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.

The wife of a man convicted of murder and sentenced to death by a court set up by the United League of Arakan (ULA), the political wing of the Arakan Army (AA), says his family will appeal the ruling.

Myanmar’s junta regime is pushing ahead with the repatriation of Muslims who fled from northern Arakan State’s Maungdaw to Bangladesh during the military’s so-called counter-insurgency operations in 2017.

Residents of Arakan State’s Mrauk-U Township have criticised the junta’s paving of a road at the first tier of Nandawyargon (the palace mound) in the ancient Arakanese archaeological zone.

Reeds from Arakan State that are traditionally used in broom-making are fetching good prices thanks to demand from foreign countries.

Yohei Sasakawa, the Japanese special envoy for national reconciliation in Myanmar, has reportedly urged the United League of Arakan (ULA), the political wing of the Arakan Army (AA), to put an end to hostilities between the Myanmar military and the ethnic armed group.

Myanmar’s military regime has returned 423 Muslims to Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships in Arakan State after they unsuccessfully attempted to leave Myanmar for overseas destinations.

A medical team comprising more than 20 specialists provided healthcare services in Pauktaw Township, Arakan State, on Friday, with approximately 2,000 residents receiving treatment.

A resident of Lay Mile Village in Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township has been charged under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code on suspicion of having ties to the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) and National Unity Government (NUG), the junta-controlled Myanmar Alinn daily reported on February 3.

Yohei Sasakawa, the Japanese special envoy for national reconciliation in Myanmar, visited camps for internally displaced people (IDP) in Arakan State over the weekend, his third visit to the country’s westernmost territory since assuming the role of peace mediator.

Two Grade 7 students were killed and four others were injured when a grenade exploded in Kontan Kyeinchaung Village, part of Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township, on Friday night.

Green Network-Sittwe, a civil society organisation based in Sittwe, is conducting an opinion poll on garbage disposal in order to help solve the problems facing residents of the Arakan State capital in dumping their household waste, and to disseminate knowledge about eco-friendly garbage disposal methods.

There are more than 50 school-aged children living in the Myo Oo Khaung camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State, of which more than 40 children lack the support needed to continue their education, according to camp officials.

“We didn’t notice that he went missing, searched for him and found his body at around 3 p.m. He always strays from home to catch birds.

The United League of Arakan (ULA), the political wing of the Arakan Army (AA), handed down the death sentence to a man convicted of killing a young woman near the state government offices in the Arakan State capital Sittwe last year.

About 2,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) sheltering at the Thayet Oak displacement camp in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, are facing a shortage of drinking water as well as toilet difficulties.

Bamboo entrepreneurs in some Arakan State townships are exporting bamboo to mainland Myanmar, but they are facing losses due to the high cost, according to people who work in the industry.