More than 600 internally displaced people (IDPs) at a camp in a Ponnagyun Township industrial zone have reportedly been facing food shortages for some two months.

The fate of eighteen villagers from Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township who were abducted by Myanmar military personnel two years ago is still unknown, according to family members.

Ko Sein Chit and Ko Ye Naing Oo from Arakan State’s Thandwe Township, who have been accused of ties to the anti-regime People’s Defence Force (PDF), will be examined at a court hearing next week as the plaintiff and prosecution witnesses in the case have already been questioned, according to the defendants’ lawyer.

The case against Ko Tin Tun Aung from Paletwa Township, Chin State, who was detained by the Myanmar military and is facing incitement charges, was examined for basis at a court hearing on March 17, according to family members.

More than 300 people who were forcibly removed from squatter homes in the Arakan State capital Sittwe earlier this week are struggling to adjust to their new realities, with many homeless, hungry and lacking legitimate prospects for a roof over their heads.

Fighting between the Myanmar military and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the Karen National Union (KNU), has been ongoing along the Myawaddy-Kawkareik Asia Highway in Kayin State since Saturday morning.

Charities are among the latest to suffer from rising fuel prices in Myanmar, with many free funeral service and ambulance providers having to spend more on funerals from their funds, according to charities based in Arakan State.

Police have opened a case under immigration law against four Muslims detained at a checkpoint in Arakan State’s Ann Township on Friday.

Locals in Paletwa Township, Chin State, are facing difficulties as the prices of basic commodities such as fuel, cooking oil and rice are soaring due to restrictions on the transportation of goods.

A former chairman of the Letpadan Township Students’ Union in Thayawady Township, Bago Region, and an ex-reporter have reportedly been sentenced to 11 years in prison by the Thayawady Court on two political counts.

Arakan State’s Rural Development Department is planning to supply water to 11 townships in the state that face annual water shortages during the dry season.

High fuel prices are forcing fishing trawlers to suspend their operations, according to business owners in Arakan State.

Four students in Arakan State who were released from prison this week after serving sentences for an October 2020 protest say they will continue to work for and give voice to the needs of the people.

Prolonged daily power cuts have made studying difficult for students in Arakan State as they prepare for end-of-year exams later this month.

Some children were killed and more than 50 houses were destroyed in clashes between junta troops and anti-regime forces in Kayah State in the first week of March, according to the Karenni Refugee Assistance Group.

The plaintiff in the case of former Arakan State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu and his subordinate municipal minister, U Min Aung, who were charged under the Penal Code for alleged violations of election law, was examined at a court hearing on Thursday, according to lawyers involved.

The Myanmar junta has carried out more air raids near Lay Kay Kaw new town in Kayin State’s Myawaddy Township, where Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Brigade 6 is active, according to sources on the ground.

The case against Ko Min Ko Oo, chair of the Taungup Township Youth Network in Arakan State, who has been arrested on suspicion of having ties to the anti-regime People’s Defence Force (PDF), was examined for basis at a court hearing on Thursday, according to his lawyer. 

Authorities removed squatters from a cemetery in Sittwe’s Dannyawaddy ward on Thursday, with about 100 junta soldiers, police, department personnel and municipal workers involved in forcing squatters out of the cemetery.