The Myanmar military junta has launched fresh offensives in a desperate bid to prevent Sittwe and Kyaukphyu - the last major towns in Arakan State still under its control - from falling into the hands of the Arakan Army (AA), according to an AA statement released on September 5.

Coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing's meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his ongoing trip to China are being viewed by analysts as a dangerous form of international endorsement for Myanmar's illegitimate military regime.

The United League of Arakan (ULA) said the UN Human Rights Council report on the situation of Muslims in Arakan State focuses only on extremist allegations, rather than contributing to building trust and unity among the diverse communities of the Arakan People's Government.

A court set up by the United League of Arakan (ULA) has sentenced a man to 40 years in prison for raping four women in areas controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State, while several more cases are still under investigation.

Muslim activists have asked the Argentine Federal Court to issue arrest warrants for the Chief of the Arakan Army (AA) Maj-Gen Twan Mrat Naing, Deputy Leader of the AA Dr Nyo Twan Awng and other leaders on charges of genocide against Muslims.

The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Republic of Korea announced on September 5 the launch of an emergency aid initiative called "REACH", targeting families in Myanmar suffering from severe hunger and displacement.

Passenger flights from Yangon to Sittwe, the capital city of Arakan State, which is still under the control of Myanmar's military regime, have reportedly been barred from carrying goods since August.

The Humanitarian and Development Coordination Office (HDCO) under the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) announced that it is working to provide humanitarian assistance to displaced people in southern Arakan State.

A report by the UN Human Rights Council says that at one point up to 30 people per village per month from Muslim villages in Sittwe Township, Arakan State, were being forcibly recruited into the Myanmar military.

The Arakan Army (AA) has been issuing border-crossing documents at checkpoints along the Paletwa-India frontier for local residents, primarily for security purposes.

The Arakan Army (AA) is conducting a series of drug arrests in townships under its control in Arakan State, and some AA police officers have been among those arrested.

Myanmar's military regime is pressuring internally displaced people (IDPs) sheltering in Kwinkauk, Ingapu Township, Ayeyarwady Region, to return home by September 7, according to aid workers and IDPs.

The Arakan Army (AA) has issued a local order requiring those in possession of firearms and military equipment in areas controlled by the ethnic armed group to surrender them within 45 days.

Protests by revolutionary forces and the public against the elections planned by Myanmar's military regime are intensifying across the country.

A man who was recently rearrested at the Kyaukphyu Prison gate after serving time on politically motivated charges was sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code, an incitement provision, on September 1, according to a family member.

Fighting between the Myanmar military and a coalition force led by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in the jade mining hub of Hpakant Township, Kachin State, is intensifying, with the number of local civilians killed and captured on the rise.

A regime airstrike on Mrauk-U, Arakan State, destroyed 42 houses last week, leaving dozens of families and more than 200 people currently struggling to find a place to live.

Myanmar's military regime has arrested 11 local residents after a bomb dropped by a drone landed and exploded near a school last week in Yinsae Village, part of Ayeyarwady's Region Laymyethna Township.

Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has told the Chinese government that a railway and deep-sea port project connecting Kunming, China, to Kyaukpyu, Arakan State, are being implemented.