The regional government could not construct shelters for IDPs yet because of armed conflicts in Northern Arakan State, this has created mounting concern for their living in the coming rainy season.

A 40-year old man was killed and four others injured during clashes in Mrauk-U and Ponnagyun Townships, northern Arakan State, on June 5.

To step up security for No. (1) Sittwe Police Station, the police force notified shop owners of more than 70 shops that surround the police station from all four sides to move out by 15 June.

The accidental explosion of a bomb that occurred near the Taung Pyo (Right) bridge, killed police and left three others injured, an official from No. (1) Border Guard Force said.

Schools cannot be reopened for the new academic year in Rathedaung Township due to continued fighting between Myanmar Army and the Arakan Army in the region, Township Education Officer U Kyaw Mya said.

An artillery shell exploded in Nyaung Bin Hla village in Mrauk-U Township on 3 June when a man found it and hit it with his knife, one man was killed and three other people injured.

The curfew order in the five townships of northern Arakan State has been extended for the next two months, according to township administrators and local residents.

Daw Hnin Win Yi, 41, was first taken to the village hospital, but was transferred to Sittwe hospital later after she was sent to Mrauk-U hospital because of the severity of her injuries.

A monastery in Minbya Township’s Sabahtar village where villagers were hiding was hit by mortar shells on June 3 at about 3p.m, killing four villagers and injuring nine others including a young monk, U Myo Kyaw Aung, administrator of the village told the DMG.

Over 100 political and social organizations yesterday released a joint statement after a political talk titled “ Arakan State’s affairs is the matter of the Union of Myanmar” held in Yangon, demanding the Tatmadaw to stop waging war across Myanmar including Arakan State.

“I am concerned about my village. If artillery shells landed in our village, houses would be demolished. And I am also anxious about the possibility that soldiers will enter our village and make trouble with villagers who are there,”

They carried out inspections on May 29 by meeting with local residents in Kyauktan village. Pyithu Hluttaw representative Daw Khin Saw Wai, State MP U Than Naing and U Tin Maung Win were also involved in the probe.

A bus from Shwe Man Yadana bus line that departed from Sittwe hit a landmine on its way to Yangon on the evening of May 31, the blast caused some damage to the vehicle. There was no report of injuries.

“The situation in our region is not good. We’ve heard that clashes broke out in Kyauktan in Rathedaung Township. So, we were worried that fighting would occur in our village too when soldiers enter our village. So, we fled from our homes,”

After a court hearing lasting for four months, two out of four detained people from Buthidaung Township were released on May 28, according to their lawyer U Than Khaing.

The report said that the AA abducted ethnic villagers, threatened and intimidated village administrators and businesspeople, conducted military operations near villages and towns that lead to endangering civilians and

“We have produced nearly 500,000 sets of dresses for school uniforms. So, our investment is about K700 million. If the department does not accept our product, we will face heavy losses,”

The Rakhine Women’s Union (RWU) is concerned for the security of women in IDP camps where over 40,000 people are taking shelter due to clashes in northern Arakan State, the chair of the RWU said.

“When we heard about the pardon, we were expecting he would be included on the list. The President granted amnesty three times this year, but my son was not pardoned. You do not know how I feel as a mother.