Fighting broke out between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army on Thursday near the village of Abaung Thar in the west of Paletwa Township, Chin State, with locals concerned for their safety. 

More than 500 people recently displaced by fighting between the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Myanmar military need clothes and food, said humanitarian workers helping displaced people near the Myanmar-Thai border. 

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) has been found in mud crab and crayfish being exported from Arakan State to China, and the export of seafood has been suspended since May 23, according to the state’s Fisheries Department. 

Family members told DMG that they had not been in contact with 10 Arakanese from Haigyi Island in Ayeyarwady Region’s Ngaputaw Township for about a month, after they were arrested on suspicion of having links to the Arakan Army (AA). 

Some residents of Wabo village in Arakan State’s Sittwe Township, have fled after about 50 junta soldiers were deployed to the village monastery and school. 

Family members have called on authorities to allow them to visit inmates detained in prisons across Arakan State after many relatives say they’ve not been able to meet with their loved ones since the third wave of Covid-19 struck last year. 

Covid-19 rules and regulations remain in force for air travellers and at border trade camps in Arakan State despite low new infection numbers over recent weeks, according to the Arakan State Public Health Department. 

With the opening of Myanmar’s public schools set for June 1, students from camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State need school supplies, according to camp officials and parents. 

The Myanmar military has arrested a Muslim man from Myaungnarkam village in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township, accusing him of having illegal ties to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), according to locals. 

Hundreds of locals have fled to the Thai-Myanmar border after junta troops stormed villages near the border in Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region, according to ground sources. 

The Arakan State Public Health Department has administered Covid-19 booster shots to more than 176,079 people aged 40 and above across Arakan State’s 17 townships. 

Myanmar regime soldiers, police and department officials checked for overnight guests at Byine Phyu village near the Arakan State capital Sittwe on Sunday night. 

More than 7,000 residents and internally displaced people (IDPs) from displacement camps in Kayin (Karen) State’s Myawaddy were affected by flooding after the Moei River, which separates Myanmar and Thailand, burst its banks over the weekend, according to local charities. 

Residents in the Arakan State capital Sittwe have called on authorities to systematically regulate the movement of sand-carrying dump trucks in the city. 

Residents in Arakan State’s Ann Township said they were worried about clashes as gunfire was heard at around 10 p.m. on Sunday.

Two fishermen from Kyauk Moung village in Pauktaw Township were killed as strong winds buffeted Arakan State on May 21, according to locals. 

Muslim students studying at Sittwe University donated K800,000 to repair houses in the Mahamuni camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) recently destroyed by fire. 

Internally displaced people (IDPs) are in need of assistance as displaced camps in Mrauk-U, Ponnagyun, Buthidaung and Rathedaung townships, which were badly damaged by strong winds that swept through Arakan State on May 21. 

According to the Sittwe branch of the Myanmar Agricultural Development Bank, agricultural loan disbursements in Arakan State will amount to less than last year due to low loan repayment rates, with over K9 billion earmarked for farmers this year.