering companies, and is slated for completion in five years.

An elephant camp was opened last week for public recreation in Thandwe, with the Myanmar Timber Enterprise opening the Sarnitaung elephant camp on February 2.

A total of 2,778 women were detained by Myanmar’s military regime since it staged a coup two years ago, with 21 of them from Arakan State, according to a February 7 report from the Burmese Women’s Union.

The Chin Political Steering Committee (CPSC) on Thursday urged the United League of Arakan (ULA) to identify and take action against criminality among the ranks of members of the Arakan Army in Arakan State.

The Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO), a military branch of the Karen National Union (KNU), said in a statement on Wednesday that the Waw Lay-Htee Ka Palel road section in Myawaddy Township, Kayin State, would be closed to traffic due to the possibility of fighting in the area.

Trying to put a positive frame on a planned election increasingly viewed as uncredible, Myanmar’s military ruler claimed Wednesday that his regime is making efforts to hold a dignified vote later this year.

Two more cremation chambers are being built at the Arkyeiktaw graveyard in Sittwe, according to the local Free Funeral Services Society (FFSS-Sittwe).

Domestic rice prices have increased due to decreased paddy yields in Arakan State this year, according to local businesspeople.

The wife of a man convicted of murder and sentenced to death by a court set up by the United League of Arakan (ULA), the political wing of the Arakan Army (AA), says his family will appeal the ruling.

Myanmar’s junta regime is pushing ahead with the repatriation of Muslims who fled from northern Arakan State’s Maungdaw to Bangladesh during the military’s so-called counter-insurgency operations in 2017.

Residents of Arakan State’s Mrauk-U Township have criticised the junta’s paving of a road at the first tier of Nandawyargon (the palace mound) in the ancient Arakanese archaeological zone.

Reeds from Arakan State that are traditionally used in broom-making are fetching good prices thanks to demand from foreign countries.

Yohei Sasakawa, the Japanese special envoy for national reconciliation in Myanmar, has reportedly urged the United League of Arakan (ULA), the political wing of the Arakan Army (AA), to put an end to hostilities between the Myanmar military and the ethnic armed group.

Myanmar’s military regime has returned 423 Muslims to Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships in Arakan State after they unsuccessfully attempted to leave Myanmar for overseas destinations.

A medical team comprising more than 20 specialists provided healthcare services in Pauktaw Township, Arakan State, on Friday, with approximately 2,000 residents receiving treatment.