Farmers in Arakan State say they are facing heavy losses during the paddy harvest season as buyers have disappeared from the market and prices have slumped.

Myanmar's military regime has claimed that resistance fighters have defected to its side, saying they were given financial support, weapons rewards, and featured in ceremonies and photo opportunities.

Myanmar is grappling with multiple crises caused by military conflict, floods, and earthquakes, leaving the humanitarian situation alarmingly dire.

Social workers say children in Arakan State face ongoing threats from airstrikes, food and nutrition shortages, and a loss of access to education, healthcare and basic rights to life. Many are also denied essential health protections such as full vaccination.

Locals in Rathedaung Township, Arakan State, are reportedly moving to temporary shelters to avoid airstrikes by Myanmar's military regime.

Escalating clashes between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, have forced 2,084 residents from 17 villages to flee their homes, according to Triple-T, an organization assisting internally displaced people (IDPs).

The India-Paletwa trade route has been closed to all cross-border travel from the Indian side until November 24 due to an ongoing diarrhea outbreak along the border.

The number of civilian casualties is escalating in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, as the military regime intensifies its reliance on airstrikes and heavy weaponry in the conflict-torn region.

Nine Arakan Army (AA) members and six People's Defence Force (PDF) fighters entered the legal fold with weapons and ammunition, according to junta-controlled dailies on November 17.

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Junta troops stationed in Minpyin Village, Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, are retreating towards Yaynantaung Village after coming under heavy artillery and drone attacks by the Arakan Army (AA), according to sources familiar with the military situation.

As Myanmar's military attempts to reclaim lost territory nationwide, revolutionary forces have launched renewed offensives against areas still under regime control, according to military analysts.

According to DMG, at least 22 people - including children - were killed and at least 31 others injured in the second half of November due to artillery, air and drone attacks by the military regime.

U Nay Min Tun, a candidate from the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) running for the post of Rakhine Ethnic Affairs Minister in Yangon Region, has urged Arakanese people living in Yangon to "stand by" the upcoming election.

Prices of basic food items in Arakan State have risen following the temporary closure of the border trade route between Mizoram, India, and Paletwa, Chin State, according to shop owners and local residents.

Traders and travelers are reportedly stranded at the border after the Mizoram-Paletwa trade route was temporarily closed for a week due to diarrhea outbreaks in border villages.

A junta jet fighter dropped three 500-pound bombs on Barhtalay and Ngwartinkote villages in Rathedaung Township, Rakhine State, on Saturday morning, killing five civilians and injuring four others. Both villages are under the control of the Arakan Army (AA).

A 13-year-old boy from Ywamapyin Village in Arakan State's Kyauktaw Township died of malaria on November 14, according to family members.

A report released by the Institute for Strategy and Policy - Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar) on Friday warns that Myanmar people are suffering from shortages of daily necessities and rising prices as trade routes remain blocked amid ongoing military conflicts.