During the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Myanmar Agricultural Development Bank lent 50,000 kyats per acre for farmers in an attempt to mitigate the economic impacts of the pandemic on farmers.

Around 100 junta soldiers, who have been stationed near the village since 2022, were deployed at the school and some homes in the village on August 21.

An AAPP official said the regime is still trying to govern the people with fear, arresting and killing those opposing the junta as enemies and, as its territorial control shrinks, committing terrorist acts to regain those areas.

Many women dare not answer on the record when interviewed about Myanmr’s political and military situation, and it is therefore difficult to add more women’s voices in stories, according to journalists.

Vaginal itching, burning and abnormal discharge are common in adult women at the Thetkelpyin Muslim IDP camp in Sittwe Township.

The primary reasons why IDPs are still unable to return to their homes are the presence of junta troops in and around their villages, and fears of renewed fighting and landmines, as well as the lack of security guarantees.

More than 30 villages such as Thaluchaung, Tewa, Likway, Ngasinyainekaing and Chinmawuntaung are located along the upper reaches of the Yoe Creek. Ethnic Arakanese, Mro and Khami people live in the area, and mainly engage in farming.

The Ministry of Health has said that by vaccinating young girls, the rate of infection with HPV, which causes cervical cancer, can be reduced by 83 percent.

A surge in the all-in cost of college has posed a challenge to distance learners in Arakan State this year. Not only tuition fees but also off-campus living expenses have significantly increased, students say.

Myanmar’s military regime has taken in billions of kyats from donors in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha, according to junta spokesman Major-General Zaw Min Tun.

Four Muslims from Arakan State’s Sittwe Township have been trafficked after they were lured by false promises of jobs, according to family members.

As the school cannot hire the teachers it needs, the students are struggling to pursue their education, said Venerable Vasudeva, presiding monk of the monastic school.

There are 128 people in Arakan State who were charged under Section 17(1) of the Unlawful Associations Act or Section 505(a) of the Penal Code, according to a DMG tally.

Ninety-five percent of basic education schools and higher education facilities, and 94 percent of healthcare facilities have been repaired, said the junta spokesman.

The export value of Myanmar teak and timber has declined due to sanctions from the United States and European nations in response to the February 2021 military coup.

According to the new order, anyone living in Myanmar can only legally possess a maximum US$10,000 in cash for a maximum period of six months.

The pigs died within three days after suffering from fever, lack of appetite, diarrhoea and coughing, and at least 20 pigs died in each affected village, according to local residents.

The woman has been identified as 25-year-old Ma Yu Yu Khaing, who went missing while returning home from farmlands at about 9 a.m. on August 18, family members said.

UNOCHA Myanmar released the statement after the head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Martin Griffiths, met with junta boss Min Aung Hlaing on August 15.