With fuel oil prices rising, auto-rickshaw drivers in the Arakan State capital Sittwe are finding it difficult to do business, with the downturn also affecting the families for whom many of the drivers are breadwinners. 

The volatile price of gold has resulted in high supply and low demand in the local market, according to sources from jewelry shops.

The case of four Arakanese students who were recently sentenced to two years and six months in prison was appealed to the Arakan State High Court on October 4, according to a lawyer representing the defendants.

A court in the Arakan State capital Sittwe is set to rule in a Penal Code Section 505(b) case against the former chief minister of the state, U Nyi Pu, who also faces charges under Myanmar’s Anti-Corruption Law, according to a lawyer representing the ex-chief minister.

An initial trial to establish a freshwater shrimp hatchery has been arranged in Arakan State, U Thet Oo, director of the Department of Fisheries, told DMG.

If people file complaints to the Arakan Army (AA) about theft, robbery and dacoity occurring in Arakan State, the ethnic armed group and its United League of Arakan (ULA) political wing will seek to bring them justice, AA information officer U Khaing Thukha told DMG.

With the waning of the monsoon season in Myanmar, the country needs to pay special attention to the risk of the development of thunderclouds, U Hla Tun, deputy director of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, told DMG.

The rapidly rising US dollar has made it difficult in Arakan State to publish and sell the Rakhita calendar, which has faced high-profile legal action in recent years. 

The Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) should not summon ward and village administrators to warn them about administrative matters involving the Arakan Army (AA), U Khaing Thukha, a spokesperson of the ethnic armed group, told DMG on October 4. 

Experts from the Department of Archeology and National Museum say the expansion of squatter settlements, roads, buildings and other land uses in the Mrauk-U cultural area could be detrimental to its ongoing bid to gain UNESCO World Heritage status. 

A section of road connecting Tin Nyo San Pya and Shwe Kyin Pyin villages in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State, is in need of immediate repair, residents say.

A court is set to rule in an Arms Act case against 22 Lekka villagers in Mrauk-U Township who were arrested and charged for alleged affiliation with the Arakan Army (AA), according to a local law firm involved in the case.

A civil society peace committee was set up in Sittwe on October 2 to strengthen the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the peacemaking process in Arakan State.

A Muslim preacher was abducted and his home was robbed in Maungdaw Township’s Ngan Chaung village in the early hours of October 2. 

A bridge used by people from 14 villages in Minbya Township, Arakan State, is broken, significantly disrupting the local transportation network. 

A burglar broke into a staff building at the high school in Yan Aung Pyin village, Rathedaung Township, and stole food from some teachers, according to Daw Khaing Hlaing Aye, a teacher at the high school.

Ferryboats plying between Kyauktaw town in Arakan State and Paletwa town in Chin State are operating on a rotating basis, according to boat operators. 

A man on trial in the Arakan State capital Sittwe for last year observing the anniversary of the 2014 deaths of eight fallen Arakan Army cadets in northern Myanmar was released from those charges on October 1, his lawyer said. 

Paddy prices in Arakan State are falling due to declining purchases from mainland Myanmar, according to paddy merchants.