Upgrades to Samonetel Airport in regime-controlled Manaung Township will be carried out during the 2027-2028 fiscal year if funding is approved, junta authorities said during a Pyithu Hluttaw session on June 5.

A coalition force led by the Arakan Army (AA) seized two forward outposts of Artillery Battalion No. 344 in Yekyi Township, Ayeyarwady Region, on June 1, with fighting continuing near the junta artillery regiment, according to military sources.

Fierce fighting between regime forces and the Arakan Army (AA) has continued for more than a week near Sittwe, according to local residents and military sources.

A clash broke out between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO), a Muslim armed group, near the Arakan State border in Cox's Bazar District, resulting in the seizure of weapons, ammunition and narcotics from the RSO, according to border sources.

Myanmar’s former military chief and self-appointed President Min Aung Hlaing has called on resistance forces operating along the Myanmar-India border to cooperate in efforts to achieve peace across the country.

The family of a Grade-12 student who died under suspicious circumstances in Gyitchaung Village on Ale Phayonekar Island in Pauktaw Township is calling on the United League of Arakan (ULA) to investigate the case and ensure justice.

More than 3,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) across Taungup, Thandwe and Gwa townships in southern Arakan State are facing severe food insecurity due to a critical shortage of humanitarian aid, according to local aid workers.

The military regime has pledged to repair the power plant supplying electricity to Manaung Town in Arakan State in an effort to restore power access.

The Arakan Army (AA) released 89 of more than 100 residents of Thinbawhla Village on 2 June following a dispute over military recruitment in Maungdaw Township.

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Kyaukphyu Township sheltering near the Peinhne Mountain Range in Ramree Township are fleeing to other locations due to fears of further junta airstrikes.

A junta column stationed in Saw Town, Magway Region, has reportedly been breaking into homes and stealing residents’ property, vehicles and other belongings, according to local sources.

Junta-chief-turned President Min Aung Hlaing, who became president following the 2025 election, is currently in India for his first foreign trip since taking office.

Clashes are intensifying in Indaw Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region, between junta troops and resistance forces led by the Arakan Army (AA), according to local and military sources.

Clashes could intensify on the Arakan front after the regime replaced Major-General Kyaw Swar Oo with Major-General Kyaw Soe as commander of the Arakan State-based Western Command, military analysts said.

Clashes between junta troops and the Arakan Army (AA) have intensified near the Regional Operations Command in Sittwe Township, Arakan State, with the military carrying out heavy artillery attacks and airstrikes, according to local sources.

A 200-strong junta contingent has entered Saw Town in Magway Region and is reportedly arresting local residents, according to ground sources.

The Arakan Lottery, launched by the Central Customs and Taxation Department under the United League of Arakan (ULA), officially began ticket sales on 1 June, though it may take months before tickets are distributed to sales agents.

The Maungdaw District Chakma Ethnic Affairs Committee issued a statement on 31 May saying it is working to stabilize and resolve a military recruitment dispute that occurred in Thinbawhla Village near Taungpyo Letwe town in northern Maungdaw, Arakan State.

Sexual violence, rape, and statutory rape cases are reportedly on the rise in townships controlled by the Arakan Army, with at least four cases remaining unresolved as the perpetrators continue to evade arrest.