Intended to link the ancient Arakanese capital to other Myanmar cities by air, an airport construction project on the outskirts of Mrauk-U has been stalled since 2017, even as government departments and local organisations are working to designate Mrauk-U as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

More than 66 percent of students at basic education schools in Arakan State have received booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccination, according to data from the Arakan State education office.

Author Aung Lin Hein (SKY) says proceeds from the sale of an essay book entitled “Panthaku” will be used to support the education of children displaced by fighting.

A bridge over the Darli Creek in Kyainnseikgyi Township, Kayin State, was targeted by an explosive device on Saturday, and the entire approach road to the bridge was damaged, causing difficulties for local residents.

Local people on Moese Island in Arakan State’s Rathedaung Township are struggling to access public healthcare services as the island’s hospitals are devoid of doctors.

Maung Myo Chit Soe, who was arrested and charged with the murder of a young Sittwe woman, was released on Friday, according to family members and a lawyer involved.

The case against a distance university student and a motorbike taxi driver from Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, charged under Section 17(1) of the Unlawful Associations Act was heard on Thursday, the first court hearing in relation to the matter in nearly three months since the duo were detained.

A local man was reportedly killed in a landmine blast near Pharpyo Village, part of Arakan State’s Minbya Township, on Friday afternoon, according to family members.

The festival is traditionally believed to bring about bumper harvest, peace and prosperity in Arakan State, and is generally held before Tabodwe Full Moon Day.

There are criticisms that the military council must take full responsibility for livelihood and resettlement programs for the residents who were forced to return to their homes.

A local woman was killed and two others were injured after mortar shells landed and exploded in three villages near Kyondoe town in Kayin State on Tuesday morning, according to residents.

A Muslim boy was reportedly killed and three others were injured in a landmine explosion near Phoe Khaung Chaung Village in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township at about 11 a.m. on Thursday.

Ponnagyun Township residents and the township electricity office have been locked in disputes after the office recently began making efforts to collect on what it says are outstanding electricity bills dating back to 2021.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has handed over its food assistance programme for displaced people in Arakan State’s Mrauk-U Township to the World Food Programme (WFP).

The Sittwe Township Basic Education Students’ Union, the first of its kind in Arakan State, has asked for official recognition by authorities.

Freshwater fish and shrimp farming businesses in Arakan State are facing feed shortages and rising feed prices, according to fish and shrimp farming breeders.

Few farmers grow papaya in Arakan State though there is local demand for papaya and the fruit fetches good prices, according to papaya growers.

Nearly a year after they migrated to a purpose-built settlement in southern Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, more than 600 ethnic Mro people are still facing difficulties in terms of access to healthcare, economic opportunities and education.

Facing widespread scepticism, Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has promised an election this year in which all citizens can cast votes freely, without threats or coercion.