Hundreds of vehicles were trapped along the Asia Highway linking Kawkareik and the border town of Myawaddy in Kayin (Karen) State after a bridge near Taw Naw Natural Waterfall was damaged by an explosion, according to locals and truck drivers.

Junta troops stationed near the Maha Myat Muni Buddha Image and pagoda in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township let loose a burst of gunfire on Tuesday night despite the military’s ceasefire with the Arakan Army (AA), panicking local people.

A dried fish manufacturing collective in Chaungwa Village, part of Arakan State’s Pauktaw Township, that uses solar energy to dry fish is struggling due to lack of market, according to villagers.

Myanmar’s military regime will conduct a population census starting January 9 of next year in townships across Arakan State in order to facilitate the compiling of voter lists, according to the Arakan State Administration Council (ASAC).

The bodies of two Muslim men who were trampled to death by a wild elephant were found near Ngakyitauk Village, part of Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township, at about 9 a.m. on Tuesday, according to locals.

Locals are facing difficulties doing business about a year after the military seized some 500 acres of land for snail farming in Tanintharyi Region’s Palaw Township.

Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State who are suffering from chronic illnesses are in need of better healthcare services, the afflicted and their advocates say.

Zaychuang Creek, near the central market in Arakan State’s Minbya Township, is getting shallow and clogged due to littering.

Myanmar’s military regime has opened an additional case against a rice mill owner from Kyauktaw Township for allegedly abetting mutiny, after initially charging him under Article 17(1) of the Unlawful Associations Act for his alleged ties to the Arakan Army (AA), according to court sources and relatives.

Two local ethnic Mro men from Shwetaung Village, part of Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township, were reportedly killed after they went to a local mountain range to cut down bamboo.

Some farmers in Paletwa Township, Chin State, are facing further declines in paddy yields due to rice-field rats eating and destroying their crops, exacerbating challenges already posed by climate change and armed conflict.

Inmates detained in various prisons across Arakan State have not reportedly been allowed to meet their families despite there being almost no Covid-19 infections in the state.

The Arakan State Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will visit markets to control the sale of foods flagged by the FDA head office as unsuitable for human consumption.

Residents from Thae Khon village on Myay Ngu Island in Pauktaw Township, Arakan State, said about 30 villagers are suffering from diarrhoea after drinking seawater. 

Lengthy power outages are fueling demand for charcoal and firewood in Arakan State, according to charcoal and firewood sellers.

The Mrauk-U branch of the Department of Archaeology and National Museum is checking over heritage buildings and artefacts in the Mrauk-U ancient cultural zone to prepare for a field visit by UNESCO experts.

Thousands of children in Ye Township, Mon State, have had their access to education jeopardised or cut off completely due to fighting between the military and a local anti-regime group.

Nineteen ward and village administrators from the Kutaung area, located in the southern part of Arakan State’s Rathedaung Township, have reportedly tendered resignation letters to the township administrator’s office, saying they are facing difficulties in their work between the military and the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA).

Local residents in Sittwe have expressed concerns about the fire risk posed by roadside petrol pumps.