“The Myanmar Army came to the monastery we are staying at and arrested us. They tortured us and forced us to confess to being members of the Arakan Army. We are not members of the AA.

A meeting on war refugees was held among officials from the Supporting Committee for Peace and Stability in Arakan State, the regional government and Arakan State parliament on 19 June at the State Cabinet’s Guesthouse in Sittwe.

Tatmadaw troops entered villages and questioned local residents because they suspected that members of the AA are posing as villagers so they try to interview young Arakanese but they flee from their homes

An event to discuss the topic “Arakan affairs is Union affairs” has been arranged to take place the Arian restaurant in Sittwe, but it’s been cancelled because organizers were told to apply for a permit from General Administration Office for peaceful assembly.

Sin Baw Kaing IDP camp located near the banks of the Lay Myo River in Mrauk-U Township is at risk from potential floods, according to manager of the camp.

If nothing positive results from their protest, they will hold press conference in Japan and send a letter of grievance to the UN, they said.

The wad administrator was a retired corporal from a military medical unit and was working as administrator of Alaebaing ward.

A youth policy for Myanmar was finally initiated in November 2017 after youths across Myanmar tried for many years to inaugurate a policy that specifically safeguards the rights of youths.

Although refugees in Arakan State want to return their homeland, they have a lot of obstacles and feel apprehensive, according to refugees in the camps.

The number of drug seizure cases in Kyauk Phyu Township has increased year after year and the number of drug busts beginning this year has reached six up to June, according to No. 48 Anti-Drug Squad in Kyauk Phyu Township.

The first informal discussion between the Arakan Students’ Union (Universities in Yangon) and the Chin Literature and Culture Committee (Universities in Yangon) was held in Yangon on 16 June.

“We export our rice abroad, for foreign trade, that’s not a problem. But, if we want to transport rice within Arakan State from one township to another township, we need to get the authorities’ permission from the township administration office.

the regional government has not revealed the new site for the shops so far. Police colonel Kyi Linn, head of Arakan State Police Force, also said that he was not sure if the regional government had a plan to arrange a new area for the shop owners.

There were no battles in the region and the Tatmadaw was fabricating battles recently, the AA’s spokesperson Khaing Thukha said.

Four bodies were found on the morning of 14 June buried in shallow graves near Sabahtar village in Minbya Township where the Tatmadaw and AA fought fiercely.

Any organization who fires guns in the historical city of Mrauk-U is a criminal, said U Oo Hla Saw, Pyithu Hluttaw representative for Mrauk-U Township.

The speaker of state parliament U San Kyaw Hla condemned members of cabinet because few members attended the parliament session even though it was convened on 13 June at the behest of the Arakan State government.

A Tatmadaw troop that was heading to Mrauk- U town from Pan Myaung village on the evening of 13 June fired heavy weapons into Ywar Haung Taw village, four local residents were injured, according to a villager.

A thirteen-year-old girl from Ngan Chaung village in Maungdaw Township was murdered and the assailants are still at large, village administrator U Win Htay told the DMG.