From May through October 23, 2025, a total of 57 civilians in northern Arakan — 40 killed and 17 injured — have been victims of ambushes and killings carried out by the Muslim ared group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) in Buthidaung and Maungdaw, according to figures compiled by DMG.

There are reportedly seven candidates running for the position of Rakhine Ethnic Affairs Minister of Yangon Region in the election to be held on December 28.
 

Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, has strongly condemned the human rights violations committed by Myanmar’s military regime against its people across the country.
 

Two women were killed and a male driver wounded when a passenger van traveling the Mayu mountain road between Kyauk Pandu (Maungdaw Township) and Zedee Pyin (Rathedaung Township) came under fire from the Muslim armed group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), according to local residents.

A civilian was killed and another injured when members of the Muslim armed group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) carried out a close-range ambush on the Kyein Chaung–Taung Pyo Letwae road in northern Maungdaw Township, according to local sources.

Internally displaced people (IDPs) and aid workers say IDPs in Arakan State are in dire need of warm clothes and blankets to protect themselves from the cold weather of the coming winter.
 

Myanmar nationals are said to be facing challenges finding jobs due to the increasing number of people entering Malaysia through illegal channels.
 

Arakan Army (AA) chief Maj-Gen Twan Mrat Naing has invited Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, to visit Arakan State in order to investigate allegations of mass killings of Muslims in Buthidaung Township’s Htan Shauk Khan Village.
 

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Military analysts believe the regime’s counter-offensive preparations could jeopardise the security of local civilians in AA-controlled townships and further intensify fighting.
 

An explosive remnant of war (ERW) blast has reportedly killed two local Muslim teenagers in Buthidaung Township, Arakan State.
 

The United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) has announced an open-ended ban on nighttime fishing from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in coastal waters near Thandwe and Gwa, effective October 19.

Even as foreign envoys, armed groups, and junta officials gathered in Nay Pyi Taw, the regime conducted airstrikes in Kachin State, Sagaing Region, and Shan State.

Displaced people in Rathedaung Township, Arakan State, are facing worsening living conditions due to a severe shortage of humanitarian assistance, particularly food, shelter, and medical supplies, according to local sources.

U Ba Shein, chairman of the Rakhine Nationalities Party (RNP), has said that Myanmar is in chaos because there is no peace in the country, and that the junta-sponsored election therefore must be held.
 

Members of the regime proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) are reportedly campaigning for the junta-sponsored election slated for December 28, targeting Arakanese people who have fled to mainland Myanmar due to military conflict in Arakan State and other reasons.
 

According to local residents, Myanmar’s military regime has been reinforcing its naval forces along the coastlines of Arakan Army-controlled townships such as Thandwe, Gwa, Ramree, Pauktaw, and Maungdaw in Arakan State over recent days.
 

Despite ongoing armed conflicts across Myanmar, the military regime held a series of ceremonies in Nay Pyi Taw from October 15 to 17 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA).

The battle for control of Arakan State, which began in November 2023 and is approaching its two-year mark, and the aftermath of the fighting has left the Arakan people suffering from severe poverty and hunger.