The market is slated to open on September 9 on a vacant land plot near Thanpayarthee junction, with some vendors also to be placed along the main road.

Some organisers of the memorial were arrested in 2022, prompting concerns that the regime might do the same this year.

“People are short of food supplies in Arakan State due to Cyclone Mocha. We discussed that,” said ALP chairperson Saw Mra Razar Min.

Charities operate with donations and other private contributions, including monthly membership fees, to cover emergency and health-related issues.

A member of the Thakkelpyin camp management committee, U Hla Shwe, said: “They said they would work for us to return to our original homes, and gain citizenship.”

The Myanmar Edible Oil Dealers Association will sell over 2,783 tonnes of palm oil in Yangon at the junta’s reference price of 4,400 kyats per viss.

Five signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) and the junta’s National Solidarity and Peace Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) signed a nine-point agreement after holding talks for three days.

The junta’s commerce ministry said it would take measures to significantly bring down palm oil prices in the next few days for the sake of members of the public.

Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has ordered the ministers of his regime to systematically regulate local and international nongovernmental organisations (NGOs and INGOs).

Farmers are using technologically produced seeds that can be easily bought and grown, including vegetables such as eggplant, pepper, cucumber, beans, gourds, and ferns.

The Arakan Army (AA) has been providing military training for resistance groups that emerged following the military coup in February 2021.

Representatives of the junta’s NSPNC and delegates from five members of the Peace Process Steering Committee (PPST) have been discussing the amendment of some articles of the 2008 Constitution since August 29.

The artillery shell was discovered on a hill about five furlongs west of the displacement camp on July 21.

The party has recruited the minimum number of party members as required by the law, but has had difficulties opening party offices.

The soft-shell crab business is thriving in Arakan State’s Gwa Township, with soft-shell crabs being exported to foreign markets.

A group of junta officials consisting of the township administrator and departmental employees visited the Kaviyadana IDP camp and Naypukhan displacement camp in downtown Kyauktaw at around 8 a.m. and told IDPs to return home.

The raft-fishing business has resurged in Ayeyarwady Region’s Pyapon Township, along with human trafficking to work on fishing rafts, according to local fishery business owners.

The embassy said it would meanwhile work to simplify the application procedure for passport renewal, and do maintenance work on passport-related machinery.

Local residents in villages across Ann and Kyaukphyu townships make a living catching fish, prawn, clam and crab. They bemoan that their livelihoods have been affected by theft and fear of thievery.