Officials say the completion of a new bridge crossing Gwa Creek and linking Gwa Township with Magyingu, which is currently under construction, could greatly benefit trade and tourism in Arakan State.

Residents of Mrauk-U, where an effort to list the ancient city as a UNESCO World Heritage site is ongoing, have criticised the Arakan State town’s municipality for using only crushed stones and sand to repair roads in downtown areas. 

Burma News International (BNI), an alliance of independent Myanmar media organisations that includes DMG, on September 28 called for the immediate release of 47 detained journalists after more than 100 journalists have been detained in the seven months since the military coup on February 1, 2021. 

Former Arakan State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu, who has been charged under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, appeared via video link for a court hearing in Sittwe on Tuesday. 

An official from the Myanmar Archaeology Association said that Arakan State’s Mrauk-U must be kept clean in order for the historical site to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. 

A court in Gwa Township, Arakan State, sentenced three men to prison on September 27 for staging an anti-coup protest earlier this year.

The cost of transporting fuel from Yangon to Arakan State is among the rising prices attributed to the recent appreciation of the US dollar against the kyat, leading to higher overall fuel prices in Arakan State. 

The caseload of Covid-19 infections in most Arakan State townships is decreasing, but new cases are still elevated in Buthidaung Township, according to figures from the Arakan State regime council. 

Clam catchers and clam breeders in Arakan State’s Taungup Township are uneasy as clam prices have fallen this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the country’s current political situation. 

The prices of gold and the US dollar in Myanmar continue increasing following the military coup in February. 

The ongoing depreciation of the kyat has caused a price hike in the prawn market in Arakan State, according to prawn traders.

In order to ensure the safety of students when schooling resumes, the Covid-19 vaccine will be administered to students over 12 years old, regime council chairperson Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was quoted as saying in the state-owned Myanma Alinn newspaper on September 25.

Construction materials costs in Arakan State have risen by as much as a third due to the sharp rise in the value of the US dollar, according to industry stakeholders. 

A 13-year-old blind girl from Barya village in Taungup Township, Arakan State, needs financial assistance for eye surgery to restore her sight, her family said. 

Fighting in Thantlang, Chin State, has forced thousands of people to flee their homes, reportedly leaving fewer than a dozen people, including three elderly, in the town. 

More than 390,000 replacement seedlings are planted annually to prevent mangrove and other deforestation in Arakan State, according to the state’s Forest Department.

It is difficult for locals to access information due to internet blackouts in eight Chin State townships, some of which have seen clashes take place recently between junta troops and local militias under the People’s Defense Force (PDF) banner. 

The Sittwe District Court has dismissed the appeal of four Arakanese students recently sentenced to two years and six months in prison, according to a lawyer representing the defendants. 

Oyster sellers in Arakan State are reportedly facing difficulties due to lower prices.