“We are focusing on these discussions because they are important. If the discussions aren’t good, it could lead to an unfortunate outcome,” U Zaw Htay said during a press conference held at the Presidential House on September 13.  

No human trafficking cases were reported in Arakan State during the period from early this year to September, said Police Major Win Ko Ko from the Arakan State Anti-Human Trafficking Police Force.

“I think that the number of battles has decreased to a certain extent. But the armed clashes continue as the Tatmadaw launches offensive campaigns against the Arakan Army. The conflicts will inevitably end if the Tatmadaw halts the offensives,”

Three middle school students were injured by a landmine explosion near a school in Kywe Yine (Na Ta La) village, Tinmay village-tract in Buthidaung Township, Arakan State.

“The military arrested him and tortured him for about 40 days. They gave him electric shocks and kicked him in his chest. That’s why he regurgitated blood,” U MaungThaung Aye said.

Some wards and villages in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, have been affected by heavy flooding, and some houses have been destroyed after they sank into the water following torrential rain on September 11, Maungdaw district’s fire station announced.

Representatives from the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) and four northern alliance armed groups will meet again on September 17 in Keng Tung, Shan State, according to both sides.

Sittwe district court on 11 September released two villagers who have been charged under the Explosive Substances Act 3 on suspicion of involvement in a bomb explosion near Min Phoo village in Rathedaung Township, the explosion killed a 19 year old girl named Yi Yi Soe.

Following three murders on the night of 9 September in Ann and Myebon Township, Arakan State, the Tatmadaw announced that the victims were killed by the AA and they were artless villagers without supporting the AA.

A delegation including UNHCR’s senior executive team and ambassadors from ten ASEAN countries meet ten Muslims who returned from Bangladesh at the regional government guest house in Sittwe on the afternoon of 11 September.

The National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) of Myanmar government has invited the Northern Alliance to meet for talks in Keng Tung, eastern Shan State, on 16 and 17 September so that the four ethnic armed groups could actively participate and discuss Myanmar’s peace making process.

“Four men suddenly entered our house last night while we were sleeping. Then, they shined a flashlight on my husband and stabbed him in the neck. He was stabbed many times and died,”

Three teenagers from Aung Daing village in Minbya Township stepped on a landmine while they were tending to their cattle near the village on the morning of 7 September, villagers said.

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) set the time period for the unilateral ceasefire from 9 September to 8 October, they said in their statement.

Amyotha Hluttaw session on 5 September rejected the proposal urging the union government to draw up low-interest education loans for students who pursue their education in government universities including vocational training schools.

As many as 12 wild elephants entered Laung Done village in northern Maungdaw Township on the night of 6 September. They ate about 400 banana plants grown in the compound of the village monastery and destroyed the door of the Buddhist ordination hall.

Since bidding systems harm Arakanese people, activists in Arakan State are reportedly seeking to abolish the system for selling meat and vegetables in markets.

A military helicopter was shot down on the afternoon of 5 September west of Mt. Laung Yat, five kilometers northwest of Kintalin village, Paletwa Township in Chin State, the Arakan Army announced.

Monsoon agricultural loans are being disbursed to farmers in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State and the disbursement period will be by the end of this month, according to a source from the Ministry of Planning and Finance.