Heavy clashes have erupted in recent days between military junta forces and the Arakan Army near Amyint Kyun Village in Sittwe Township, Arakan State, a city under junta control, according to ground sources.

Amid escalating armed conflict in Arakan State, local residents are suffering severe mental and physical distress as fear and anxiety mount over continuous military airstrikes.

The military regime deployed a fleet of aircraft to drop dozens of bombs on at least three locations across Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, during overnight air attacks.

Two ethnic Chakma men were injured after stepping on a landmine while foraging for bamboo in Thinbawhla Village, Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, according to local sources.

Internally displaced people in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, are being forced to relocate again as the military regime conducts relentless daily airstrikes targeting villages and displacement camps.

Two local residents died of sudden cardiac arrest and another was injured after the military regime deployed a fleet of jet fighters to bomb the former Military Operations Command 5 (MOC 5) headquarters and former battalion bases near Taungup Town, Arakan State, on the morning of October 6.

Myanmar’s military has deployed around 2,000 troops in a major multi-front offensive aimed at retaking territory controlled by the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA), but has so far failed to regain territory despite weeks of intense fighting, according to ISP-Myanmar.

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has opposed Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s decision to host Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing, warning that the visit could legitimize the junta while Malaysia moves to return thousands of Myanmar nationals to a country still at war.

At least eight civilians were killed and 11 others injured in Myanmar military airstrikes on displacement sites and nearby villages in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, over two consecutive days, according to the Arakan Army (AA).

Three local fishermen from Myebon Township were detained and severely beaten with bamboo sticks by the junta navy while fishing at sea in Arakan State.

One displaced civilian was killed and four others were injured after the military regime launched aerial attacks on Pannilar IDP camp and Aungphyupyin Village in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State.

Residents of Mon State are facing a deepening socioeconomic and security crisis amid soaring prices, fuel shortages, trade restrictions, forced military recruitment, extortion and continuing military attacks, according to a new report by the Rehmonnya Institute for Civic Engagement (RICE).

The Independent Press Council Myanmar (IPCM) has launched an emergency assistance programme for journalists forced to relocate because of threats linked to their work and for Myanmar journalists living abroad who need legal documentation to continue working safely.

Bereaved family members and local residents are demanding the prosecution of those responsible and calling for swift justice after military regime airstrikes killed dozens of civilians near India Market and the Kissapanadi Bridge in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State.

Arakanese political parties and lawmakers participating in the military regime's political system have faced criticism for failing to submit parliamentary motions, issue condolence statements, or publicly protest the junta bombing of India Market and the Kissapanadi Bridge in Kyauktaw Town, Arakan State.

Arakan State recorded the highest civilian casualty toll in Myanmar over the past week amid intensified military airstrikes, according to a new report by Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica (NLTA).

At least three civilians were killed and 12 others injured after the military regime carried out overnight bombing using a Y-12 aircraft in Rathedaung Town and nearby villages in Arakan State on October 3, according to local residents.

The United League of Arakan (ULA), the political wing of the Arakan Army (AA), is expanding its administrative departments across Arakan State amid ongoing military conflict.

A coalition of 92 Myanmar and international civil society and human rights organisations has urged Canada to expand sanctions to cover Myanmar’s entire oil and gas extraction sector supply chain, saying revenues from the industry continue to support the Myanmar military.