The Mingan Ward defendants were arraigned at the Sittwe Township court on September 27 and the judge examined the plaintiff and two prosecution witnesses, said sources close to the families of the accused.

Civilian casualties continued to rise on Friday as the regime bombed Lashio, held by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in northern Shan State.

The junta issued a statement on September 26 calling for “ethnic armed groups, terrorist insurgent groups, and terrorist PDF [People’s Defence Force] groups that are fighting against the state to give up terrorist fighting and communicate with us to solve political problems politically.”

Fighting is ongoing as the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) launched an offensive against Myanmar military camps in Hpakant Township beginning in early September.

The regime and the Three Brotherhood Alliance held three rounds of talks due to the China-brokered Haigen Agreement and a ceasefire was reached in the northern Shan State on January 11, 2024.

More than 3,000 Muslim internally displaced people (IDPs) from the Taungpaw displacement camp in Arakan State's Myebon Township are in need of food and medicines, according to a camp manager.

Junta artillery strikes and arson attacks destroyed at least 221 civilian homes in Mrauk-U, according to figures compiled by DMG.

The civilian casualties were reported after two junta jet fighters dropped bombs on Thandwe, hitting the town hall and the office for the township Department of Environmental Conservation at around 8 a.m. on September 26.

The military has extended an existing fence at the Myaw Daw Oo naval base and residents said that while there were previously only three warships stationed at the naval base, the number of warships has increased to seven.

Frequent clashes between the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and the Arakkha Army (AA) have been reported near the Bangladesh border in northern Arakan State's Maungdaw Township over recent days,

Winter crops are grown on a commercial scale in in northern Arakan State’s Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, Ponnagyun, Minbya, Buthidaung and Rathedaung townships, where seeds are scarce.

The aerial bombardment hit a monastery and an adjacent temple, as well as a religious hall and nearby homes.

There were 5,148 clashes between Myanmar's military regime and resistance forces over the first eight months of 2024, local research group Nyan Lin Thit Analytica said in a report on Wednesday.

Two people including a child were killed and three others were injured in a junta air attack on Tanhlwe Ywama Town, part of Arakan State's Taungup Township, on Tuesday night, according to local residents.

The Myanmar regime has been ramping up airstrikes in an attempt to recapture territories lost to resistance forces, BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor said in a recent report.

The event will be hosted by the government-funded Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), which includes India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar.

Among alcoholic beverages manufactured in mainland Myanmar, Andaman beer now costs over K10,000 per bottle in Arakan State and Grand Royal whiskey can cost up to K30,000 per bottle.

A local man from Byaing Phyu Village in Sittwe Township, Arakan State, died from injuries he sustained while in military custody on September 21, according to sources close to the family of the deceased.

In the past, locals were allowed to carry medicines as needed, but the regime has since completely barred the transport of medicines and is conducting more intensive checks.