Tobacco can be easily bought and sold at shops and betel quid vendors near schools in some townships, according to residents. 

Women at displacement camps and in some rural villages have turned to a traditional method of using cloth rags for their periods to save money and also due to an increase in the price of sanitary pads.

The Arakan State Election Commission said political parties in Arakan State approved for registration have members that do not meet the requirements.

The Myanmar Rice Federation has fixed the maximum buying price for rice at 2 million kyats per 100 baskets of paddy for the monsoon paddy harvest.

The junta-controlled Central Bank of Myanmar said in a statement that it had revoked the licences of 123 foreign exchange companies.

Local coasters have been given access to the India-funded Sittwe Port in the Arakan State capital Sittwe since September 20, according to the Rakhine State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RSCCI).

A plan to buy tonnes of dry tamarind leaves produced in Myanmar and export them to Thailand has been shelved due to protests from environmental conservation groups.

Seven people arrested on suspicion of having ties to the Arakan Army (AA) during renewed conflict in Arakan State have been sentenced to prison in recent days.

Colonial-era lighthouses in Sittwe, Rathedaung, Maungdaw, Manaung, Thandwe and Kyaukphyu townships in Arakan State are reportedly in urgent need of repair.

A mobile phone shop owner in Manaung, Arakan State, has reportedly been charged with incitement under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code.

In Yaypawgyi village in Kyokyer village-tract in Arakan State’s Taungup Township, an old building that served as living quarters for road workers is being used as a school for children of the village, and locals are calling for construction of a new building.

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) have reported a decline in market share, with concerns about inferior quality prevalent.

Industrial, agricultural and livestock production courses will be offered next year in Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu, Taungup and Mrauk-U towns for people who have completed Grade 9, according to the Arakan State Education Office.

Sarus cranes are on the verge of extinction in Arakan State, say activists advocating for conservation of the local environment and biodiversity.

Sales for the Aung Bar Lay state lottery in Arakan State have dropped by about 70% since the Myanmar military seized power in a February 1, 2021, coup, lottery ticket vendors say.

Vessels extract sand from the island every day and the shore is eroding away as the number of people who catch prawn is on the rise.

The victim has been identified as Daw Hnin Yu Nwe, 37. She is believed to have been killed while on her way to Panphawpyin Village from Pauktaw Village on the morning of September 16.

An archaeological museum located in Nan Yar Kone Ward in the ancient Arakanese city of Mrauk-U will be relocated, with a new museum planned to be built.

Thousands of people from Arakan State are waiting in Muse, northern Shan State, to cross the border into China after China reopened the border crossing, according to the Arakan Literature and Culture Association (Muse).