Continuous heavy rainfall over recent days has caused water levels in Taungup Creek to rise, triggering flooding that has submerged several wards in Taungup town, Arakan State, according to local residents.

Continuous heavy rains across Arakan State have triggered flooding in several townships, including Kyauktaw, Mrauk U and Minbya, while strong currents in the Laymyo and Kaladan rivers are causing severe riverbank erosion and landslides, according to local residents.

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Arakan State are facing worsening hardships related to shelter, food and healthcare as heavy monsoon rains have battered the region for about a week, leaving many unable to work outdoors.

Fierce clashes are ongoing between the Myanmar military and a coalition led by the Arakan Army (AA) near the junta’s No. 16 weapons factory, known as KaPaSa 16, in Mathone Village, Padaung Township, Bago Region.

Six civilians, including a child, were injured as the Myanmar regime launched air and naval attacks on Gwa Township in southern Arakan State, which is controlled by the Arakan Army, in recent days.

At least five people have died from malaria and dengue fever during this year's rainy season in the Phonthachaung area of Minbya Township, Arakan State, an area controlled by the Arakan Army (AA).

Bangladesh's plan to build a fence along its 270-kilometre border with Myanmar has drawn attention to the role of the Arakan Army (AA), which controls the Myanmar side of most of the border.

More than 100 houses, along with monasteries, schools and shelters for internally displaced people, were damaged after tornadoes struck five townships in southern Arakan State on July 5.

The Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army Peace Council (KNU/KNLA-PC) has said it is proud that its peace agreement with the military regime remains intact.

The Department of Public Health under the United League of Arakan (ULA) has invited licensed pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies to submit open tenders to supply medicines for the 2026-2027 fiscal year as it seeks to strengthen healthcare services in Arakan State.

Ma Moe San Suu Kyi, a youth leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and daughter of former Arakan State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu, has been sentenced to an additional five years in prison by the military regime.

Continuous rainfall over the past several days has caused flooding and water overflow in parts of Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Minbya and Maungdaw townships in Arakan State.

Civilians injured in junta airstrikes on villages in Arakan State controlled by the Arakan Army are struggling to continue medical treatment as financial assistance runs out.

A ferry owner and 13 passengers detained by Myanmar's military regime on the Thanzit River in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, have been charged over alleged links to the Arakan Army (AA) and the transportation of illegal goods, according to local sources.

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) has increased its activities in Maungdaw Township along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border as Myanmar's military regime continues daily airstrikes across northern Arakan State, local sources said.

At least five civilians were killed and six others injured as Myanmar’s military regime intensified airstrikes on Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships along the Bangladesh border in Arakan State, according to data collected by DMG.

Junta-appointed Vice-President Nyo Saw has stated that the Kyaukphyu Deep-Sea Port Project in Arakan State must be completed within the designated timeframe, despite ongoing intense armed conflict in the region.

A woman was killed and at least five civilians, including two children, were injured after Myanmar's military regime carried out an airstrike on villages in Arakan Army-controlled Buthidaung Township on July 3, according to local residents.

The Department of Public Health under the United League of Arakan (ULA) is providing measles-rubella vaccines free of charge to around 80,000 children under the age of five to prevent the spread of measles in Arakan State amid ongoing armed conflict.