Myanmar had the highest number of casualties from landmines and unexploded munitions worldwide in 2023, according to a November 20 report by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL).

The regime called on artillery and naval support after the military clashed with the AA in Gwa Township’s Kyaungtaung Village on November 21.

There are three military operations command headquarters in Arakan State. The AA has already seized MOC-9 based in Kyauktaw, and MOC-15 based in Buthidaung.

Nine junta soldiers were killed and approximately 10 others were wounded during an ambush by the People's Revolution Alliance (PRA-Magway) in Ngaphe Township, Magway Region, on Wednesday.

Four civilians including two teenage girls were killed and four others were injured after Myanmar’s military regime bombed Thinchikai Village, part of Arakan State’s Taungup Township, on Tuesday morning.

The AA in its statement on Wednesday warned of future legal action against any Bangladeshi citizen caught fishing illegally in Arakan State waters.

The Chinese government has unequivocally expressed its support for the Myanmar regime’s sovereignty and actions, according to junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.

On the 35th annual International Children’s Day, Myanmar citizens and international organisations called for greater protection and care for children facing severe hardships during the country’s civil war.

The AA captured a junta artillery battalion on Mt. Pan Myauk and the University of Taungup on November 3, and has been assisting locals who want to leave the increasingly battle-worn town.

"We are continuing with the process in the remaining areas as thoroughly as possible. We estimate that the census will be completed by the end of this year," said the junta leader.

WFP stated that Dunford’s appointment as its representative and country director comes at a critical time for Myanmar, which is facing worsening humanitarian crises.

“The harvesting fee for paddy has risen to K300,000 per acre. If we sell the paddy and pay the harvest fee, we have nothing left,” said U Hla Maung, a local farmer in Kyauktaw Township.

Nearly 20 children under the age of 5 from the Kan Gyi Shin IDP camp and a displacement camp near the railway station in Kyauktaw have diarrhoea, and some children have been hospitalised.

Local Muslims have accused ARSA and RSO of cooperating with boatmen near the Naf River to convince Muslim internally displaced people (IDPs) that they would receive support in refugee camps in Bangladesh, and extorting exorbitant amounts of money from them.

Fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakkha Army (AA) is escalating near Satthwar Village in Gwa Township, with some junta soldiers retreating from the area, according to military sources.

The HPV vaccine was previously administered annually by local health departments, but the latest fighting in Arakan State has halted routine immunisation programmes.

Most basic goods and medicines are imported from Kyauktaw, and a single sheet of Decolgen, which costs K5,000 in Kyauktaw, is sold for K10,000 in Rathedaung, and the price of a single sheet of Digene is K5,000.

Five people displaced by fighting in Gwa Township, Arakan State, who were taking refuge in Yekyi Township, Ayeyarwady Region, have reportedly been arrested by Myanmar's military regime.

Civilian casualties were inflicted by junta airstrikes, artillery bombardments, ground assaults, unexploded ordnance, and landmines. Airstrikes were the major cause of civilian fatalities.