A delegation including UNHCR’s senior executive team and ambassadors from ten ASEAN countries meet ten Muslims who returned from Bangladesh at the regional government guest house in Sittwe on the afternoon of 11 September.

The National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) of Myanmar government has invited the Northern Alliance to meet for talks in Keng Tung, eastern Shan State, on 16 and 17 September so that the four ethnic armed groups could actively participate and discuss Myanmar’s peace making process.

“Four men suddenly entered our house last night while we were sleeping. Then, they shined a flashlight on my husband and stabbed him in the neck. He was stabbed many times and died,”

Three teenagers from Aung Daing village in Minbya Township stepped on a landmine while they were tending to their cattle near the village on the morning of 7 September, villagers said.

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) set the time period for the unilateral ceasefire from 9 September to 8 October, they said in their statement.

Amyotha Hluttaw session on 5 September rejected the proposal urging the union government to draw up low-interest education loans for students who pursue their education in government universities including vocational training schools.

As many as 12 wild elephants entered Laung Done village in northern Maungdaw Township on the night of 6 September. They ate about 400 banana plants grown in the compound of the village monastery and destroyed the door of the Buddhist ordination hall.

Since bidding systems harm Arakanese people, activists in Arakan State are reportedly seeking to abolish the system for selling meat and vegetables in markets.

A military helicopter was shot down on the afternoon of 5 September west of Mt. Laung Yat, five kilometers northwest of Kintalin village, Paletwa Township in Chin State, the Arakan Army announced.

Monsoon agricultural loans are being disbursed to farmers in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State and the disbursement period will be by the end of this month, according to a source from the Ministry of Planning and Finance.

During the trial, the arrest warrant for Ko Soe Myint, one of the fugitives was submitted to the court and Police Sub-Inspector Win Kyaw Moe, prosecution witness was questioned, according to the lawyers.

A new town project will be developed on over 400 acres of land in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State and some farmers who own the land targeted for the project area expect that they will be paid appropriate compensation.

The 23rd anniversary of the Sittwe University was celebrated at the Convocation Hall of the university in Sittwe, Arakan State on 4-5 September in conjunction with a paper reading session, a market for buying products and music concert.

The owners of some stalls near Set Yoe Kya Bridge in Sittwe, Arakan State encountered many problems after the township development committee informed them to remove their shops.

The Arakan National Solidarity Committee asked the government on September 2 to permit local and international donors, NGO and INGO organizations to give assistance freely to IDPs in Arakan State.

Crab businesses in Arakan State are facing difficulties because of fighting in Northern Shan State between the Tatmadaw and the three Northern Allied Armed groups.

“We distribute rice to families every five or 10 days. We have some rice but it is enough for only three or four days,” said the monk Hnin Char who manages the camp.

Arakan people want to have mobile internet access back in the four remaining townships. The government reopened Internet access in four townships in Arakan State and Paletwa Township in Chin State a few days ago.

“We submitted the appeal to check the case with a tribunal. The sentence issued to Dr Aye Maung isn’t according to the law and it has flaws. We submitted the special appeal to sort out these problems,”