“The prolonged existence of refugee camps hinder socioeconomic development and creates even greater setbacks for refugees,” the union minister said.

One of two teachers from Buthidaung Township who have been accused under Anti-Terrorism Act has been released from custody due to insufficient evidence, lawyer Daw Oo Than Khin told DMG.

A Muslim man from Tha Yet Pyin village in Buthidaung township of Arakan State lost his left leg and got severe injuries in his right leg after stepping on a land mine while he was herding cattle near his village at about 11 a.m. on 2 December.

A robbery occurred in Pyarte village in Kyaukphyu Township on 26 November and three people were arrested, according to Kyuakphyu township police.

Three villagers received injuries due to fierce fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) in Yan Chaung Phyar mountain range of Mrauk-U Township on the afternoon of 2 December.

An artillery shell hit Alaezay ward in Mrauk-U city, Arakan State on the evening of 2 December, killing three children and injuring four, according to Mrauk-U Blood Donners’ Association.

U Aung Lin Htet, U Chan Nyein, U Myat Khaing and U Win Thein were arrested on 10 September after authorities found them with a satellite phone, binoculars, a GPS device, gun powder and detonators at a house in Mandalay Region’s Chan Mya Tharzi Township.

The Tatmadaw used civilian’s vehicles in the fighting near Hinkhayaw village and killed 12 military personnel and seized some weapons, the AA announced.

An artillery shell landed on a house in Shar Shay Pyin village in Mrauk-U Township on the morning of 1 December, injuring five people ranging in age from two to 25 years old.

Notices warning against drug dealers and users were posted on 28 November across Mrauk-U city would be taken serious action are ubiquitous across Mrauk-U city, local residents said.

A clash broke out on Yangon-Sittwe road in Myebon Township yesterday morning and the Tatmadaw troop was supported by a helicopter attack, a local resident from Sanyin village said.

The number of suspects allegedly arrested over suspected links to Arakan Army (AA) has reportedly reached over 500 in Arakan State amid ongoing clashes between the Tatmadaw and the ethnic armed group, according to Thazin Legal Aid.

More than 600 displace people arrived at Shwe Phaung Tin monastery in Minbya Township’s Pan Myaung village on 27 November due to recent clashes that occurred near Kyaung Taung village in Mrauk-U Township.

The general elections would be held in Arakan State where clashes between the Tatmadaw and Arakan Army (AA) are ongoing, for the sake of the government’s dignity, said U San Kyaw Hla, Speaker of Arakan State Parliament...

A young villager who was herding cattle between Angumaw and Thazigone villages in Rathedaung Township was killed after an artillery shell exploded on the afternoon of 30 November.

The Arakan Army (AA) issued a travel alert dated 28 November, warning watercraft owners and travelers to notify their itinerary, date, time, list of travelers and items being transported to the ethnic armed group.

The Northern Alliance Trio released a joint statement on 28 November, saying the group endorsed the attempts to take action against the Tatmadaw at the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ by Gambia, at International Criminal Court by Bangladesh and Argentina’s move to sue Myanmar leaders.

There are not enough toilets in Lan Ma Kyaung (Monastery of Main Road) and Yan Aung Myay refugee camps in Buthidaung town because the number of refugees increases. 

The lawsuit filed at the International Court of Justice is an issue of high national interest affecting all nationals in Myanmar and unity is the strength of the nation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release issued on 27 November.