In the past, locals were allowed to carry medicines as needed, but the regime has since completely barred the transport of medicines and is conducting more intensive checks.

The Wunbaik reserve mangrove forest (WRMF) is Asia’s second-largest mangrove forest, but timber smugglers have been known to harvest its mangroves for use ultimately as charcoal.

Three civilians including a child were killed and three others were injured in a junta aerial attack on Pauktu Village, part of Arakan State's Thandwe Township, on Sunday.

Over a three-day period from September 18-20, the deaths of two girls ages 5 and 3, and two 2-year-olds are being blamed on diarrhoea.

The regime conducts overnight guest checks and fires mortar shells on a daily basis after setting up more security checkpoints in Sittwe, locals said.

“The road has split in the middle, so vehicles can’t pass, but motorbikes can use it. If it rains more, the road may become more damaged,” said a resident from nearby Kyauksauk Village.

The troubles began after more than 100 houses and shops of people belonging to the indigenous Chakma community were burnt down in Bangladesh's Khagrachari district on September 19.

Salt businessmen in Arakan State are facing financial losses for a variety of reasons including junta blockades triggered by the ongoing conflict between Myanmar's military regime and the Arakkha Army (AA).

The regime plans to fence off the area from Ngalapwe Ward to Ginechein Village and has begun erecting the fence in some places, said a source close to the General Administration Department (GAD).

A New Delhi-based rights body claimed the large-scale arson attack by illegal settlers took place in the Chittagong Hill Tracts at around 5 p.m. on Thursday.

IDPs report suffering from diarrhoea as well as skin diseases as they have no choice but to use unsanitary water for their daily needs.

Bombs dropped by the regime plane exploded at a workers' hostel, killing Daw Tin Tin Hla, a 45-year-old woman from Peinhnesan Village.

Thousands of local people from those villages were displaced by junta raids and fear of arbitrary arrest during the 2020 fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakkha Army (AA), and many of their homes were destroyed.

Four civilians were killed and 10 others were injured in junta artillery attacks and airstrikes so far this month, according to a DMG tally.

The civilian casualties were reported after a bomb dropped by the junta plane exploded near the main junction of the Ponnagyun-Rathedaung road at around 4 p.m. on September 17.

“We have no more homes and are facing food challenges as the recent flood destroyed our homes. We evacuated to safer locations in advance,” said a resident of Minbya Township.

The evictees are currently staying in Sittwe's Kontan, Mizan and Shwe Pyar wards, with some taking shelter at the monasteries there.

Residents have accused the military of planting landmines near about 20 villages in Kyaukphyu Township.

Min Aung Hlaing, who is also Myanmar's self-appointed acting president and prime minister, made the remarks during a meeting on natural disaster management held in Naypyidaw on September 17.