Clashes could intensify on the Arakan front after the regime replaced Major-General Kyaw Swar Oo with Major-General Kyaw Soe as commander of the Arakan State-based Western Command, military analysts said.

Clashes between junta troops and the Arakan Army (AA) have intensified near the Regional Operations Command in Sittwe Township, Arakan State, with the military carrying out heavy artillery attacks and airstrikes, according to local sources.

A 200-strong junta contingent has entered Saw Town in Magway Region and is reportedly arresting local residents, according to ground sources.

The Arakan Lottery, launched by the Central Customs and Taxation Department under the United League of Arakan (ULA), officially began ticket sales on 1 June, though it may take months before tickets are distributed to sales agents.

The Maungdaw District Chakma Ethnic Affairs Committee issued a statement on 31 May saying it is working to stabilize and resolve a military recruitment dispute that occurred in Thinbawhla Village near Taungpyo Letwe town in northern Maungdaw, Arakan State.

Sexual violence, rape, and statutory rape cases are reportedly on the rise in townships controlled by the Arakan Army, with at least four cases remaining unresolved as the perpetrators continue to evade arrest.

The Myanmar regime is reportedly recruiting youths in urban Kyaukphyu, Arakan State, for its military intelligence wing, known as the Office of the Chief of Military Security Affairs (OCMSA).

The regime has been consecutively carrying out airstrikes and drone attacks on territories controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State, with civilian casualties also increasing, according to local residents.

Although border trade between Bangladesh and Arakan State resumed in April, trade activities remain limited and have yet to attract participation from private entrepreneurs, according to border traders.

People in Arakan State are calling on the United League of Arakan (ULA) to relax medical travel certificate requirements, as patients face significant difficulties obtaining approval to travel to India for treatment.

The military regime is reportedly conducting training flights using gyrocopters and motorized parachutes, known as paramotors, in Kyaukphyu and Manaung townships of Arakan State as it prepares to resist Arakan Army offensives.

Clashes have reportedly broken out between regime forces and the Arakan Army (AA) near Sittwe in Arakan State, with both sides exchanging heavy artillery fire, according to local sources.

Twelve ethnic Chakma organizations have called for an investigation and action over allegations that members of the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army exceeded emergency regulations by forcibly conscripting minorities in Thinbawhla Village near Taungpyo Letwe town in northern Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, near the Bangladesh border.

University students and youths in Myitkyina staged a protest on May 25, 2026, calling for the complete cancellation of the Myitsone Dam Project and opposing attempts by Myanmar’s military regime to resume the project, according to the Kachin Human Rights Watch (KHRW).

Blood donor associations in areas controlled by the Arakan Army are facing various difficulties and struggling to maintain regular operations due to air threats from Myanmar’s military regime and soaring fuel prices, according to group representatives.

Fierce clashes continue between regime forces and Chin resistance groups in Kanpetlet Township, southern Chin State, as the military carries out daily airstrikes targeting Kanpetlet, Mindat and Matupi towns.

Basic commodities flowing from mainland Myanmar into Arakan State are facing severe shortages and rising prices after the regime blocked the key trade route in Magway Region’s Saw Township amid ongoing clashes.

After recapturing some territories across Myanmar, the regime is now intensifying multi-front efforts to reclaim areas controlled by the Arakan Army (AA), including territories in Arakan State.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will provide healthcare assistance worth 1.3 million euros for women in Myanmar, including those affected by conflict and war in Arakan State.