Illicit drug use in the vicinity of the ancient pagodas, walls and temples of the Mrauk-U cultural zone and its Let Sel Kan ward is on the rise significantly, according to some locals in the Arakan State township.

Junta forces in helicopters reportedly bombarded Nyaung Hla village in Sagaing Region’s Tabayin (Depayin) Township on Saturday afternoon. 

The price of gold in Myanmar has stabilised after it surged in the wake of the February 1 coup, gold shop owners said. 

The widely cherished Arakan Thazin flower will face extinction within the next decade if it is not better protected, according to the Rakhine Coastal Region Conservation Association (RCA). 

Fierce fighting broke out between junta forces and the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) near Ho Phate village in Kayah State’s Demoso Township on November 25, killing four KNDF members. 

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck about 9 miles northwest of Hakha, the capital of Chin State, on November 23, according to an official from the Earthquake Observatory.

Universities and colleges in Sittwe are expected to reopen in early December, according to education circles in the Arakan State capital, with a plan to provide Covid-19 vaccines for higher education students reportedly arranged. 

Four coronavirus patients have died in Arakan State during November as the month draws to a close, according to the state’s Covid-19 control committee, with the pandemic’s third wave in Myanmar receding even as global concerns grow about the new omicron variant. 

The Arakan People’s Authority, under the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) has indicated that some people involved in a brawl at the Eain Phyu Taw (White House) KTV in Sittwe’s Anaut Sanpya ward, along with the owner of the KTV venue, are being investigated. 

Residents of Sin Gaung village in Arakan State’s Thandwe Township were instructed on November 25 to report overnight guest lists, according to local villagers. 

The 47^th anniversary of Arakan State Day will be observed in the Arakan State capital Sittwe on December 15, according to the state’s military government. 

The Karen National Union’s Brigade 2 used an explosive device to attack a convoy of Myanmar military troops that was departing Thandaung town, Kayin State, at about 6:15 p.m. on November 25. 

An organisation helping and encouraging Tatmadaw personnel to defect from the Myanmar military, People’s Soldiers, says the families of soldiers who have joined the anti-junta Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) need the help of the public as they adjust to their new realities. 

Myanmar exported about US$1.2 million worth of goods to Bangladesh through the Maungdaw border trade centre in Arakan State from November 1-24, according to an official from the trade centre.

The Small-Scale Industries Department will organise a basic training course on bamboo handicraft in Sittwe, Arakan State.

The Department of Immigration and Population issued National Registration Cards (NRCs) to 1,578 people under the Pan Khin project at U Ottama Hall in the Arakan State capital Sittwe on Friday, according to the state’s military council. 

Min Di Par, the young writer from Mrauk-U Township’s Panmaw village who was arrested last month on suspicion of financing the anti-regime People’s Defense Force (PDF) militia, appeared before the Mrauk-U District Court on November 26 facing Counter-Terrorism Law charges.

Fishermen in Arakan State say they are struggling to make ends meet due to rising prices for fishing gear. 

The planned construction of a Buddhist religious edifice, known as a dhammayon, on the Sittwe University campus is being criticised by some students as an affront to the values of religious pluralism.