The World Bank is trying to initiate a project which can connect the local market with international markets in Arakan State, including providing financial assistance for small businesses and vocational training, officials from the World Bank said.

“The Tatmadaw unit was shooting off weapons all day. Actually, there is no fighting near that village and I can see houses ablaze now but I am too afraid of going there to check it out,”

The road to Mt. Maygawady Myay Ni, a historical location in Manaung Township, has been repaired annually through donations from local people, said U Kyaw Moe Naing, a member of Saydanar Shin Charity Group. 

The Chairman of the Tatmadaw True News Information Team Maj-Gen Soe Naing Oo warned not to exploit the situation of the government and the Tatmadaw that has to be patient to attain peace.

Fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army have prevented farmers to harvest more than 12,000 acres of paddy fields in Rathedaung, Buthidaung, Ponnagyun, Mrauk-U, Minbya, and Myebon townships, according to Arakan State Farmers’ Union.

Two civilians, who were travelling on a motorbike at night in Ponnagyun Township were shot by the Tatmadaw, both are receiving medical treatment now.

Spokesperson of the AA Khaing Thukha said they will not permit the Tatmadaw to provide arms and supply provisions under the guise of the Kaladan project.

Myanmar has been elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) representing the Asia-Pacific group (ASPAC), according to a source from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“We don’t know how to use the Tatmadaw’s cash contribution as of now as the Chief Minister has yet to arrive back,” Win Myint, Municipal Affairs Minister and Spokesperson for the local government said.

Six civilians from Meewa Village in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State have been taken by a Tatmadaw troop at about 5 a.m. on 21 November.

The Tatmadaw captured five members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) along with guns, ammunition and improvised mines in Maungdaw Region, Arakan State on 21 November, according to a statement issued by the Commander-in-Chief’s Office.

A Tatmadaw column released 12 local residents it took from Thazigone Village, Rathedaung Township in Arakan State on 20 November through a police outpost in Inn Din Village on 21 November.

The Amnesty International and the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights have demanded the immediate release of the Amyotha Hluttaw MP U Hwei Tin, who has been abducted by the Arakan Army (AA).

Stray artillery fire injured one person and killed another at Amyat Taung village in Rathedaung Township, Arakan State on the evening of November 21.

A man who has been detained by the Tatmdaw was submitted to Ann hospital on November 21 to have medical treatment, the family of the detainee said.

“When I went and met my son at police station today, I saw that he has injuries on his right hand and back. He was beaten with a bamboo stick while being questioned by the Tatmadaw. I saw the other detainees with injuries as well,” U Maung Than Moe, father of a detainee Kyi Linn, told DMG.

Villagers of Thar Si Gone in Rathedaung Township, Arakan State, claim Tatmadaw members snatched 12 residents from their village, but the Tatmadaw denied the claim.

The Arakan Front Party (AFP) released a statement on 20 November to free Pyithu Hluttaw MP Dr Aye Maung from Ann Township, who has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment.

The Arakan Army (AA) stated that nine people died and 13 people surrendered from the Tatmadaw, including a captain and a warrant officer, after fighting with the Tatmadaw on the afternoon November 19 in Paletwa Township, Chin State.