Family members say they have had phone contact with one of two Muslim men from Sabeikone Village, part of Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township, who were abducted by members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) last month.

The junta’s transport and communications ministry is planning to increase vehicle registration fees by a factor of three.

Distance learners taking shelter at displacement camps in Arakan State are facing financial difficulties to continue their education due to high food prices and school fees.

A spate of recent cattle deaths in villages on Saku and Magyi islands in Ramree Township, Arakan State, are not due to disease but rather are the result of a lack of care, according to an official of the township Livestock and Veterinary Science Department.

Women in displacement camps have a high prevalence of miscarriages and vaginal and uterine infections due to lack of health knowledge, according to those working on health education.

A Muslim man from Meekyaung Khaungswel Village, part of Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township, was found dead one day after he was detained by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), locals said.

Led by environmentalists, residents in Arakan State’s Ann Township planted more than 1,300 fruit trees, edible plants and perennials to mark the 84th anniversary of U Ottama Day.

Dengue cases in Arakan State were relatively low in the early part of 2023, but have increased significantly in the post-Cyclone Mocha period.

The 84th anniversary of U Ottama Day on Saturday was not commemorated in many parts of Arakan State due to security concerns, according to residents.

The Arakan Front Party (AFP) in a statement on Saturday called on the military and Arakan Army (AA) to release the political prisoners they are detaining, including two senior party officials.

A man from Tharyargon Village in Maungdaw Township said: “The two defectors are ethnically Arakanese. So, they can only defect to the Arakan Army, I think.”

As the coup has dissolved the parliament, agreements reached between those groups and the regime are not legitimate, critics argue.

The junta’s Religious Affairs and Culture Ministry is planning to make a pagoda digital directory at the Shitthaung Temple in the ancient town of Mrauk-U, Arakan State.

A junta soldier and two policemen arrested by the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) near Zinchaung Village, part of Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township, were released on Friday afternoon.

“My daughter was left by the two women at the express bus terminal in Yangon. My daughter met an acquaintance, and she then phoned us from a police station in Yangon,” said Ma Thin Thin’s father.

Bahrain has expressed interest in importing avocados from Myanmar, according to the Myanmar Avocado Producer and Exporter Association (MAVO).

Since early August, affected cows have been showing symptoms including rashes, swollen limbs, drooling and skin shedding, with some succumbing to their ailments.

The Myanmar Edible Oil Dealers Association has supplied wholesalers in 25 towns including Yangon, Mandalay, Pathein and Sittwe townships with palm oil to be sold at a maximum 2 percent higher than the reference price.

In northern Arakan State, betel is mainly grown in Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw, and Mrauk-U townships, and many betel farms were destroyed by the storm. Growers are also struggling to get leaves for propagation.