An owner of a construction company and a driver were shot by two unidentified gunmen in Sittwe on Friday night, according to No.1 Police Station in Sittwe, Arakan State.

The manageable-sized fishing ponds operated by residents in Ann Township, Arakan State have been affected by privately-owned fishing lakes, according to local people.

Two Buddhist monks who have been sued under Anti-Terrorism Law were released by a district court in Sittwe, Arakan State on 4 October before being charged but one of them was remanded in custody for driving an unlicensed car.

Some houses in Kuntaung Village, Buthidaung Township in Arakan State have been set on fire by the Tatmadaw at about 2 p.m. on 4 October, U Shwe Hla Aung, Township Administrator confirmed.

Some detainees are suffering from fever and healthcare services are poor because there is no doctor in Sittwe prison, said Ko Mayu Tun who helps the accused.

The contaminated water from Thanzit River in 2018 was found to have lead levels 10 times higher than normal and phenol compounds 26 times higher than the standard level, the Alarm Myanmar announced its lab finding.

Buthidaung Township’s Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee has requested the State government on September 1 to stop the Tatmadaw from setting up camps in the compound of historic Thone Sat Thit Bone pagoda in Sango Htaung village.

The Tatmadaw has confirmed its forces were targeted by a remote controlled mine on the morning of October 3 near a jetty in Aung Seit village, Ponnagyun township, Arakan State.

Three people, including a head monk from Ohm Htein village, Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State, were detained by the Tatmadaw on September 20 near Linn Mhyne Taung village, the families of the detainees said.

A Police force is carrying out security of Arakan State by collaborating with the Tatmadaw and civil organizations, Police Chief Colonel Kyi Lin, head of Arakan State Police Force, told the media after the ceremony of 55th Myanmar ...

Ethnic Karens led a demonstration in front of Maha Bandula Park on October 2 demanding equal rights for ethnic minorities and the creation of a genuine federal union.

Five people, including the head monk of Miwa monastery, who is secretary of Arakan State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee and one novice, got injured as stray bullets landed in the monastery compound.

Police say they shot and detained a knife-wielding man who allegedly killed two people and injured two more in Minbya Township, Arakan State, on October 2.

Ma Mya Thazin, a 14-year-old student, was hit by a piece of shrapnel in Zedi Taung village in Buthidaung Township, and is now receiving medical treatment at the Sittwe hospital on 3 October.

Arakan State chief minister U Nyi Pu urges the regional police force to be vigilant for security of people’s lives and property so that they could respond to any potential threats by some terrorist groups.

A 40-year old man was shot dead by security troops in Kyauktaw’s Kardi village on the morning of 2 October, according to local sources.

A 14-year-old girl was hit by a piece of shrapnel at about 5 p.m. on 2 October in Zedi Taung village of Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State.

Two policemen who attacked rebels together with Tatmadaw received awards at the 55th Myanmar Police Force Day ceremony held in U Ottama Hall, Sittwe, on October 1.

Gunfire from a naval vessel injured five people, including a venerable monk in Miwa village, Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State on October 1, locals said.