U Thar Htun Hla, chairperson of Arakan National Party (ANP), said that the party doesn’t have the chance to prepare for the upcoming 2020 general election because of ongoing fighting between the Tatmadaw and Arakan Army (AA) ...

Since the Tatmadaw has equipped its armed forces with more weapons and ammunition, armed conflicts are likely to be intensifying in coming days, the Arakan Army (AA) said on 8 October.

The Arakan Army (AA) stated on October 8 that a faction of No 22 Tatmadaw troop burned down homes in Nwar Yone Taung and Kun Taung villages in Buthidaung Township on October 3 and 4.

A clash broke out between the Tatmadaw and the AA near Kyauktan Village of Rathedaung Township on 8 October and a 17-year-old civilian man died from gunfire, according to the locals.

A Muslim man from Sin Thay Byin village, Buthidaung Township, died after being hit an artillery shell on the evening of 7 October, a family member told the DMG.

 “Some people that have been interrogated are civilians, and people suffer from wars in different ways. Innocent people are suspected and arrested, now there are many arrested youths. We want soldiers not to target innocent people during battles,” she said. 

Seven IDP camps are under construction at the industrial zone in Ponnagyun Township, Ywar Thit Kay and Thaung Da Rar villages in Rathedaung Township, Mrauk-U Airport, Nidin village in Minbya Township, Myaung-Nar village in Buthidaung Township and Myothit ward in Kyauktaw Township, according to the government.

“We went to the area in the morning and had to take time to search for villagers. We arrived back in the afternoon,” said U Kyaw Myint Wai, head of Buthidaung Township Red Cross Association.

Six men from Kyauktan village in Rathedaung Township who have been detained and accused of involvement with the Arakan Army appeared in the Sittwe district court on 7 October.

The Arakan National Party (ANP) will investigate civilian deaths caused by the ongoing clashes in Arakan State and to issue a report, U Pe Than, member of the ANP’s policy-leading committee, told the DMG.

The Tatmadaw detained and questioned three people, including a monk, from Ohe Htein village in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan, Brig-Gen Zaw Min Tun, secretary of the Tatmadaw True News Information Team, said at a Tatmadaw press conference on September 28.

While a couple from Ingyin village of Sanyin village tract in Myebon Township, Arakan State, were strolling around in the forest to chop firewood, the wife stepped on a landmine and suffered injuries to her legs.

Eight men and three women got stuck near Thayat Pyin village in Buthidaung Township, Arakan State, because of fighting between the Tatmadaw and Arakan Army (AA), locals said.

The Arakan State Hluttaw has submitted an appeal to the King of Thailand for Arakan migrant workers Win Zaw Tun and Zaw Linn who have been sentenced to death in Thailand.

Bamboo entrepreneurs face difficulties because they cannot easily obtain bamboo from Saidin Mountain Range due to clashes between the Tatmadaw and Arakan Army in Buthidaung Township, Arakan State ....

An owner of a construction company and a driver were shot by two unidentified gunmen in Sittwe on Friday night, according to No.1 Police Station in Sittwe, Arakan State.

The manageable-sized fishing ponds operated by residents in Ann Township, Arakan State have been affected by privately-owned fishing lakes, according to local people.

Two Buddhist monks who have been sued under Anti-Terrorism Law were released by a district court in Sittwe, Arakan State on 4 October before being charged but one of them was remanded in custody for driving an unlicensed car.

Some houses in Kuntaung Village, Buthidaung Township in Arakan State have been set on fire by the Tatmadaw at about 2 p.m. on 4 October, U Shwe Hla Aung, Township Administrator confirmed.