Trade associations representing musicians, journalists and comedians condemned an attack this week apparently targeting a train carrying several artists on tour in upper Myanmar.

Arakan Army (AA) chief Major General Twan Mrat Naing has expressed his gratitude to the late founder and former chairman of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Peng Jiasheng, for his assistance to the Arakanese ethnic armed group.

The 2nd Central Conference of the Arakan Farmers’ Union was held in Thayat Taung village, Myebon Township, from March 28 to 30.

The Arakan State Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against consuming fried meatballs and sausage sold by unlicensed street vendors in cities and towns across Arakan State.

Nearly 1,400 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ann Township, Arakan State, who fled past fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), returned to their homes on March 29 at the behest of the Arakan State Administration Council.

A final appeal in the case of Ko Min Ko Oo, chair of the Taungup Township Youth Network in Arakan State, who was arrested late last year on suspicion of having ties to the anti-regime People’s Defence Force (PDF), will be heard at his next court hearing, according to the defendant’s lawyer.

A bomb blast a week ago at the Kha Wah Creek Bridge in Sittoung town, Mon State, has caused travel delays, according to locals.

Sittwe University authorities have admonished a leader of the university’s student union for speaking out against human rights violations in 2020, which landed him in prison for more than a year.

The plaintiff and all prosecution witnesses in the case against Ko Han Myo Thurein, who has been charged with incitement under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, were examined during a court hearing on Monday, according to a lawyer involved.

One man was killed and another was seriously injured when unexploded ordnance (UXO) went off in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township on Sunday, according to local residents.

Myanmar junta spokesman Major-General Zaw Min Tun has touted evictions under military rule as a benefit of the regime not being accountable to a voting public. 

The All Arakan Students’ and Youths’ Congress (AASYC) launched a campaign for justice at View Point Beach in Sittwe on Thursday to mark Right to Truth Day. 

More than 400 people in Sittwe who were evicted earlier this month by Myanmar’s military regime for allegedly squatting on government-owned lands are being moved to a village in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, with the help of a local charitable organisation. 

A final appeal in the case of Ko Tin Tun Aung from Paletwa Township, Chin State, who was detained by the Myanmar military late last year and faces incitement charges, will be heard at his next court hearing on April 1, according to a lawyer involved.

The Union Election Commission (UEC) appointed by Myanmar’s military regime has warned that it will take legal action against political parties that have yet to undergo its scrutiny ahead of a general election slated for 2023. 

Two Thandwe men facing charges under Section 52(a) of the Counter-Terrorism Law told a court on Wednesday that they had nothing to do with anti-regime fighters arrested last year in Ayeyawady Region, according to their lawyer. 

Some wards in the Arakan State capital Sittwe have reported medical waste being dumped at their garbage sites, according to the state’s resources minister, U Than Tun. 

The junta-appointed Arakan State election body has been checking voter lists against the population on the ground in townships across the state as Myanmar’s military regime plans to hold a redo general election next year.

Family members of a hotel staffer who was murdered in Arakan State’s Manaung Township last month have filed complaints with the crime department and police headquarters in Naypyidaw, expressing dissatisfaction with the ongoing investigation.