It is a very worrying time for local residents because the Tatmadaw and the AA have currently fought fiercely on a daily basis in northern Arakan State.

Since the Tatmadaw began shooting heavy weapon from Mt. Kyein Taung in Minbya Township, local residents have been concerned artillery shells landing into their village.

The number of children with dengue fever admitted to the Maungdaw hospital has reached 60 in July and two of them died, according to the Maungdaw Township hospital.

Khaing Thukha said that the clashes on 1 and 2 August claimed 59 soldiers from the Tatmadaw and injured many soldiers while only three AA members received wounds and trivial injuries.

Boatmen in Sittwe who depend on the capital’s market for transporting goods for vendors and buyers now lack sufficient space on loading dock after the regional government had developed land plots for projects in cooperation with the BXT company along the river bank.

The High Court of Arakan State agreed to change the venue of Lekka villagers’ case from Mrauk-U district court to Sittwe district court, according to the Thazin Legal Aid Group.

Ma Oo Than Nwe received a bullet wound in her thigh while she was hiding in her house with her family when they heard the sound of gunfire near the village this afternoon at about 1p.m,

The shooting took place on a bridge connecting Ponnagyun and Sittwe Townships at Min Chaung creek. A 26-year-old man identified as Ko Chit Thu Aung was shot on 1 August, at about 11 p.m. and died at the spot.

Women from Arakan State lack job opportunities in the region, and there’s an increase in the the number of Arakanese women working abroad which has left them vulnerable to potential risks and dangers.

The Arakan State government hopes to open the Kanyin Chaung economic zone, developed in Maungdaw Township, by the end of 2019, Arakan State Municipal Affairs minister said. 

Five village schools have been temporarily closed after Nyaung Chaung police outpost in Buthidaung Township was attacked, said deputy education officer for Buthidaung Township.

A bomb explosion occurred this morning near a Tatmadaw convoy traveling on Angumaw-Maungdaw road.

A 24-year-old pregnant woman from Mahamuni village in Kyauktaw Township was hit a stray bullet fired by a Tatmadaw troop in the evening of 31 July.

Water, electricity and roads are still required for houses built by the Indian government in Maungdaw Township, Hindu refugees said.

A 65-year-old Muslim woman from Sin Thay Byin village in Buthidaung Township was killed during gunfire in the village because she was left in the village while other residents fled to safety.

According to information from local residents, a lawmaker inspected the factory along with assistant director general of the Environmental Conservation Department. They found that coal would be used to run the factory.

Villagers from Kin Ta Lin village in Chin State’s Paletwa Township have been sent back to their homes this morning, the Arakan Army announced.

The Tatmadaw has filed a complaint against a villager from Kyauk Phyu Township, Arakan State, accusing the villager of distributing information relating to secrets of the Tatmadaw, according to Kyauk Phyu police Station.

Heavy rain, blocked roads and security risks because of military troops have hampered the efforts of the Rakhine Ethnics Congress (REC) to collect the list of war victims in Arakan State, said secretary of the REC.