Four students in Arakan State who were released from prison this week after serving sentences for an October 2020 protest say they will continue to work for and give voice to the needs of the people.

Prolonged daily power cuts have made studying difficult for students in Arakan State as they prepare for end-of-year exams later this month.

Some children were killed and more than 50 houses were destroyed in clashes between junta troops and anti-regime forces in Kayah State in the first week of March, according to the Karenni Refugee Assistance Group.

The plaintiff in the case of former Arakan State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu and his subordinate municipal minister, U Min Aung, who were charged under the Penal Code for alleged violations of election law, was examined at a court hearing on Thursday, according to lawyers involved.

The Myanmar junta has carried out more air raids near Lay Kay Kaw new town in Kayin State’s Myawaddy Township, where Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Brigade 6 is active, according to sources on the ground.

The case against Ko Min Ko Oo, chair of the Taungup Township Youth Network in Arakan State, who has been arrested on suspicion of having ties to the anti-regime People’s Defence Force (PDF), was examined for basis at a court hearing on Thursday, according to his lawyer. 

Authorities removed squatters from a cemetery in Sittwe’s Dannyawaddy ward on Thursday, with about 100 junta soldiers, police, department personnel and municipal workers involved in forcing squatters out of the cemetery.

The Arakan State Education Office is conducting an assessment at a basic education high school in Nyaung Chaung village, Ann Township, after villagers complained that a receently constructed building there is substandard.

Members of the Arakan National Party (ANP) are able to resign from the party voluntarily, according to party decisions made at a meeting this week. 

Squatters living along the railway between Sittwe Station and Sittwe University Station in the Arakan State capital were evicted on Wednesday.

Parents are concerned about possible hassle after Myanmar’s military regime said that 20 matriculation exam centres will be moved to urban areas due to safety concerns.

The Myanmar junta has brought another case against Ma Moe San Suu Kyi, the daughter of ousted Arakan State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu, according to family members.

The Arakan State military council has been working to relocate Muslim refugees from Kyauktalone camp for the internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kyaukphyu Township to a new location, according to spokesman U Hla Thein.

The case against two men from Arakan State’s Thandwe Township who have been accused of ties to the anti-regime People’s Defence Force (PDF) was examined for basis at a court hearing on Wednesday, according to their lawyer.

The Arakan State Administration Council says internally displaced people (IDPs) who fled past armed conflict in the region can return to their homes if they wish to do so, with some notable exceptions.  

Sandbars have formed in the middle of the Laymyo River in Minbya Township, creating problems for local water transport. 

Covid-19 patients receiving treatment at the public hospital in Sittwe report needing basics such as drinking water and bedding as they fulfil mandatory isolation stays at the Arakan State capital’s largest medical facility. 

Women’s rights activists in Arakan State called for equal rights for women and the elimination of violence and discrimination against women on Tuesday as the world observed International Women’s Day.

A total of 230 offshore fishing vessels operating in coastal Arakan State are equipped with vessel monitoring systems (VMS) and are being tracked by government officials via monitoring centres, according to the state’s Department of Fisheries.