The government-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported that two men were killed and three others were injured by an explosive triggered by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) on March 30 in Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township.

Aerial munitions hit May Lun and Chaung Net (Chin) villages in Minbya Township at about 4 p.m. on March 30, killing two civilians and injuring two others, said lawmaker U Hla Aung Nyunt, who represents the township in the Arakan State legislature.

Police searched the Narinjara News Agency’s office in Sittwe on Tuesday evening and took three journalists in for questioning, according to the Arakan State-based media outlet.

Migrant workers returning from abroad to some villages in Mrauk-U Township are being forced to stay outside their villages for 14 days as a coronavirus quarantine measure, locals said.

A German national is under quarantine and being monitored for possible coronavirus infection at Thandwe Hospital in Arakan State, according to the state Health Department.

Three civilians were injured in mine explosions near Ma Nyin Taung village in Arakan State’s Rathedaung Township on March 29, with two of the victims seriously wounded, according to their family members.

A fire broke out at Phar Pyo village in Minbya Township, Arakan State, on the night of March 29, with two villagers killed and 11 homes destroyed, said U Hla Aung Nyunt, an MP in the Arakan State legislature representing Minbya Township.

The Arakan State Private Schools Association has reportedly urged private schools, tuition classes and hostels in Arakan State to shut down operations until April 30 due fears of the spread of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

One person was killed and three others were injured when a car overturned at a village in Taungup Township, Arakan State, according to a local social organisation.

Twenty-nine Muslims who recently returned to Arakan State from Bangladesh are being kept under 14-day quarantine and monitored for indications of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, said U Soe Aung, the deputy commissioner of Maungdaw District.

A police lance-corporal from Myoma Police Station in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, was reportedly shot last week and is receiving medical treatment at a military hospital in Sittwe, according to local residents.

Fewer people are working at clay pot-making businesses in Arakan State’s Manaung area as demand for the pots and their usage dwindles. 

A Grade 10 student from 5th-Mile village in Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township was injured by a stray bullet while having dinner with her family inside their home on March 25, according to the father of the victim.

The Arakan National Party (ANP) urged the government on March 25 to restore mobile internet access in Arakan and Chin states so that residents can get official announcements about coronavirus without delay.

 Ko Tun Kyi and Ko Chan Maung, who were charged under Section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly Law for organizing a public meeting about the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ), were released on bail on March 26 after being questioned, according to Kyaukphyu SEZ Watch Group. 

Clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) broke out near Seitaya village in Arakan State’s Minbya Township on March 26, forcing residents in five villages to flee their homes, according to locals.

Seven students who staged a protest last month against government policy and military actions in Arakan State were sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour on March 25 by a court in Yangon.

The price of face masks has surged three- to fivefold in the Arakan State capital Sittwe following confirmation this week that the deadly coronavirus has made its way to Myanmar.

Days after the Myanmar government announced its first confirmed cases of coronavirus, the price of rice in the Arakan State capital Sittwe has risen markedly due to high demand, rice traders said.