Winter crops are grown on a commercial scale in in northern Arakan State’s Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, Ponnagyun, Minbya, Buthidaung and Rathedaung townships, where seeds are scarce.

The aerial bombardment hit a monastery and an adjacent temple, as well as a religious hall and nearby homes.

There were 5,148 clashes between Myanmar's military regime and resistance forces over the first eight months of 2024, local research group Nyan Lin Thit Analytica said in a report on Wednesday.

Two people including a child were killed and three others were injured in a junta air attack on Tanhlwe Ywama Town, part of Arakan State's Taungup Township, on Tuesday night, according to local residents.

The Myanmar regime has been ramping up airstrikes in an attempt to recapture territories lost to resistance forces, BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor said in a recent report.

The event will be hosted by the government-funded Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), which includes India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar.

Among alcoholic beverages manufactured in mainland Myanmar, Andaman beer now costs over K10,000 per bottle in Arakan State and Grand Royal whiskey can cost up to K30,000 per bottle.

A local man from Byaing Phyu Village in Sittwe Township, Arakan State, died from injuries he sustained while in military custody on September 21, according to sources close to the family of the deceased.

In the past, locals were allowed to carry medicines as needed, but the regime has since completely barred the transport of medicines and is conducting more intensive checks.

The Wunbaik reserve mangrove forest (WRMF) is Asia’s second-largest mangrove forest, but timber smugglers have been known to harvest its mangroves for use ultimately as charcoal.

Three civilians including a child were killed and three others were injured in a junta aerial attack on Pauktu Village, part of Arakan State's Thandwe Township, on Sunday.

Over a three-day period from September 18-20, the deaths of two girls ages 5 and 3, and two 2-year-olds are being blamed on diarrhoea.

The regime conducts overnight guest checks and fires mortar shells on a daily basis after setting up more security checkpoints in Sittwe, locals said.

“The road has split in the middle, so vehicles can’t pass, but motorbikes can use it. If it rains more, the road may become more damaged,” said a resident from nearby Kyauksauk Village.

The troubles began after more than 100 houses and shops of people belonging to the indigenous Chakma community were burnt down in Bangladesh's Khagrachari district on September 19.

Salt businessmen in Arakan State are facing financial losses for a variety of reasons including junta blockades triggered by the ongoing conflict between Myanmar's military regime and the Arakkha Army (AA).

The regime plans to fence off the area from Ngalapwe Ward to Ginechein Village and has begun erecting the fence in some places, said a source close to the General Administration Department (GAD).

A New Delhi-based rights body claimed the large-scale arson attack by illegal settlers took place in the Chittagong Hill Tracts at around 5 p.m. on Thursday.

IDPs report suffering from diarrhoea as well as skin diseases as they have no choice but to use unsanitary water for their daily needs.