The Myanmar military reportedly abducted U San Ko, an Arakanese composer and owner of Arakan Ar Mahn bus gate in Arakan State’s Thandwe, at around noon on October 23.

Myanmar’s military regime detained more than 20 people, including Arakanese and Muslims, in Buthidaung Township on Sunday, according to relatives of the detainees.

More than 100 people injured by a junta aerial bombardment on Sunday [October 23] in an area controlled by Kachin Independence Army (KIA) Battalion No. 9 near Kan Zee Village in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township are reportedly struggling to receive medical treatment.

The Arakan State Road Transport Administration Department has warned that it will soon begin seizing unlicensed three-wheeled taxis in the state.

According to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH), a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal may enter Bangladesh and northern Arakan State this week, bringing inclement weather and strong winds.

Family members are worried about the fate of three Grade 4 students who have been missing since Saturday night in the Arakan State capital Sittwe.

Merchants have complained that the Myanmar military regime’s strict and time-consuming inspections of cargo trucks along the Yangon-Sittwe road are causing them financial losses as perishables like vegetables and fisheries products are spoiling amid transport delays.

The Arakan State Road Transport Administration Department warned that it will soon begin seizing unlicensed three-wheeled taxis in the state.

As a result of renewed fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army (AA) in recent months, many fishermen in Arakan State are no longer comfortable going to the rivers to catch fish, and are making the change to other jobs deemed safer.

A 13-year-old was killed in an attack by a wild elephant in Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township on Friday, according to residents.

The plaintiff in the case of two youths who have been detained in Kyaukphyu Prison and face trial on incitement charges could not attend a court hearing on Friday due to security issues, with the hearing postponed for the eight time, according to a lawyer involved.

Correspondent students from various townships attending Sittwe University have said they are worried that they might not be able to return home after their exams as Myanmar’s military regime has tightened travel restrictions in northern Arakan State.

The Myanmar military has recently detained three civilians including a school principal in Chin State’s Paletwa Township, according to local residents.

The Myanmar military has reportedly detained three local residents in downtown Kyaukphyu, Arakan State, in recent days.

Civilian casualties were reported in heavy fighting between junta troops and the combined forces of Karen armed groups and resistance groups in Kayin (Karen) State’s Kawkareik Township on Friday. A civilian was killed, and three others were seriously injured by junta artillery strikes, according to locals.

Myanmar’s military regime has tightened travel restrictions in northern Arakan State, where tensions continue to escalate between the military and the Arakan Army (AA).

The Arakan National Party (ANP) has reportedly donated 30 bags of rice to scores of households displaced by fighting between the military and Arakan Army (AA) in Buthidaung Township.

At least three civilians were killed and 23 others were injured due to landmines and shooting incidents in Arakan State and Chin State’s Paletwa Township last month amid sustained, renewed fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army (AA), according to a DMG tally. 

A man from U Hla Pe Village in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township was shot and wounded at about 8 p.m. on October 19, and is currently receiving treatment at Buthidaung Hospital, according to local villagers.