Currently, only the Shwe Pyi Tan express boat line is operating between Sittwe and Kyaukphyu, and only one boat runs on the route. The boat is always crowded, and travellers are concerned about their safety.

Agricultural land upgrading activities will be developed in the Arakan State townships of Sittwe, Kyauktaw, Buthidaung, Thandwe, Kyaukphyu, Ann and Taungup, according to the state’s Department of Agriculture.

A 12-year-old girl from the Arakan State capital Sittwe, who went missing on March 15 and was found the following day unconscious with serious head injuries, died on Friday at a local hospital.

Myanmar’s military regime has reportedly verified around 230 out of 1,000 Muslims it plans to take back from Bangladesh in a first phase of repatriation of the long-persecuted minority.

An elevator will be installed this year at Mt. Thaylar Giri Mawra Patta, a well-known pilgrimage site in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township, so that the elderly and disabled can more easily access the site, according to the pagoda board of trustees.

Myanmar’s military regime has reportedly been silent on the issue of rebuilding homes that were destroyed by fire during the 2018-2020 fighting in Arakan State.

The RSUNP contested nationally in previous elections, but has been forced by the new law to narrow the scope of its political ambitions to local elections.

The Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC) issued a statement on Thursday welcoming and supporting China’s mediation to end internal conflicts in Myanmar.

The Khami National Development Party has registered with the junta-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC) for the national elections slated for later this year, the state-run Myanmar Alinn daily reported on Wednesday.

The matriculation examination for the 2022-23 academic year is being held from March 8-18 across the country, and a total of 16,451 students sat for the exam in Arakan State for subjects including biology and economics, according to the Arakan State Education Department.

Junta-appointed ministers visited Muslim refugee camps in Bangladesh on Wednesday as part of the Myanmar regime’s repatriation plan.

The chief of the Arakan Army (AA), Major-General Twan Mrat Naing, is reportedly attending a meeting of members of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC) in Panghsang, the headquarters of the United Wa State Army (UWSA).

Preparations have begun for a wind turbine project in Arakan State’s Gwa Township, which is a joint venture between China and Myanmar’s military regime.

Turtles and their eggs are sold widely in some markets in Arakan State despite a ban on poaching and the selling of endangered species of turtles.

A verdict in the case against three Kyauktaw Township residents, including social activist Ko Zaw Win aka Ludu Zaw Win, is expected at their next court hearing, according to a lawyer involved.

The export of rubber from Mon State and Tanintharyi Region is decreasing despite the favourable price of domestic rubber due to a rise in world rubber prices, according to local rubber farmers.

Members of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC) are holding talks in Panghsang, the headquarters of the United Wa State Army (UWSA), to strengthen the alliance.

The deputy military chief of the Arakan Army (AA), Dr. Nyo Twan Awng, attended an event to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the founding of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) on March 11.

The military’s proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is canvassing support in southern Arakan State, where the politically persecuted National League for Democracy (NLD) once enjoyed popularity.