Six residents of Thabeik Taung Village in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township were detained by Myanmar military personnel on September 24, and family members are concerned about the fate of the detainees, who have since been held incommunicado.

Twenty-five villagers, including residents of Moung Swel Village in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State, were recently arrested by the Myanmar military on suspicion and nearly all have been released, but one villager is reportedly still being held. 

The owner of a pharmacy in Mrauk-U, Arakan State, was reportedly arrested by junta soldiers on Monday morning.

With numerous school-aged children among those who have fled their homes due to renewed fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State over recent months, disruptions to their education are a growing concern.

The education officer for Maungdaw District in Arakan State was reportedly stabbed to death at around 6 p.m. on Sunday, according to the local education community.

The Shwe Pyi Tan ferryboat service, which runs the largest water transportation network in Arakan State, is still barred from operating in the state’s north after being ordered by the Inland Water Transport department to suspend operations on September 15.

Myanmar’s military regime is forcing internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, and Chin State’s Paletwa Township to return to their homes amid renewed conflict between the military and the Arakan Army (AA).

Thai authorities on Friday repatriated almost 1,000 Kayin (Karen) State residents who had fled fighting into Mae Sot, a border town in western Thailand across from western Myanmar’s Myawaddy Township.

Junta soldiers and police reportedly detained two residents of Gutar Ward in Taungup, Arakan State, on Friday afternoon.

A Muslim man and woman were injured by a junta artillery strike in Thabeik Taung (North) Village, Buthidaung Township.

Four local men including an officer from the Department of Fisheries in Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township were arrested this week by the Myanmar military and are facing criminal charges, according to residents.

Myanmar’s military regime has been restricting the supply of medicines from Yangon to Arakan State, according to pharmaceutical companies and representatives, and healthcare workers.

More than 800 Muslims have been displaced by junta artillery strikes that followed fighting with the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township since September 23.

Two passengers were reportedly injured after a commercial passenger plane was shot at while landing at an airport in Loikaw, Kayah State, on September 30.

An 18-year-old man from Arakan State’s Mrauk-U Township who lost both legs in a landmine blast reportedly succumbed to his injuries on Thursday night.

The reproduction of used paper into raw tissue is taking place in Mingan Ward of the Arakan State capital Sittwe.

At least six civilians have been killed and 23 others wounded in shellings amid renewed fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army in Arakan State since August.

The Arakan National Party (ANP) has condemned the Myanmar military for recent artillery attacks that have resulted in civilian casualties and damage to several houses in Arakan State. 

The Arakan Army (AA) ambushed a junta food convoy at the border of Ponnagyun and Kyauktaw townships on Thursday morning.