Clashes between the military junta and the Arakan Army have intensified in recent days in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, with fighting now taking place simultaneously at three locations.

Claims by the military junta that 20 members of the Arakan Army surrendered with weapons during intense fighting in Ayeyarwady Region are false and fabricated propaganda, according to Arakan Army spokesperson U Khaing Thukha.

Dengue fever cases have been rising in areas controlled by the Arakan Army in Arakan State this year, with a total of 158 cases reported as of July 30, according to a statement released by the Department of Public Health under the Arakan People’s Revolutionary Government.

The military junta has claimed that 32 members of the Arakan Army and the People's Defence Force (PDF) surrendered with weapons and ammunition, despite ongoing fighting and continued battlefield losses suffered by regime forces in Ayeyarwady Region.

Since July 25, the regime has been attempting to send troop reinforcements from Artillery Battalion No. 905 in Padan Town to the Nat Yay Kan base on the Arakan mountain range.

During the meeting, the Maungdaw District Education Officer announced plans to recruit up to 500 Muslim teachers to work in public schools across the district for the upcoming academic year.

Nine homes belonging to Muslim families in Apaukwa Village, Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, have been destroyed by severe riverbank erosion along the Kaladan River, according to local residents.

The loss of several towns in northern Chin State to the military junta was the result of poor leadership and a lack of unity among Chin revolutionary forces, according to political analysts.

Free Arakan Lottery (Laung Paw) tickets are being distributed to internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in camps across Arakan State through donations from supporters inside Myanmar and abroad.

Heavy clashes have erupted along the Ann-Padan Road in Ngaphe Township, Magway Region, after the Arakan Army and allied forces intercepted a junta convoy attempting to reinforce the strategic Nat Yay Kan air defence base, according to local military sources.

Demand for the official Arakan Lottery (Laung Paw) launched by the Arakan People's Revolutionary Government (APRG) has increased this month, according to sources close to the taxation department.

The Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF) and the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) held online talks on July 23, according to an official statement.

Three suspects detained in connection with the rape and murder of a young woman in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, have confessed to the crime, according to a statement released by the Department of Law Enforcement and Public Security (DLEPS) under the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA).

The murder of a 24-year-old woman from Autseik Village in Ponnagyun Township has been described by several Arakanese civil society organizations as one of the most brutal and shocking crimes in Arakan State.

Three civilians were killed and 28 others injured after the military regime carried out six airstrikes over two consecutive days on Thandwe Township, Arakan State, an area controlled by the Arakan Army.

A record 77 suspected drug dealers and users have been arrested in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, during a month-and-a-half-long crackdown, with investigations continuing to identify additional suspects linked to the cases.

He said the military regime is prepared to accept the detainees and that navy vessels will be sent to collect them once bilateral negotiations are finalized.

Residents and civil society groups are calling for a swift investigation and justice after a woman in her 20s was raped and murdered in Ponnagyun Township, an area controlled by the Arakan Army in Arakan State.

The Arakan Army is set to grant official licences to 40 companies to import foreign liquor into areas under its control in Arakan State.