Arakan Army (AA) coast guard forces recently apprehended five fishing boats and more than 30 Bangladeshi nationals for illegally entering Arakan waters, according to local residents.

The BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor reports that of the 102 townships where Myanmar's military regime has announced that it will hold "phase 1" of the elections, more than 70 percent are experiencing military conflict.

The Lin Yaung Chi Foundation's free schools, which educate more than 2,000 displaced children across three townships in Arakan State, are facing a funding crisis.

The Thai government has reportedly decided to allow Myanmar refugees living long term in refugee camps in Thailand to work legally.

Another child and woman have succumbed to injuries they sustained in a junta airstrike on Daing Kyi Ward in Mrauk-U, bringing the death toll from the August 25 attack to 14.

The BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor reports that Arakan State has had the highest number of civilian fatalities from military conflict across the country, making it one of the most dangerous regions for civilians.

A mourning ceremony was held on Monday to mark the eighth anniversary of the killing of Hindus from Khamaungseik and Yebawkya villages in northern Maungdaw Township by the Muslim armed group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).

At least 12 people including children were killed and 20 others were injured in a late night junta airstrike on Arakan State's Mrauk-U, which is held by the Arakan Army (AA), on Monday.

Tens of thousands of Muslim refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh are marking the eighth anniversary of their mass exodus with a three-day international conference titled "Stakeholders' Dialogue: Takeaways to the High-Level Conference on Rohingya Situation" in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

More than 100 military-trained Muslim recruits and junta soldiers were killed during a clash between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army (AA) near Htan Shauk Khan Village in Buthidaung Township, Arakan State, according to the former deputy commander of the junta's Military Operations Command No. 15 in Buthidaung, who was captured by the AA as a prisoner of war.

Muslim elders in Maungdaw District issued a statement on August 23 saying the skeletons found in Htan Shauk Khan Village were the remains of junta soldiers killed in the fighting, and that junta accusations that the AA killed more than 600 Muslims are a fabrication and a lie.

Hundreds of traders are reportedly stranded after India closed the main border route for trade between India and Arakan State.

Since November 2023, when the Arakan Army (AA) began battles for control of towns in Arakan State, the military regime has banned offshore fishing in Kyaukpyu Township.

Justice for Myanmar (JFM) has warned that the military regime is attempting to evade international sanctions under the new name it has adopted, the State Security and Peace Commission.

Fighting has been ongoing in the jade mining hub Hpakant Township, Kachin State, and the military regime is reportedly sending hundreds of additional troops.

The junta-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC) has announced that phase one of the elections will be held in three townships in Arakan State, Sittwe, Kyaukphyu and Manaung, which are still under the control of Myanmar's military regime.

The United Wa State Army (UWSA), the most powerful ethnic armed group in Myanmar, has said it will no longer provide weapons or financial assistance to any armed group.

Junta-controlled state-owned dailies such as Myanma Alinn and The Mirror (Kyemon) have reportedly been refusing to accept requests from family members to publish missing persons reports in their pages.

The Arakan Army (AA) is working to secure the border and stabilise the region between Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, and Bangladesh, according to locals.