Myanmar’s military has deployed around 2,000 troops in a major multi-front offensive aimed at retaking territory controlled by the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA), but has so far failed to regain territory despite weeks of intense fighting, according to ISP-Myanmar.

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has opposed Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s decision to host Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing, warning that the visit could legitimize the junta while Malaysia moves to return thousands of Myanmar nationals to a country still at war.

At least eight civilians were killed and 11 others injured in Myanmar military airstrikes on displacement sites and nearby villages in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, over two consecutive days, according to the Arakan Army (AA).

Three local fishermen from Myebon Township were detained and severely beaten with bamboo sticks by the junta navy while fishing at sea in Arakan State.

One displaced civilian was killed and four others were injured after the military regime launched aerial attacks on Pannilar IDP camp and Aungphyupyin Village in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State.

Residents of Mon State are facing a deepening socioeconomic and security crisis amid soaring prices, fuel shortages, trade restrictions, forced military recruitment, extortion and continuing military attacks, according to a new report by the Rehmonnya Institute for Civic Engagement (RICE).

The Independent Press Council Myanmar (IPCM) has launched an emergency assistance programme for journalists forced to relocate because of threats linked to their work and for Myanmar journalists living abroad who need legal documentation to continue working safely.

Bereaved family members and local residents are demanding the prosecution of those responsible and calling for swift justice after military regime airstrikes killed dozens of civilians near India Market and the Kissapanadi Bridge in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State.

Arakanese political parties and lawmakers participating in the military regime's political system have faced criticism for failing to submit parliamentary motions, issue condolence statements, or publicly protest the junta bombing of India Market and the Kissapanadi Bridge in Kyauktaw Town, Arakan State.

Arakan State recorded the highest civilian casualty toll in Myanmar over the past week amid intensified military airstrikes, according to a new report by Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica (NLTA).

At least three civilians were killed and 12 others injured after the military regime carried out overnight bombing using a Y-12 aircraft in Rathedaung Town and nearby villages in Arakan State on October 3, according to local residents.

The United League of Arakan (ULA), the political wing of the Arakan Army (AA), is expanding its administrative departments across Arakan State amid ongoing military conflict.

A coalition of 92 Myanmar and international civil society and human rights organisations has urged Canada to expand sanctions to cover Myanmar’s entire oil and gas extraction sector supply chain, saying revenues from the industry continue to support the Myanmar military.

Three civilians were injured after a military regime jet fighter bombed Aungphyupyin Village, a shelter site for internally displaced persons in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, around 1:00 a.m. on October 2.

The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) has called for witnesses and others with direct knowledge to provide evidence concerning the September 28 airstrike on Kyauktaw’s India Market and Kissapanadi Bridge area, as military airstrikes continue across Arakan State.

The Myanmar military has continued airstrikes across several townships in Arakan State following the deadly September 28 bombing of Kyauktaw, with fresh attacks causing further civilian casualties and damage to homes and religious buildings, according to the Arakan Army (AA) and local sources.

Mass civilian killing incidents nationwide have risen to at least 115, including the recent bombing of India Market in Kyauktaw Town, according to data released by the Institute for Strategy and Policy – Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar).

A military regime airstrike on Kyaukseik Village in Ponnagyun Township and Kutaung Village in Rathedaung Township, Arakan State, killed one local resident and injured three others on the night of September 30, according to local sources.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has raised serious concerns over compliance with international humanitarian law following the Myanmar military’s deadly September 28 airstrike on a crowded market area in Kyauktaw, where at least 50 civilians were killed and 58 others injured.