The Peace Process Steering Committee (PPST) said on February 12 that since the military coup in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, the peace process and political talks have ground to a halt.

Junta-appointed ministers recently visited displacement camps in the Arakan State townships of Sittwe, Minbya, Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U, during which they urged internally displaced people (IDPs) to return to their homes.

The junta-controlled Union Election Commission (UEC) has announced that four political parties officially registered their organisations from February 1 to 10.

Members of the Kaman and Maramargyi ethnic groups are demanding that their tribes’ statues be showcased at the cultural museum in the Arakan State capital Sittwe.

The Mon State Salt Farmers Association says it will support salt farmers in Arakan State with a salt water system, soil levelling system, salt purification system and other technical assistance to increase salt yields.

A memorial service marking the 25^th anniversary of the death of the commander-in-chief of the National Unity Party Arakan/Arakan Army (NUPA/AA), Major-General Khaing Razar, was held in his native Chaw Chaung village, Minbya Township, on Saturday morning.

Sixty exam centres will be run in towns in Arakan State for the upcoming matriculation examination in March, which will be the last one organised under the current curriculum, according to the Arakan State Education Department.

Political analysts and legal experts say the military regime’s promulgation of the right for civilians and government employees to bear arms could make things worse in Myanmar, a country beset by decades of civil war.

A local shrimp breeder in Arakan State’s Pauktaw Township is taking a cue from his Thai counterparts to breed saltwater shrimp.

Myanmar still has imported cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, according to the junta's Ministry of Health.

A regime population census in townships across Arakan State to facilitate the compiling of voter lists is currently 99.25 percent completed, the junta-controlled Myanma Alin daily reported on February 8.

The Paletwa-Zorampur road, part of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project that was stopped for two years due to regional instability and other factors, has been restarted with five tendering companies, and is slated for completion in five years.

An elephant camp was opened last week for public recreation in Thandwe, with the Myanmar Timber Enterprise opening the Sarnitaung elephant camp on February 2.

A total of 2,778 women were detained by Myanmar’s military regime since it staged a coup two years ago, with 21 of them from Arakan State, according to a February 7 report from the Burmese Women’s Union.

The Chin Political Steering Committee (CPSC) on Thursday urged the United League of Arakan (ULA) to identify and take action against criminality among the ranks of members of the Arakan Army in Arakan State.

The Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO), a military branch of the Karen National Union (KNU), said in a statement on Wednesday that the Waw Lay-Htee Ka Palel road section in Myawaddy Township, Kayin State, would be closed to traffic due to the possibility of fighting in the area.

Trying to put a positive frame on a planned election increasingly viewed as uncredible, Myanmar’s military ruler claimed Wednesday that his regime is making efforts to hold a dignified vote later this year.

Two more cremation chambers are being built at the Arkyeiktaw graveyard in Sittwe, according to the local Free Funeral Services Society (FFSS-Sittwe).

Domestic rice prices have increased due to decreased paddy yields in Arakan State this year, according to local businesspeople.