“We are trying to become a major global food supplier by utilising the good foundation given by nature for agriculture and livestock farming,” said the junta leader.

Anti-regime groups have made the international community misjudge his regime and China while exploiting the situation to achieve political and military gains, and facilitating illegal trade, said Min Aung Hlaing.

The regime carried out its bombardment of Dainggyi after junta soldiers stationed at the village monastery, school and homes withdrew due to an offensive by the Arakkha Army (AA).

The NUG, the Karen National Union, the Karenni National Progressive Party and the Chin National Front held a joint press conference on Tuesday as Min Aung Hlaing was on his first visit to China since the 2021 coup.

Indian fuel is adulterated with paprika powder and dried in the sun to make it look like Octane Ron 92, said the retailer. The dodgy Octane is sold at market prices.

The radar station is reportedly equipped with a complex air defence system capable of detecting drones and radio signals, and is thus crucial for the regime.

Most Hindu people in Sittwe are low-income manual workers who made a living as barbers, washers, stevedores or by repairing umbrellas and collecting scraps.

At least 3,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) from Ann Township are in need of food, shelter and medicines, and they are facing many difficulties due to the lack of assistance.

The Burmese Women’s Union (BWU) reported that four women lost their lives as a result of sexual assault by the military regime and five women were injured as a result of conflict-related sexual violence.

RSO fighters came in a motorboat and ambushed the AA troops, who were conducting security operations along the Naf River near Jaliadwip Island in Bangladesh’s territorial waters on November 3.

The AA clashed fiercely with the military near Border Guard Police Battalion No. 5 at around 7:30 p.m. on November 3, with two junta jet fighters dropping bombs on AA positions.

The AA resumed its offensive against junta positions in Taungup in the last week of October, and seized the artillery battalion on Sunday.

Arakanese migrants in Yangon have concerns for their safety due to the junta’s increased arbitrary arrests of civilians, checks on households for unregistered overnight guests and forced conscription.

A junta jet fighter dropped at least 10 bombs on the village at around 10 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. on November 3, burning several homes to the ground, said local sources.

The AA had already taken control of the military's Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 373, a military intelligence unit, a medical corps, and a junta artillery battalion on Kulaung Hill over recent days.

A landmine exploded while people who had come to resettle in Tinma Village were clearing their homes of overgrowth on November 2.

The regime carried out airstrikes on the village twice, hitting a Buddhist monastery housing several internally displaced people (IDPs) on Saturday evening.

The female prisoners transferred to Pathein from Sittwe were jailed on political charges and some are still facing trials.

"The regime sent 1,000 junta soldiers in military trucks from Ayeyarwady Region on October 28 and 29. The regime is preparing a defence in Gwa," said a military source.