The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said it is investigating war crimes allegedly committed by the military junta in Arakan State.

Residents of Thandwe Township, Arakan State, are facing severe livelihood and food security challenges as relentless airstrikes by the military junta disrupt daily earnings.

Damage along the Myebon-Ann Road is severely disrupting travel between southern and northern Arakan State and causing major delays to the movement of goods.

The group included 13 students under the age of 20. They were released on bail into the custody of their guardians during a ceremony held in Kyauktaw Township.

Farmland in Arakan State left uncultivated for three consecutive years may be subject to fines or confiscation, according to the Central Land Management Committee under the United League of Arakan (ULA).

Arakan National University, operating under the Arakan National Education Department, has opened applications for third-year and first-year honours programmes for the 2026–2027 academic year.

The Arakan Army released a detailed list of victims on Tuesday confirming that 25 civilians, including children, were killed or injured in a junta airstrike on Kyaukkyi Village in Thandwe Township.

The military junta, suffering heavy casualties in clashes near the Nat Yay Kan tactical hilltop base, the last remaining junta stronghold on the Arakan mountain range, has resorted to airstrikes on civilian-populated areas in an attempt to ease pressure from an Arakan Army counteroffensive.

While border trade continues between Arakan State and Bangladesh, high tax rates are posing significant challenges for ordinary merchants seeking to participate in cross-border trade.

Facing heavy casualties on the intense battlefields of Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, the military regime has deployed hundreds of reinforcements in an effort to strengthen its positions, according to local sources.

The Department of Transportation under the United League of Arakan (ULA) issued an order on August 9 prohibiting individuals under the age of 16 from riding motorcycles in areas controlled by the Arakan Army across Arakan State.

While efforts to expand Thai-Myanmar border trade could benefit both sides, political analysts said the military regime is attempting to use Thailand as a conduit to regain access to ASEAN meetings.

The family of a 16-year-old girl who survived an attempted rape in Nyaungpinkwin Village, Thandwe Township, Arakan State, is fearing for its safety after the suspect was released on bail.

Prices of essential food and consumer goods have soared in the junta-controlled port town of Kyaukphyu, Arakan State, as cargo vessels from Yangon have failed to arrive, according to local sources.

The military junta has launched daily airstrikes on Thandwe Township, home to Arakan State's premier tourism destination, Ngapali Beach, since early July, resulting in a steadily rising civilian death toll.

Betel leaf prices have continued to rise across areas controlled by the Arakan Army in Arakan State, reaching as high as K70,000 per viss.

Intense fighting has erupted in recent days as the military regime attempts to advance towards Goteseeyoe Village, located near the Nat Yay Kan tactical hilltop base along the border of Arakan State and Ngaphe Township in Magway Region.

Nearly 50 villages in Myebon and Ann townships, Arakan State, have been inundated by flooding triggered by heavy rain and mountain torrents over recent days.

Around 1,000 Myanmar migrant workers repatriated by Chinese authorities after being arrested are being detained by authorities in Mongla, according to sources.