Over 100 political and social organizations yesterday released a joint statement after a political talk titled “ Arakan State’s affairs is the matter of the Union of Myanmar” held in Yangon, demanding the Tatmadaw to stop waging war across Myanmar including Arakan State.

“I am concerned about my village. If artillery shells landed in our village, houses would be demolished. And I am also anxious about the possibility that soldiers will enter our village and make trouble with villagers who are there,”

They carried out inspections on May 29 by meeting with local residents in Kyauktan village. Pyithu Hluttaw representative Daw Khin Saw Wai, State MP U Than Naing and U Tin Maung Win were also involved in the probe.

A bus from Shwe Man Yadana bus line that departed from Sittwe hit a landmine on its way to Yangon on the evening of May 31, the blast caused some damage to the vehicle. There was no report of injuries.

“The situation in our region is not good. We’ve heard that clashes broke out in Kyauktan in Rathedaung Township. So, we were worried that fighting would occur in our village too when soldiers enter our village. So, we fled from our homes,”

After a court hearing lasting for four months, two out of four detained people from Buthidaung Township were released on May 28, according to their lawyer U Than Khaing.

The report said that the AA abducted ethnic villagers, threatened and intimidated village administrators and businesspeople, conducted military operations near villages and towns that lead to endangering civilians and

“We have produced nearly 500,000 sets of dresses for school uniforms. So, our investment is about K700 million. If the department does not accept our product, we will face heavy losses,”

The Rakhine Women’s Union (RWU) is concerned for the security of women in IDP camps where over 40,000 people are taking shelter due to clashes in northern Arakan State, the chair of the RWU said.

“When we heard about the pardon, we were expecting he would be included on the list. The President granted amnesty three times this year, but my son was not pardoned. You do not know how I feel as a mother.

The demand included points to form the state level City Development Committee and to have plans for checks and balances between the state government and state parliament regarding municipal affairs.

Seventy-five percent of farmers in Arakan State failed to repay their bank loans for monsoon crop, according to the Myanmar Agricultural Development Bank (MADB) in Arakan State.

 “She went into labour at about 1am, it was raining heavily and there was thunder and lighting. She died two hours after giving birth,” said U Hla Kyaw Maung from Kan Sauk IDP camp.

Five men from Yan Aung Pyin and Kya Nin Kan villages from Mrauk-U and Kyauktaw Townships have been missing since February 19 and no news about them has been found.

The Arakan Army has been planning to release detained people, but it cannot discharge them at the moment because their security may be at risk due to the escalation of the Tatmadaw’s offensive, the AA’s information officer Khaing Thukha said.

The Arakan State Peace and Stability Supporting Committee provided over K260 million for about 30,000 refugees living in seven townships in Arakan State.

On May 21, head of Min Pyin police station filed a complaint against three village security officers, who tied a policeman’s hands behind his back, at the Kyauk Phyu Myoma police station.

Since a military troop has been positioned in Pauktawpyin village in Ponnagyun Township since May 16, local residents who are worried about being detained have fled from home, villagers said.

Poor transportation makes it difficult to collect lists of students from all IDP camps, according to the Office of the Head of Education Department in Arakan State.