Local women in Sittwe, a city still controlled by Myanmar’s military regime, are reportedly facing difficulties due to a shortage of sanitary pads resulting from restrictions and bans on their transportation and import.

Regime forces have firmly established bases and are increasing the number of operational checkpoints in Pyaung and Thaphanyaung villages in the western part of Mindon Township, Magway Region, which borders the Arakan mountain range, according to local sources.

Ethnic Chakma people are urging their community members to actively participate in rebuilding Arakan State and to resolve challenges faced by their ethnic group through dialogue with the United League of Arakan (ULA).

Displaced women in some camps across areas controlled by the Arakan Army in Arakan State are facing emotional and physical security concerns due to inadequate and unsecured toilet facilities, local sources said.

Myanmar’s military regime is constructing new fences to step up security around entry and exit points, military areas, and near army bases in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State, which remains under junta control.

Fierce fighting has broken out in recent days between regime forces and a coalition led by the Arakan Army near the Mrauksan Village-based junta’s Artillery Battalion No. 344 in Yekyi Township, Ayeyarwady Region. The regime is reportedly treating its wounded soldiers at nearby civilian hospitals.

Fierce fighting between the Arakan Army and regime forces, which launched an offensive from the Taung Maw Oo naval station in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, has forced thousands of local residents to flee to safety.

Residents of Saw are fleeing their homes as regime forces have taken up positions across the town, leading to heightened military tensions with resistance groups.

The Arakan Army and allied resistance forces have captured a Myanmar military camp stationed in Nat Ma Hote Kalay Village, Indaw Township, Sagaing Region, according to military sources.

Intense clashes have broken out near Awa Taung Village in Kyaukphyu Township between the Arakan Army and regime forces advancing from the Taung Maw Oo naval station, with the military reportedly using two jet fighters to support its ground offensive through aerial bombardments.

Cases of young Arakanese people going missing in Yangon are increasing, with at least 11 missing person cases reported to the Arakan National Network (ANN) between June 2025 and May 2026.

Ranong Immigration in Thailand announced on Wednesday that Thai authorities handed over 90 Myanmar migrant workers arrested in Ranong Province to the regime.

A 300-strong junta contingent entered Saw, a town on the border of Chin State and Magway Region, at around 10 a.m. on May 14 and took up positions across the town.

Fierce clashes have erupted between regime forces and resistance troops led by the Arakan Army near the junta’s No. 344 Artillery Battalion in Yekyi Township, Ayeyarwady Region, with the military reportedly relying heavily on airstrikes and artillery support.

The Arakan Army (AA) has recently strengthened security measures along the border between Arakan State and Bangladesh in Maungdaw Township, according to local residents.

Residents in Saw Township, Magway Region, are fleeing their homes due to concerns over potential clashes as military tensions rise following recent junta offensives and military operations in the area.

Political analysts say that although the regime released former President U Win Myint under a pardon in April, the continued detention of former State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be aimed at serving the regime’s own political interests.

The regime is targeting independent news outlets through continued suppression of media by revoking publishing licences.

A junta column advancing from Htigyaing to Katha in Sagaing Region was intercepted and attacked by the Arakan Army (AA) and allied revolutionary forces.