There were more than 20 clashes between junta troops and the Arakan Army (AA) in Paletwa Township, Chin State, in the first week of October, the ethnic armed group said in a statement on Friday.

Four local people in Arakan State’s Thandwe Township have been arrested in recent days, among whom two were reportedly charged under Section 17(1) of the Unlawful Associations Act.

Two senior members of the Arakan Front Party (AFP) went missing on Tuesday evening, according to family members. 

A local philanthropist in Mrauk-U, Arakan State, was reportedly taken from his home by junta soldiers at about 6 a.m. on Thursday, according to sources close to the detainee. 

A woman was injured and some houses were damaged by artillery strikes in Arakan State’s Minbya and Rathedaung townships on Wednesday, according to locals. 

Medicines are urgently needed to provide healthcare services to more than 9,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Palaw Township, Tanintharyi Region, according to aid workers.

The Pa-O Youth Organization (PYO) on Monday called for the earliest possible shutdown of Pinpet Steel Mill in Shan State’s Taunggyi, citing environmental concerns.

The junta-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC) has summoned the Arakan National Party (ANP) to explain itself over a statement in which it condemned the regime for fatal shellings of villages in Arakan State.

Myanmar military troops and the Arakan Army (AA) clashed between Gutar Pyin and Taung villages in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township on Wednesday morning.

Family members say they have not been in contact with two local men in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township who were recently detained by the Myanmar military.

Myanmar’s military regime has opened a case against two detained village administrators from Buthidaung Township under Section 17(1) of the Unlawful Associations Act at the township court, according to family members of the accused.

Family members are concerned for the wellbeing of a 13-year-old from Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township who was detained five days ago.

The Myanmar military raided the Yanaungmyay camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Buthidaung town, Arakan State, at around 1 a.m. on October 4, opening fire during the course of the raid and causing concern among resident IDPs.

Myanmar’s military government has accused anti-regime forces of killing Dr. Myint Myint San, the education officer for Maungdaw District, Arakan State, the junta-controlled Myanmar Alinn newspaper reported on Tuesday. 

Nine civilians were killed and 19 others were injured by air and artillery strikes from the Myanmar military regime in September in Kayah (Karenni) State, according to the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF).

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.