A plan to buy tonnes of dry tamarind leaves produced in Myanmar and export them to Thailand has been shelved due to protests from environmental conservation groups.

Seven people arrested on suspicion of having ties to the Arakan Army (AA) during renewed conflict in Arakan State have been sentenced to prison in recent days.

Colonial-era lighthouses in Sittwe, Rathedaung, Maungdaw, Manaung, Thandwe and Kyaukphyu townships in Arakan State are reportedly in urgent need of repair.

A mobile phone shop owner in Manaung, Arakan State, has reportedly been charged with incitement under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code.

In Yaypawgyi village in Kyokyer village-tract in Arakan State’s Taungup Township, an old building that served as living quarters for road workers is being used as a school for children of the village, and locals are calling for construction of a new building.

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) have reported a decline in market share, with concerns about inferior quality prevalent.

Industrial, agricultural and livestock production courses will be offered next year in Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu, Taungup and Mrauk-U towns for people who have completed Grade 9, according to the Arakan State Education Office.

Sarus cranes are on the verge of extinction in Arakan State, say activists advocating for conservation of the local environment and biodiversity.

Sales for the Aung Bar Lay state lottery in Arakan State have dropped by about 70% since the Myanmar military seized power in a February 1, 2021, coup, lottery ticket vendors say.

Vessels extract sand from the island every day and the shore is eroding away as the number of people who catch prawn is on the rise.

The victim has been identified as Daw Hnin Yu Nwe, 37. She is believed to have been killed while on her way to Panphawpyin Village from Pauktaw Village on the morning of September 16.

An archaeological museum located in Nan Yar Kone Ward in the ancient Arakanese city of Mrauk-U will be relocated, with a new museum planned to be built.

Thousands of people from Arakan State are waiting in Muse, northern Shan State, to cross the border into China after China reopened the border crossing, according to the Arakan Literature and Culture Association (Muse).

Daw Nyo Aye of the Rakhine Women’s Network (RWN), who was arrested and charged with incitement under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, was reportedly admitted to Sittwe Hospital following a court hearing on Monday.

A total of 30 cases of burglary and theft were reported in eight urban wards in Kyaukphyu town from August to the second week of September.

Sellers say most of the items being sold online in Myanmar are made in Thailand and China, and it is difficult to get FDA approval.

The pier of the central market in the Arakan State capital of Sittwe has not yet been repaired more than four months after it was damaged by Cyclone Mocha, creating problems for boatmen and travellers.

A female junior assistant teacher from Kyunpaw Pauktaw Village, part of Arakan State’s Rathedaung Township, was found dead with stab wounds to her neck at about 10 a.m. on Saturday, locals said.

Myanmar’s military regime has made it mandatory for domestic nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and their international counterparts (INGOs) conducting humanitarian operations in the country to register, according to junta media.