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.

More than 100 public schools in Arakan State are facing challenges to open due to ongoing clashes between the Tatmadaw and the AA in the region, according to Rakhine Ethnics Congress (REC).

“Pregnant women are suffering from living in IDP camps. They feel ill. They lack the comforts they were used to living in their homes. They cannot get any food they want to eat, and that’s crucial for pregnant women”

However, Ma Khin Aye, wife of the manager of the farm, said that the drugs were found at an old building located opposite of the farm and she thought it was a kind of fabrication.

Since ongoing conflicts between the Tatmadaw and the AA are escalating in Arakan State, farmers are not ready to grow monsoon paddy on nearly 100,000 acres of land, according to All Arakan State Farmers Union.

Ngapali beach this year saw a five percent drop in local visitor numbers compared to last year’s numbers because of intensifying clashes between the Tatmadaw and AA in northern Arakan State

A village administrator from a village in Kyauktaw Township was injured after he stepped on a landmine on the morning of 11 June.

“A few days ago, there had been clashes surrounding Pauk Taw Byin village. After the clashes, our informer said that members of the AA were staying with villagers in nearby villages,” Colonel Win Zaw Oo said.

A community based basic sewing training course is being presented to 20 women from Buddhist, Muslim and Hindu communities in Maungdaw Township.

Some refugees in the monastery are worried that they may face the same fate as the seven villagers who died while being interned in Kyauktan village in Rathedaung Township.

Some Muslims from Bangladesh refugee camps wanted to return home but they were threatened by the ARSA and they did not know which documents to fill out for the repatriation process.

The matriculation examination pass rate in Arakan State is the highest it’s been since 2017, according to the figures released by Arakan State Education Office.

Forty-six ward/village administrators from Kyauktaw Township resigned for reasons of personal safety because the Tatmadaw detained their peers for questioning.