Drug abuse at the mountain is not new, but the number of people who do drugs at the mountain has increased as the hilltop pagoda receives fewer visitors these days

Three months after Cyclone Mocha made landfall over Arakan State, damaged roads and bridges are yet to be repaired in Rathedaung, Kyauktaw and Myebon townships, disrupting transportation for locals.

Myanmar’s military regime has accepted Thai baht as official settlement currency for international transactions and clearing.

As the junta has continued to revoke licences and close business licences, foreign exchange companies have stopped exchanging dollars.

The junta is restricting the humanitarian activities of international organisations, including the United Nations and local social aid groups, for storm victims on the ground.

Arakanese farmers say they are facing difficulties replanting paddy fields that have been hard-hit by flooding in Arakan State.

The Kyauktaw Township Court postponed the ruling until August 29, saying the judge was not present, said family members.

The tax exemption granted by the Thai government on corn exports from Myanmar is set to expire at the end of August, according to merchants.

Daw Nyo Aye was arrested for attending an event to mark the 56th anniversary of “rice crisis day” in Arakan State on August 13, and she is currently being held on remand, according to a family member.

Coconuts are in short supply as Cyclone Mocha blew down thousands of coconut trees in northern Arakan State, and dried coconuts are being bought from Thandwe, Kyaukphyu and Manaung townships at a good price,

The Department of Consumer Affairs said that since food, medicine and cosmetic products are related to the health of consumers, trading certificates will not be issued without FDA approval.

DMG Newsroom
14 August 2023, Rathedaung

Some road sections in Arakan State’s Rathedaung Township were badly damaged by heavy rain, according to locals and drivers who have called on authorities to repair the affected roads as soon as possible.

The road through the Mayu mountains linking Zedi Pyin and Inn Din villages in the west of the township, the Agnumaw-Zedi Pyin-Buthidaung road east of the Mayu mountains, and the Ponnagyun-Rathedaung road section in the east of Rathedaung were damaged...

Hundreds of cartons of illegal, Chinese-made ORIS cigarettes worth K65 million were seized from a six-wheeled vehicle driving toward Maungdaw along the Maungdaw-Angumaw road on August 13,

According to the AA, a total of 18,072 houses were flooded in Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Minbya, Myebon, Buthidaung, Maungdaw, Taungup and Thandwe townships due to persistent rains since July 31. Six people were killed in the floods, it said.

The notice warns that the shops will be bulldozed if their owners fail to remove them by the deadline, and that legal action will be taken against noncompliant shop owners.

The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) has reportedly donated K69.3 million to storm victims in Arakan State through the Arakan State Rice Millers Association.

Members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) burned a vehicle on the road section between Laungdon and Kyeinchaung villages in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, and abducted two Muslim men,

The Arakan Army provided 70 bags of rice and the military council supplied nine sacks of rice to flood-hit Myatanzaung IDP camp in Mrauk-U on August 10.

The cost of direct damages to buildings, infrastructure and agriculture from Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar’s Arakan and Chin states and Sagaing, Magwe and Mandalay regions is estimated at US$2.24 billion, the World Bank said in a report.