Civilian casualties have been on the rise amid the renewed fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State and Chin State’s Paletwa Township over recent months. But even as they grieve and take stock of their new realities, the injured and family members of the deceased are feeling the financial strain of unexpected hospital costs and lost breadwinners. 

A 47-year-old man from Arakan State’s Taungup town was reportedly abducted by the Myanmar military at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday. 

Junta soldiers detained a resident and an internally displaced person (IDP) in Arakan State’s Sittwe Township on Sunday and Monday, respectively, according to family members.

Eleven civilians were killed and 31 others were injured in shooting incidents and landmine explosions in Arakan State and neighbouring Chin State’s Paletwa Township last month, according to a DMG tally.

Nanthar Island, the site of a marine national park and home to dozens of globally endangered species in Arakan State’s Rathedaung Township, is suffering from understaffing and neglect, with only two staff taking care of the island, which covers more than 20,000 acres.

Myanmar military and Border Guard Force (BGF) personnel detained a woman and a motorcycle taxi driver at the Kyeinchaung security checkpoint in Maungdaw, Arakan State, on November 1, and the pair have not been in contact with their families since.

Local business owners have urged the Arakan State Administration Council (ASAC) under Myanmar’s military regime to do more than provide lip service to its stated aim of facilitating the development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Arakan State.

The veteran Arakanese vocalist Khaing Pyi Kyaw died unexpectedly at Minbya Hospital on Friday night. He was 50 years old.

Four family members were injured when artillery shells allegedly fired by the Myanmar military landed and exploded in Konsut Village, near the Kayah State capital Loikaw, on Friday.

Security affairs officials from the Myanmar military abducted the abbot of a village monastery in northern Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, on Friday night. 

A Muslim schoolteacher was killed, and two other people including a child were injured by artillery strikes in Tharekin Manu Village, part of Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township, at around 11 a.m. on Saturday, according to local residents. 

An internally displaced person (IDP) and another local man in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, who had been detained by the military for some three months before being transferred to police custody this week, have reportedly been charged under Section 17(1) of the Unlawful Associations Act. 

Ko Sithu Kyaw Zan aka Ko Michael, a 46-year-old man from Kanpaing Ward in Arakan State’s Taungup, was detained by police on Friday night, according to family members. 

An elderly man who was gravely wounded by an artillery strike in Shwepyithit Village, part of Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township, on Thursday morning succumbed to his injuries in the hospital later that day.

Muslim students attending Sittwe University are being denied the chance to apply for grant-based financial assistance despite the fact that university authorities have indicated that first-year students would have that opportunity for the 2022-23 academic year.

The Myanmar military regime has barred the supply of rice to Dawei, the capital of Tanintharyi Region, according to local rice merchants.

Only seven of 21 Arakanese and Muslim people detained by the Myanmar military at the central market and near the local jetty in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township on October 23 have been released so far, and the others have been denied family visits nearly two weeks into their detention.

Eleven civilians were killed and 31 others were injured in shooting incidents and landmine explosions in Arakan State and neighbouring Chin State’s Paletwa Township last month, according to a DMG tally.

Several civilians were seriously injured after artillery shells landed and exploded across multiple villages in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, this week.