The Arakkha Army (AA) said on December 26 that one person was killed and several others were injured when a passenger bus carrying 16 people was fired upon by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.

Thousands of migrant workers, including Arakan State residents, are going hungry and struggling to make ends meet in Muse, a town on the Myanmar-China border in northern Shan State.

IDPs from Jeittaw, Ngapali, Myapyin, Zeephyugon and Lintha villages moved to Thandwe Town after the Arakkha Army (AA) seized control of the district-level town in late June.

With resistance forces across Myanmar ramping up offensive operations, the regime has lost control of 89 towns, according to a recent report by Burma News International (BNI).

Some 300 internally displaced people (IDPs) from Arakan State taking refuge in Yekyi Township, Ayeyarwady Region, were forced to relocate to Kyonepyaw and Hinthada townships on December 25.

The conflict in Arakan State has been raging for more than one year, and the military regime’s aerial bombardment, artillery shelling, arson, and laying of landmines have caused extensive damage to homes, buildings, and roads and bridges.

Refugees said a 7-year-old child and a 64-year-old man were killed, and the injured were being treated at a clinic in the refugee camp.

“Partial liberation cannot free everyone; only complete liberation can be achieved. This victory is not only a victory for the Arakanese people, but also a victory for all ethnic groups,” the message reads.

On December 23, junta-appointed village administrators, police and soldiers pressured about 900 Arakanese IDPs in Kwa Tauk Ward and Kon Pyin Village in Yekyi Township, Ayeyarwady Region, to leave within two days.

Myanmar’s military regime reportedly banned Christmas celebrations in the Arakan State capital Sittwe due to regional instability and security concerns.

The military chief urged that warships, weapons, and naval personnel be prepared and constantly trained to be ready for battle.

Nearly four years after the military coup in Myanmar, people are suffering in various aspects of their social and economic lives, including health and education, and security.

Myanmar’s military junta announced on Monday that conscripts who have undergone military training are serving in respective battalions and units.

About 180 households from Kuntaung and Hsininngyi villages, Padetha old village and Padetha new village in Ponnagyun Township were displaced by the junta shellings and aerial attacks.

One civilian was killed and six others were reportedly injured in a junta aerial assault on Thandwe, which is held by the Arakkha Army (AA) in Arakan State, on Monday evening.

The military regime has been reinforcing its positions in Gwa Town amid intense fighting with the Arakkha Army (AA), with three tanks and more than 20 military trucks heading to Gwa from Ayeyarwady Region on Monday night.

Sixteen people displaced by fighting in Gwa Township, Arakan State, who were taking shelter in Yekyi Township, Ayeyarwady Region, have reportedly been arrested by Myanmar’s military regime.

Locals often suffer injuries and deaths from landmines planted by the military regime in the forests and fields of Gwa Township.

Cannabis is mostly grown in Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw and Buthidaung townships, and its use is reported to be higher among young people in Kyauktaw and Ponnagyun townships.