In Arakan State, where the AA has been fighting the regime for months, the ethnic armed group has seized control over the majority of the state’s 17 townships, with observers saying a meaningful census and subsequent election are therefore unlikely.

Anti-regime groups have seized five of 17 border trade stations across the country, and most of the border trade stations still under the junta’s control have also ceased operations, said the report.

In Myanmar, people generally donate blood for free, but blood donors in Ponnagyun Township are asking for compensation as unemployment and soaring food prices take a heavy toll on them.

The cargo ship carrying 750 tonnes of foodstuffs was intercepted on September 4 in the middle of its journey to Arakan State, according to merchants.

“The military council will be happy if we are fighting each other. So, we must make friends with the AA, otherwise, it might even come to Lawngtlai and create trouble.”

The NUG said that the military regime is designated as the Enemy of the State because it is working toward the total destruction of Myanmar and damaging national security and defence.

Family members say they are worried about the fate of some residents in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, as their whereabouts remain unknown since their arrests months ago.

The AA overtook the Maung Shwe Lay naval base, the last junta battalion in Thandwe, on August 30, despite a fierce junta defence that included air attacks and naval bombardment.

The regime on Monday labelled the Arakkha Army (AA), Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) — which are collectively known as Brotherhood Alliance — as terrorist organisations.

All the proceeds from the film screenings will be used to supply shelter, tents, food and crop seeds for IDPs in Arakan State, said Artists’ Shelter.

The regime’s airstrikes and artillery attacks killed 27 civilians, injured 70 others and destroyed 433 homes in northern Shan State in August, the statement added.

Some ethnic armed groups are taking advantage of the political crisis to expand their territory, claimed Min Aung Hlaing, who is also Myanmar’s self-appointed acting president and prime minister.

Clashes have ramped up between Myanmar's military regime and the Arakkha Army (AA) in Taungup Township, Arakan State, after a period of relative calm, according to residents.

The regime has made many arbitrary arrests of residents in towns it still controls including Sittwe, Ann, Kyaukphyu, Taungup, Gwa and Manaung on suspicion of having ties to the AA, prosecuting them under the Unlawful Associations Act and other provisions.

Myanmar's military regime has beefed up security in Sittwe Township, Arakan State, following a clash with the Arakkha Army (AA) in rural Sittwe on August 30, according to residents.

The regime, which is being militarily defeated across the country, is increasingly targeting civilian populations.

Since August, private ships have been banned from docking in Sittwe, which depends on air and sea routes for supplying basic goods, essentials and even furniture for residents, according to local merchants.

The local woman was wounded after a bomb dropped by a junta jet fighter exploded near a monastery in the village on the evening of September 2.

Seventy percent of 330 townships across the country are experiencing armed conflicts of varying intensities. Anti-regime groups have seized more than 70 towns.