Paddy fields across Arakan State are turning yellow and reddish before drying up completely amid soaring temperatures and water shortages, with farmers reporting severe heat damage to their crops.

The military regime continued conducting airstrikes across Myanmar in October, using various types of aircraft and aerial weapon systems. More than 75 percent of the attacks reportedly targeted civilian locations, according to a November 10 report by the Myanmar Defense & Security Institute (MDSI).

Drug trafficking and substance abuse are reportedly increasing in Manaung Township, Arakan State, which remains under military junta control, according to local residents.

The military regime seized control of strategically important Shweaungtha Village in Htilin Township, Magway Region, on November 9, as clashes continued in the surrounding area near the border with Mindat Township in southern Chin State.

The military regime, which controls Kyaukphyu in Arakan State, is conducting a census of residents interested in obtaining electricity connections as it prepares to introduce a power supply system operating in four-hour rotating shifts.

Myanmar's garment industry faces a deepening crisis as declining international orders, factory closures, labour rights concerns and restrictive economic policies threaten jobs, particularly those held by women, according to a new report by the Institute for Strategy and Policy – Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar).

An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) are living in areas controlled by the United League of Arakan (ULA) in western Myanmar's Arakan (Rakhine) State, where continuing conflict, food shortages and declining humanitarian assistance are worsening living conditions, according to a new report.

The military junta is pressing ahead with a major ground offensive and intensified airstrikes in an attempt to recapture Kuntaung Village in Ponnagyun Township, which is controlled by the Arakan Army, according to military sources.

The military junta has deployed frigates, corvettes and missile-armed warships along the coast and inland waterways of Arakan State, using them to launch heavy artillery bombardments against civilian towns and villages, day and night.

Bangladesh is holding discussions with Myanmar's authorities and the Arakan Army (AA) as part of efforts to resolve the prolonged Rohingya refugee crisis, according to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam.

A total of 73 junta military personnel defected or were captured as prisoners of war (POWs) across Myanmar in October, including in Arakan State and Chin State, according to a statement issued by People's Goal on November 6.

The military junta has recruited more than 140,000 people under its conscription programme since enforcing the Military Service Law, with more than 70 percent reportedly forced into service, according to a report released on November 6 by the Myanmar Defence and Security Institute (MDSI).

The Arakan People's Revolutionary Government (APRG) has issued a local order prohibiting the sale of betel quid and cigarettes to students and young people under the age of 19 in Taungup Township, Arakan State.

The military junta has intensified its airstrikes across Arakan State, killing at least 16 civilians and injuring 53 others between November 1 and 7, according to data compiled by DMG.

A military junta reconnaissance aircraft circled over Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U townships, areas under Arakan Army control in Arakan State, for more than an hour on November 7, causing fear and anxiety among local residents.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are expanding in conflict-affected Arakan State as local entrepreneurs strive to meet regional demand for goods, address job shortages and generate income.

Farmers in Arakan State are anticipating losses as the paddy harvesting season begins, with harvesting fees and agricultural input costs continuing to rise, according to local farmers.

A pregnant woman was killed and 12 other civilians were injured when the military junta launched an airstrike on Nankyar Village in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State, at least several residential houses were also damaged, according to local residents.

Residents of more than 10 villages along the Arakan mountain range, near the Taungup–Padaung road connecting Arakan State and Bago Region, are facing severe livelihood hardships due to ongoing armed conflict, according to local residents.