Potential investors whose money will bring mutual benefits are warmly welcomed for the sake of Arakan State, reads the state. The AA also promised to provide safety for investors.

The regime however may not be able to hold a nationwide poll, Min Aung Hlaing admitted during his interview with Russia’s Tass news agency in Yangon on March 18.

A civilian was killed and another injured in Thayet Taung Village, part of Arakan State’s Myebon Township, in a junta bombing raid on Saturday at around noon.

A local man from Ohntaw Village, part of Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township, was reportedly killed and another was seriously injured in two landmine blasts near No. 32 Police Battalion on Friday,

Several civilians were killed in two junta bombing raids on Nyaung Kan Village in Arakan State’s Myebon Township on Friday, said residents.

The military regime has orchestrated another protest against the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State, which took place in the state capital Sittwe on Thursday, with hundreds of Muslims joining the protest.

A local administrator involved in collecting personal details of people eligible to be drafted into the Myanmar military was killed in Thandwe Township on Thursday at noon.

Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State are reportedly facing difficulties in accommodation and food due to untimely rains.

Myanmar’s military is attempting to cause racial conflicts between Arakanese and Muslim communities in Arakan State by abusing Muslim people, according to members of both communities.

A junta airstrike on Ahtet Layhnyitaung Village in the Laymyochaung area, part of Arakan State’s Mrauk-U Township, killed five people including four children and injured nine others at around 8 a.m. on March 21.

Fifty towns have fallen across the country since the launch of Operation 1027, and the AA has seized the largest number of towns among the anti-regime armed groups.

A junta jet fighter bombed positions near Dawmya Village, part of Arakan State’s Thandwe Township, at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, according to residents.

Twenty-two Muslim residents were killed and 29 injured in a junta bombing raid on Thardar Village in Arakan State’s Minbya Township on Monday, the Arakan Army (AA) said. Half of the victims killed were children.

The Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) has warned of harsh punitive action against administrators that help conscript for the Myanmar military.

The Sittwe Township Court sentenced Daw Nyo Aye to two years in prison Section 505(b) of the Penal Code during a hearing on March 18.

Myanmar’s military regime has threatened to deport Muslims who fled the Kyauktalone IDP camp in Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township last month to avoid conscription, according to Muslims fleeing the camp.

A mortar shell fired by the No. 9 Military Operations Command fell and exploded in Thayettapin Village, killing U Saw Hla Tun, 52, on the spot, said local residents.

Five civilians were killed and 10 others injured by junta air and artillery strikes in Arakan State in the two days from January 15-16 as fighting escalated between junta troops and the Arakan Army (AA).

“Two warplanes dropped bombs until around 9 p.m. Villagers have fled,” said a resident. DMG is still trying to find out the extent of damage to civilian property.