The Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army Peace Council (KNU/KNLA-PC) has said it is proud that its peace agreement with the military regime remains intact.

The Department of Public Health under the United League of Arakan (ULA) has invited licensed pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies to submit open tenders to supply medicines for the 2026-2027 fiscal year as it seeks to strengthen healthcare services in Arakan State.

Ma Moe San Suu Kyi, a youth leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and daughter of former Arakan State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu, has been sentenced to an additional five years in prison by the military regime.

Continuous rainfall over the past several days has caused flooding and water overflow in parts of Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Minbya and Maungdaw townships in Arakan State.

Civilians injured in junta airstrikes on villages in Arakan State controlled by the Arakan Army are struggling to continue medical treatment as financial assistance runs out.

A ferry owner and 13 passengers detained by Myanmar's military regime on the Thanzit River in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, have been charged over alleged links to the Arakan Army (AA) and the transportation of illegal goods, according to local sources.

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) has increased its activities in Maungdaw Township along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border as Myanmar's military regime continues daily airstrikes across northern Arakan State, local sources said.

At least five civilians were killed and six others injured as Myanmar’s military regime intensified airstrikes on Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships along the Bangladesh border in Arakan State, according to data collected by DMG.

Junta-appointed Vice-President Nyo Saw has stated that the Kyaukphyu Deep-Sea Port Project in Arakan State must be completed within the designated timeframe, despite ongoing intense armed conflict in the region.

A woman was killed and at least five civilians, including two children, were injured after Myanmar's military regime carried out an airstrike on villages in Arakan Army-controlled Buthidaung Township on July 3, according to local residents.

The Department of Public Health under the United League of Arakan (ULA) is providing measles-rubella vaccines free of charge to around 80,000 children under the age of five to prevent the spread of measles in Arakan State amid ongoing armed conflict.

Starlink satellite internet services used across Myanmar, including Arakan State, have become inoperable in several areas after devices were reportedly blocked, raising concern among users.

The United League of Arakan (ULA), the political wing of the Arakan Army (AA), is moving to establish its own banking system in Arakan State and has begun recruiting staff as part of the initiative.

Children in Arakan State are facing some of the gravest consequences of the military regime's continuing airstrikes, with many killed, injured, orphaned, deprived of education, and left with lasting psychological trauma.

The Myanmar military junta says work on the proposed Mandalay to Kyaukphyu railway, part of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has been temporarily suspended in some areas because of security concerns.

A 39-year-old woman from Kyauktaw Town, Daw Than Yee, has won the first prize of K50 million in the Arakan Laungpaw (Arakan Lottery), which was launched for the first time by the Lottery Branch of the Revenue Department under the United League of Arakan (ULA).

Initial reports indicate that Myanmar’s military regime launched airstrikes using fighter jets and a Y-12 aircraft on Kyeinchaung Village and surrounding areas in Arakan Army-controlled Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, at around 2:00 PM on July 2.

Farmers in Arakan State say they are facing heavy losses as glutinous paddy prices have fallen sharply and buyers have disappeared, leaving large quantities of unsold crops.

The Myanmar military junta launched a heavy aerial assault using jet fighters and Y-12 aircraft on Maungdaw and surrounding areas late Wednesday night, local sources reported.