Tuberculosis (TB) cases have surged in Arakan State as the junta’s travel restrictions continue to take a toll on the public healthcare system in the western Myanmar state, according to local health workers.

Junta soldiers from Ann Town, which hosts the Myanmar military's Western Command headquarters, continue to surrender or flee amid an offensive by the Arakkha Army (AA).

Myanmar's military regime has reportedly sentenced Ko Gambari aka Khin Win Maung, a former youth leader of the Arakan National Party (ANP) facing terrorism charges, to 12 years in prison.

A group of about 10 ARSA members entered Hsin Swel Ya Village at around 10 p.m. on December 4, firing guns and beheading 16-year-old Ma Khin Win with a knife.

As the Arakkha Army (AA) offensive moves closer to Gwa Town, the regime is heavily reinforcing its weapons, manpower, and supplies in the southern Arakan State town.

Cases of malaria have been reported in more than 20 villages including Khway Chay Myaung, Panmyaung, Hteinpin, Ahnyintaung, Paletaung, Minphu, Wahtaung and Myin Kan Seik.

The ISP-Myanmar report states that in addressing the current crisis, women are increasingly frugal in preference to other family members, resulting in concerns about nutritional balance and health.

The AA has been attacking the Western Command headquarters since seizing control of Ann Town on Monday.

Sittwe Public Hospital in the Arakan State capital, which is still controlled by the military regime, has run out of TB and HIV medicines due to junta restrictions on the supply of pharmaceuticals to the western Myanmar state.

Two junta jet fighters carried out an aerial bombardment of Taungup's Myoma Market on December 3, burning more than 50 stalls to the ground.

A man from Aungzeya Village, part of Arakan State's Maungdaw Township, was shot dead by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) on Wednesday evening, according to local residents.

The Arakkha Army (AA) issued a statement on December 3 saying property that was stolen before the battle for control of Buthidaung began, during the fighting in downtown Buthidaung, and after the seizure of the town has been returned to the rightful owners from various ethnic groups.

There were 23 clashes in Arakan State between Myanmar's military regime and the Arakkha Army (AA) in the two weeks from November 6 to 19, according to a report released by Burma News International (BNI).

An illegal Arakanese migrant worker has been hospitalised for more than a month after he was badly injured in a motorbike accident in Malaysia’s Penang.

Prisoners suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, and skin problems are unable to receive proper medical treatment in prison, and their families are not allowed to visit more than once a month, making it difficult for them to get their regular medications.

Across Myanmar, the number of people with disabilities is increasing due to the regime’s airstrikes, along with a growing number of encounters involving explosive remnants of war (ERWs), including landmines.

“The AA soldiers also helped us with rebuilding our houses. The AA tries to facilitate and build as many temporary houses as possible,” said a Minbya resident.

Malaysian authorities have been raiding houses, restaurants, factories and farms daily, leaving those working in those places in constant fear, said workers from Arakan State in Malaysia.

During the three-plus years since Myanmar’s military coup, at least 1,840 people have been arrested by the regime for “their online expression on social media or online communications opposing the Myanmar military and supporting pro-democracy movements and resistance groups,” Data for Myanmar said in a recent report.