Myanmar's military regime has announced plans to mark the 51st anniversary of Arakan State Day on a grand scale in Sittwe on December 15.

Myanmar's military regime, which has lost control of 14 townships in Arakan State to the Arakan Army (AA), is reportedly preparing a counteroffensive to defend remaining towns and regain lost territory, according to locals and military observers.

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has acknowledged that its troops opened fire on Arakan Army (AA) fighters along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, saying they returned fire after being attacked first.

Five civilians were killed and nine injured in junta air and artillery attacks on three villages in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, on November 7, local residents said.

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has urged the Karen people to "face the truth" and work for peace and stability in Kayin State, saying he was saddened by the ongoing conflict and suffering in some areas of the state.

Displaced women who are heads of households say their families are facing a daily worsening of livelihoods due to a lack of jobs and rising prices in Arakan State, where the military conflict continues.

Myanmar's military regime carried out 124 airstrikes across the country in October, with nighttime attacks killing more civilians than daytime strikes, according to the Myanmar Defense and Security Institute (MDSI).

"Winter crops cannot withstand much rain. Continuous rainfall floods and damages the plants, which are delicate. Farmers here are losing a lot," said a female farmer in Pauktaw Village, Kyauktaw Township.

Myanmar's military regime is mounting a large-scale offensive with hundreds of troops against a junta hilltop base controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) near Thaingchaung Village in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, with fighting intensifying, according to military sources.

Many internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State are unable to access healthcare due to financial difficulties, according to social workers.

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The threat of airstrikes by Myanmar's military regime has heightened concerns, prompting some internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, to move from their displacement camps to other locations in recent days.

The Department of Public Health under the United League of Arakan (ULA) has begun vaccinating children under the age of two in townships controlled by the Arakan Army (AA), including Mrauk-U and Kyauktaw.

The Young Men's Buddhist Association (Central) has conferred religious titles on four prominent Buddhist monks from Sittwe, Arakan State, and three individuals, including the junta-appointed Arakan State chief minister, for their contributions to national and religious affairs.

The junta-appointed Union Minister for Home Affairs, Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung, said that 83 men and five women - a total of 88 people - have been charged with attempting to disrupt and sabotage the election.

Arakan Front Party (AFP) Chairman Dr. Aye Maung has pledged to tackle the rising prices of basic commodities and food shortages in Arakan State if elected.

A ceasefire between Myanmar's military regime and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), brokered with Chinese mediation, has reshaped the military balance in northern Shan State. Under the agreement, the TNLA has withdrawn from Mogok and Momeik.

A junta jet fighter dropped two bombs on Pannilar Village in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, at around 11 a.m. today, killing two children and two women and injuring at least 10 others.

Myanmar's military regime reportedly carried out simultaneous aerial bombardments on Ponnagyun, Rathedaung and Kyaukphyu townships in Arakan State on October 30, killing six civilians and injuring at least 12 others.