The fighting between the Tatmadaw and the AA has been waging for over eight months now, disrupting civilians lives in the worst ways possible. Arakan lawmakers have strongly suggested that both sides must sit down together and find a way to bring peace and stability to the region that’s acceptable to everyone.

“We have known that the voting system of the committee cannot fulfill the desire of the ANP and other ethnic political parties. So, we are not able to amend the constitution to the extent we want to see. That’s why we decided to withdraw from the committee,”

The child casualty rate has increased in Arakan and Shan states due to armed conflicts, the UNICEF Myanmar said on 2 September.

A landmine exploded yesterday afternoon at about 2 p.m. on the Yangon-Sittwe road between Thayet Ta Bin and Daung Taung Yoe villages. After the blast, soldiers reached the bridge near Thayet Ta Bin village opened fire into the village, villagers said.

Two farmers from Ywar Haung Taw village in Mrauk-U Township who were taken by a Tatmadaw troop on the morning of 31 August were released yesterday evening.

University students from Arakan State have demanded authorities to provide a financial stipend for students from IDP camps on 2 September headed by the Students’ Union of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Thandwe town.

Supporters of two Myanmar migrant workers who have been sentenced to death in Thailand gathered in front of Maha Bandula Park in Yangon on 2 September. They have sent an appeal to the Thai King requesting a royal pardon.

The cash allowance couldn’t be provided for pregnant women and children under two years old in the first quarter of 2018-19 financial years in Arakan State’s eight townships due to security risks in the region, the minister in the Amyotha Hluttaw session on 29 August.

The Department of Public Health has arranged to give polio vaccines for children up to five years in 12 townships but the department faces difficulty to fully conduct its campaign because clashes occurred in eight townships.

The UN has appropriated USD 12.2 million to provide for IDPs in Arakan and Chin States affected by armed conflicts said Dr Win Myat Aye, minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement.

Regional instability in Arakan State could lead to a decrease of public interest in the 2020 elections, the Arakan National Party (ANP) and the National League for Democracy (NLD) predicted.

The drafting of the nomination dossier to enlist the Mrauk-U cultural region for the list of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites has been accomplished, said Daw Khin Than, chairperson of the Mrauk-U Ancient Cultural Heritage Conservation Group.

The fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army has been occurring fiercely for about nine months in Arakan State, it is not included in the ceasefire declaration.

Delegates of National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) and Northern Alliance agree to keep on discussing a ceasefire, the joint statement of the members of Northern Alliance said.

Two people from Mrauk-U’s Ywar Haung Daw village were taken by a military troop on Saturday morning, family members said.

Since the Chinese government guarantees the security of the Northern Alliance, the coalition of ethnic armed groups will meet with Myanmar’s Peace Commission in Keng Tung in eastern Shan State, according to ethnic armed groups.

The Kyauk Yan village administrator and three civilians from Buthidaung Township, who have been charged under Counter-Terrorism Law, have been released on 27 August, Arakan State MP for Buthidaung Township said.

Relentless gunfire during fighting in Buthidaung Township drove all people from Sin Thay Byin village from their homes on Thursday, according to villagers.

The Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army are fighting on a section of the Yangon-Sittwe road between Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U Township, this has raised concerns among bus lines and passengers regarding their safety.