An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) are living in areas controlled by the United League of Arakan (ULA) in western Myanmar's Arakan (Rakhine) State, where continuing conflict, food shortages and declining humanitarian assistance are worsening living conditions, according to a new report.

The military junta is pressing ahead with a major ground offensive and intensified airstrikes in an attempt to recapture Kuntaung Village in Ponnagyun Township, which is controlled by the Arakan Army, according to military sources.

The military junta has deployed frigates, corvettes and missile-armed warships along the coast and inland waterways of Arakan State, using them to launch heavy artillery bombardments against civilian towns and villages, day and night.

Bangladesh is holding discussions with Myanmar's authorities and the Arakan Army (AA) as part of efforts to resolve the prolonged Rohingya refugee crisis, according to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam.

A total of 73 junta military personnel defected or were captured as prisoners of war (POWs) across Myanmar in October, including in Arakan State and Chin State, according to a statement issued by People's Goal on November 6.

The military junta has recruited more than 140,000 people under its conscription programme since enforcing the Military Service Law, with more than 70 percent reportedly forced into service, according to a report released on November 6 by the Myanmar Defence and Security Institute (MDSI).

The Arakan People's Revolutionary Government (APRG) has issued a local order prohibiting the sale of betel quid and cigarettes to students and young people under the age of 19 in Taungup Township, Arakan State.

The military junta has intensified its airstrikes across Arakan State, killing at least 16 civilians and injuring 53 others between November 1 and 7, according to data compiled by DMG.

A military junta reconnaissance aircraft circled over Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U townships, areas under Arakan Army control in Arakan State, for more than an hour on November 7, causing fear and anxiety among local residents.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are expanding in conflict-affected Arakan State as local entrepreneurs strive to meet regional demand for goods, address job shortages and generate income.

Farmers in Arakan State are anticipating losses as the paddy harvesting season begins, with harvesting fees and agricultural input costs continuing to rise, according to local farmers.

A pregnant woman was killed and 12 other civilians were injured when the military junta launched an airstrike on Nankyar Village in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State, at least several residential houses were also damaged, according to local residents.

Residents of more than 10 villages along the Arakan mountain range, near the Taungup–Padaung road connecting Arakan State and Bago Region, are facing severe livelihood hardships due to ongoing armed conflict, according to local residents.

Movements by fighters from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) have been reported in recent days along the Mayu Mountain Range, which stretches across Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung townships in northern Arakan State, areas under Arakan Army control.

Heavy fighting has intensified near Minchaung Bridge along the Sittwe–Ponnagyun border as the military junta presses ahead with a second major offensive toward Ponnagyun Township, using ground troops and air support.

The Department of Public Health under the United League of Arakan (ULA) has issued a public health advisory urging residents across Arakan State to take precautionary measures against extreme heat and unusual weather conditions expected as the El Niño phenomenon intensifies.

The military junta launched an aerial attack on locations between Yoengu and Kyaukseik villages along the Yangon–Sittwe Road in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, on the night of November 4.

Delegates from the United League of Arakan (ULA) are holding discussions with local authorities and civil society leaders in Mizoram State, India, to improve safe and reliable cross-border trade between Mizoram and Arakan State.

The military regime has intensified aerial attacks on internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in areas controlled by the Arakan Army, putting displaced civilians at increasing risk.