The ongoing armed conflicts between the Tatmadaw and the AA in Arakan State hinders establishing theatre troupes, the secretary of the Arakan State Thabin Organization told the DMG.

Dissatisfied vendors who were forced to move from six shops buildings located in front of the Department of Information and Public Relations in Sittwe on 28 July demonstrated on Monday.

To prevent human trafficking, a public awareness campaign is going to be provided in IDP camps in Arakan State who are taking refuge following the ongoing armed conflict between the Tatmadaw and the AA.

An INGO staff member was injured by the Tatmadaw’s gunfire in Mrauk-U and has received intense care in Sittwe hospital. 

Eight people have been detained and interrogated by police in Ponnagyun town for allegedly having ties to the Arakan Army, the Myanmar Military announced.

Fighting between the Tatmadaw and Arakan Army (AA) that began in December 2018 is continuing in northern Arakan State.

Residents of Kyauk Phyu will enjoy job opportunities if the Kyauk Phyu special economic zone is developed in Arakan State, Chinese ambassador to Myanmar H.E Mr Chen Hai said.

Six shops on land leased by the Arakan State Public Relations and Information Department that opened in front of the department office were forced to move on the morning of July 28. 

Since prosecution the witnesses failed to appear in court, accused villagers under Counter-Terrorism law have suffered loss, their lawyers said.

A Tatmadaw soldier shot and killed himself around 9pm on July 27 in Kyauk Phyu township of Arakan State, according to the township police force office.

The Arakan Army (AA) has denied the Ministry of Information’s announcement, which said AA together with ARSA attacked a Border Guard Police station in Buthidaung Township.

A Muslim boy from Sin Thay Pyin village, Buthidaung Township, in northern Arakan State was shot and injured on July 28.

Some townships in Arakan State face landslides annually and Minbya Township has experienced more landslides than the normal this year.

To award compensation for farmland owners from Kyauktaw Township whose land was commandeered for a Sittwe-Minbu railway section, the appropriate department has received over MMK602 million (USD 401,333).

Ramma Gyun village in Gwa Township, southern Arakan State, was hit by a tornado yesterday morning, destroying at least 14 houses, according to local sources.

Some schools in conflict affected areas could be reopen, but seven schools in Rathedaung Township have been closed due to fighting, said U Sein Tun Hla, Deputy director of the office of the head of Education Department in Arakan State.

The Union Election Commission notified the Arakan Front Party on 2 July to reorganize its central executive committee because one CEC member is included in two political parties.

Nine Arakanese accused under a counterterrorism law including the younger brother of the AA’s chief Ko Aung Myat Kyaw yesterday were remanded at the Yangon Region’s Western District court from 26 July to 9 August.

The Supreme Court of the Union yesterday dismissed the appeal submitted Dr Aye Maung and author Wai Hun Aung who have been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for high treason and incitement for giving speeches in a public event.