The AA launched an assault on junta troops stationed near Satthwar Village and drove some of the soldiers deployed near Chingon Village out of the area on November 23.

“We are ready to engage in dialogue to solve all the problems in consideration of war-affected civilians while holding on to our right to self-defence,” the TNLA said.

The price of a packet of pesticide has increased fourfold since last year and now costs more than 80,000 kyats, she said. An acre of peanut plants requires three to five packets of pesticide, she added.

China is the major buyer of Myanmar jade, but China has closed its border crossings with Myanmar to put pressure on ethnic armed organisations fighting the regime, significantly impacting the jade business.

Displacement camp officials say the food situation for the Hindu IDPs is deteriorating and some are starving due to the lack of assistance from international and local aid organisations.

Poultry farmers in Arakan State complain that it has become increasingly difficult to continue their operations despite the fact that eggs are fetching good prices.

There are few local social assistance organisations in Ramree and the large number of IDPs makes it difficult to provide food security.

Commodity prices including fuel continue to soar in the Arakan State capital Sittwe, which is still controlled by Myanmar's military regime, according to residents.

Fighting between the military and the AA in Taungup has forced residents to flee the town on foot across the Arakan Mountain Range to mainland Myanmar.

Junta attacks have killed an average of more than two civilians per day in Myanmar so far this month, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).

Residents were evicted earlier this month after police demanded that houses near their outpost be removed for security reasons. Residents received no compensation or land plots for relocation.

Since the resistance attack on November 20, the junta has been conducting nightly searches of homes near the station and stopping pedestrians for questioning.

Hundreds of inmates from Ann Prison and civilians who were arrested during the latest fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakkha Army (AA) were reportedly transferred to the military's Western Command in Ann, Arakan State.

Myanmar had the highest number of casualties from landmines and unexploded munitions worldwide in 2023, according to a November 20 report by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL).

The regime called on artillery and naval support after the military clashed with the AA in Gwa Township’s Kyaungtaung Village on November 21.

There are three military operations command headquarters in Arakan State. The AA has already seized MOC-9 based in Kyauktaw, and MOC-15 based in Buthidaung.

Nine junta soldiers were killed and approximately 10 others were wounded during an ambush by the People's Revolution Alliance (PRA-Magway) in Ngaphe Township, Magway Region, on Wednesday.

Four civilians including two teenage girls were killed and four others were injured after Myanmar’s military regime bombed Thinchikai Village, part of Arakan State’s Taungup Township, on Tuesday morning.

The AA in its statement on Wednesday warned of future legal action against any Bangladeshi citizen caught fishing illegally in Arakan State waters.