As fighting draws closer to Sittwe, the military junta has intensified security in the Arakan State capital by occupying residential homes and other buildings to station troops, according to local residents.

Residents across Arakan State continue to face soaring mobile money withdrawal fees as conventional banking services remain suspended, forcing people to rely on digital money transfer services, according to local residents and mobile money agents.

The military junta is intensifying airstrikes across Arakan State after suffering heavy casualties in ground battles along the border and inside the state, according to a statement issued by the Arakan Army on Wednesday.

Intense clashes are taking place between the military regime and the Arakan Army along the Arakan-Ayeyarwady border, with junta forces suffering heavy casualties, retreating in disarray, and losing weapons and ammunition, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by Arakan Info Desk.

Facing military setbacks across Arakan State, the military regime is continuing to recruit Muslim youths for militia training and collect monthly fees from households as it prepares to strengthen its defences in Sittwe.

Political analysts view the junta's decision to allow the ICRC to meet with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as a concession to international and ASEAN demands, describing it as an initial step toward seeking a political way out.

The death toll from the July 31 boat capsize in Taungup Township, Arakan State, has risen to nine after search and rescue teams recovered the bodies of the seven remaining missing passengers on August 2.

Military regime airstrikes across Arakan State killed 22 civilians and injured 66 others during July, according to a tally compiled by DMG.

The military regime launched coordinated airstrikes involving multiple aircraft on villages near the besieged Nat Yay Kan tactical hilltop base in Ngaphe Township, Magway Region.

Dengue fever cases have been reported in several internally displaced person (IDP) camps in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, where residents face limited access to healthcare and an acute shortage of mosquito nets, according to aid workers.

A 16-year-old girl was the victim of an attempted rape by a married man in Thandwe Township, Arakan State, at around 8:00 AM on August 1.

The Chin People’s Army (CPA) and allied forces have repelled a junta offensive in Mindat and Kanpetlet townships in southern Chin State and are now launching counteroffensives, according to a statement released by the Chin People’s Union (CPU) on August 1.

With the 100-day period ending on July 31, questions have grown over what, if anything, was achieved under the plan.

One person has been confirmed dead and eight others remain missing after a motorized boat carrying education department staff and teachers from the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) capsized in Taungup Township, Arakan State.

Arakanese women activists are calling on relevant authorities to fully disclose information and ensure transparency in the handling of sexual violence cases in areas controlled by the Arakan Army.

Clashes between the military junta and the Arakan Army have intensified in recent days in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, with fighting now taking place simultaneously at three locations.

Claims by the military junta that 20 members of the Arakan Army surrendered with weapons during intense fighting in Ayeyarwady Region are false and fabricated propaganda, according to Arakan Army spokesperson U Khaing Thukha.

Dengue fever cases have been rising in areas controlled by the Arakan Army in Arakan State this year, with a total of 158 cases reported as of July 30, according to a statement released by the Department of Public Health under the Arakan People’s Revolutionary Government.

The military junta has claimed that 32 members of the Arakan Army and the People's Defence Force (PDF) surrendered with weapons and ammunition, despite ongoing fighting and continued battlefield losses suffered by regime forces in Ayeyarwady Region.