Civilians continue to be displaced by fighting between Myanmar’s junta and anti-regime forces including the Karen National Union (KNU) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) groups in areas controlled by KNU Brigade 1 in Mon State’s Thaton District, according to local humanitarian groups. 

A large contingent of police and junta personnel both in uniform and plainclothes raided the old office of Narinjara, a media outlet based in the Arakan State capital Sittwe, on Saturday morning. 

The body of an unidentified man was found dead on the lawn near a nursing home on Strand Road in the Arakan State capital Sittwe at around 8 a.m. on Saturday. 

A verdict in the case of two men from Arakan State’s Thandwe Township who have been accused of ties to the anti-regime People’s Defence Force (PDF) is expected at their next court hearing, according to a lawyer involved. 

At least three dozen people displaced by fighting between the Myanmar military and Chin anti-regime resistance groups near Samee town in Chin State’s Paletwa Township are reportedly struggling to make ends meet.  

Family members say they have not yet been allowed to see two village administrators from Sittwe who were detained on Wednesday. 

The sixth anniversary of Mro National Day was observed at a monastery in 3rd-Mile village, Maungdaw Township, on the morning of May 6, with celebrants gathering to preserve the traditional culture of the ethnic group and unite Mro people living across Arakan State. 

A labour centre set up by Legal Clinic (Myanmar) in the Arakan State capital Sittwe to provide legal assistance for workers has only received eight complaints since it was established in March, said lawyer Daw Mya Thuzar, who is in charge of the Arakan State operations. 

The Arakan State Administration Council says it is planning to introduce a private garbage collection system in 10 wards of the Arakan State capital Sittwe. 

A verdict in the case of five men from Kyaukseik village, Ponnagyun Township, and nearby who were detained and charged on suspicion of having ties to the Arakan Army (AA) will be delivered at the trial’s next hearing on May 19, according to defence lawyer U Kyaw Nyun Maung. 

The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), the political wing of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), has said it will not join the peace talks proposed last month by junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. 

At least six houses in Dawei Township’s Pakaryi village were destroyed by artillery shells fired by the Myanmar military on May 4, according to locals. 

The Myanmar military arrested eight Muslims from Sittwe Township, Arakan State, on May 3 and 4, according to village officials and the detainees’ family members. 

Myanmar’s military regime has arrested dozens of Arakanese people from coastal villages near Haigyi Island in Ayeyarwady Region’s Ngaputaw Township on suspicion of having ties to the Arakan Army (AA), according to residents. 

A group of locals who were recently evicted from land that the military claims ownership of in Ann Township, Arakan State, are having difficulties finding new shelter and feeding their families.

More than 30 huts are being illegally built west of Sittwe Hotel in the Arakan State capital a week after municipal and ward authorities acted to prevent people from squatting there.

Myanmar military soldiers this week forayed into villages in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, and questioned residents with a focus on household registration certificates, according to locals. 

A clash between the Myanmar military and coalition forces headed by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) broke out near Ingabo village in Kyaikto Township, Mon State, on May 3, forcing more than 1,000 civilians to flee their homes, according to local sources. 

Myanmar’s military regime this week added 46 districts to the administrative structure of the country, saying the move aims to further smooth the wheels of local administration and stimulate development. Few locals in Arakan State who spoke to DMG are convinced by the claim, however.