The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the delivery of humanitarian aid to Arakan State, particularly rural areas, remains challenging due to travel restrictions.

Two residents in Paletwa Township, Chin State, who have been charged under Section 52(a), and Section 52(b) of the Counterterrorism Law on suspicion of having ties to the Arakan Army (AA), have seen their trial deadlocked for more than a year and a half, according to family members of the accused.
 

A Myanmar military training school near the village of Kanni in Arakan State’s Minbya Township has been carrying out live-fire drills using artillery since October 18, according to residents.
 

Sugarcane was once grown on a commercial scale in Arakan State, but more and more growers are leaving the business due to low demand and prices, according to sugarcane growers.
 

Hoteliers at Myanmar’s most popular beach town, Ngapali in Arakan State’s Thandwe Township, expect a decline in the number of visitors coming for the Thadingyut holiday compared with last year’s arrivals.
 

People in Arakan State are being urged to make preparations for the El Niño weather phenomenon, with irregular rainfall, high temperatures and the potential for drought expected over the coming months.

Internally displaced people (IDPs) taking shelter at displacement camps in Kyauktaw town say they have been forced to work at government offices for no pay since early this year.

A 17-year-old disabled girl in Konbaung Village, part of Arakan State’s Myebon Township, was raped last week and the alleged perpetrator was reportedly arrested by the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA), according to local residents.

While locals may insist that there is no drug production in Arakan State, at present the local trade of drugs is gradually increasing.

Thailand has offered to buy 90 percent of the avocados produced in Myanmar this year, according to the Myanmar Avocado Producer and Exporter Association (MAVO).

The Myitta Uyin Pyinnyar Dana Charity Home in downtown Kyauktaw, Arakan State, which provides free education for students from families that have been internally displaced (IDPs), is in need of assistance, according to an official.

A 22-year-old woman, mentally impaired from birth, in Leikma Village, part of Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township, was raped on September 30.

Rice prices are rising and locals in Tanintharyi Township are facing rice shortages as Myanmar’s military regime has de facto barred the supply of rice to the area since early October, according to local residents.

The junta-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC) has not yet approved the registration of the Arakan National Party (ANP), one of the biggest players in Arakan State politics, nearly seven months after the party applied for registration.

The head of the Fisheries Department in Mon State’s Ye Township was gunned down on Wednesday morning.

Authorities are failing to control the sale of food and beauty products banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Arakan State, according to residents.

Charities and social organisations in Arakan State for about a year have been applying to the military regime for registration in order to carry out humanitarian operations, but there have been delays in obtaining permission, according to association officials.

Many of those who lost limbs due to landmines or explosive remnants of war (ERWs) as a result of conflict between the military and the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State are struggling to survive.

As the export of betel nuts from Arakan State to Bangladesh has been banned, demand is decreasing and betel nut farmers are facing losses.