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.

Myanmar’s military regime has not lifted its restrictions on deliveries of food, medicines and building materials to nearly 50 villages in Darletchaung Village-tract, Ann Township, despite its recent ceasefire with the Arakan Army (AA).

Family members say they have not been in contact with a social activist from Arakan State’s Taungup Township since his arrest by the military more than a month ago.

Fierce fighting broke out between the military and a coalition led by Brigade 3 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) after the anti-regime forces launched an attack on a security checkpoint at Gyaing Suspension Bridge near Hlaingkwe Village, part of Kayin State’s Kawkareik Township, on Friday morning, according to local residents.

Myanmar’s military regime has granted K10 billion from national economic development funds for development works in Arakan State, according to a message sent by junta chief Min Aung Hlaing for the 48th anniversary of Arakan State Day on Thursday.

Local people were not interested in the 48th anniversary of Arakan State Day event organised by the military regime and only civil servants under the military junta attended the event, said people who visited the celebrations.

As many as 2,000 local people were forced to flee after a fierce clash broke out between the military and a coalition led by Brigade 3 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) near Leinpinwel Village in eastern Bago Region’s Shwegyin Township on December 15, according to ground sources.

The Paletwa Township Court has reportedly sentenced two brothers to three years in prison under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code and Section 17(1) of the Unlawful Associations Act, according to family members.

The military’s proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in Arakan State has begun preparing for a new general election, which the military regime plans to hold next year.