Since its coup last year, Myanmar’s military regime has required suppliers to seek its approval to bring certain goods into Arakan State, severely affecting businesses and disrupting commodity flows; an issue that the Arakan Army (AA) addressed in a wide-ranging press conference on Tuesday.

An 18-year-old woman from Thingaga village, Minbya Township, jumped from the Rar Maung Bridge on Sunday afternoon and has not been found yet, according to locals.

Myanmar’s military regime has adjusted the time frame for a nationwide three-month ban on offshore fishing, bringing forward the ban from May to April.

Fighting on April 4 between coalition forces of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the Myanmar military along the Asia Highway in Kayin State, resulted in the destruction of some passing vehicles, locals said.

Beginning this month, food items will once again be supplied to camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State where those supplies had been lacking, said U Hla Thein, a spokesman for the Arakan State Administration Council.

A growing number of counterfeit banknotes have been found in circulation in Arakan State, according to cash handlers who have personally dealt with fake bills.

All-inclusive dialogue is needed to address the current situation in Myanmar, the Peace Process Steering Team (PPST) told a press conference on April 4, following the latest meeting of PPST leaders.

Arakan State residents have complained about Chinese space debris that has frequently landed in waters off the coast of Arakan State, expressing concerns about possible impacts on the local marine ecosystem. 

Fish are being dumped as there is not enough ice from ice suppliers due to frequent power outages in Arakan State’s Ramree Township.

The Arakan Farmers’ Union has called on Myanmar’s military regime to protect the rights of farmers and fulfil their needs during the country’s ongoing economic and political crises. 

Communities of ethnic Mro people living in remote, mountainous parts of western Myanmar are reportedly planning to migrate for a chance at a better life.

Myanmar’s military regime on Friday revoked the citizenship of 17 more people including well-known opposition figures and ministers of the shadow National Unity Government (NUG), bringing the known tally of such individuals to 28. 

The illegal online trade in wildlife has boomed in Myanmar since the military coup in February 2021, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a recent report.

An Arakanese man was shot dead in Yangon’s Tamwe Township on Friday morning, according to his family, with the perpetrator reportedly still at large.

Family members are demanding answers in the case of a man who turned up dead more than a week after he went missing in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State.

A bomb exploded at a high school in Yebyu, Tanintharyi Region, at about 8 a.m. on Friday, according to a local resident.

Ten Muslims were detained at a military checkpoint on Thursday evening in Arakan State’s Ann Township.

Myanmar’s military regime has raised the official retirement age to 62, a move that many believe is an attempt to retain its dwindling workforce in the post-coup era.

Two civilians and several security personnel were killed in a clash at a security checkpoint near Moppalin intersection on the Yangon-Mawlamyine highway in Kyaikto Township, Mon State, at about 5:30 a.m. on March 31, according to locals.