Demand for charcoal has surged and prices have risen following a ban on firewood collection in areas controlled by the Arakan Army (AA), according to local charcoal sellers.

Local residents in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township are facing a severe livelihood crisis as months of fighting continue between Myanmar’s military regime and a coalition led by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).

Meanwhile, resistance forces, grappling with ammunition shortages and financial constraints, face increasing challenges as they attempt to consolidate alliances to counter the regime’s renewed momentum.

The military regime has detained and is interrogating a tactical commanding officer and a battalion commander after losing at least three frontline outposts to the Arakan Army (AA) and its allies in Thabaung Township, Ayeyarwady Region.

At least 11 villages have been torched and hundreds of homes destroyed in Kyaukphyu Township over the past year since fighting intensified in February 2025, according to local residents.

The Myanmar military regime, which has repeatedly targeted educational facilities with airstrikes, has claimed that children are losing access to education due to “instability” caused by what it labels terrorist organizations.

Amendments to Myanmar’s Constitutional Tribunal Law are aimed at institutionalizing a “personalist dictatorship,” according to the Institute for Strategy and Policy-Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar).

Residents of Thandwe Township in Arakan State are increasingly concerned for their safety as Myanmar’s military regime continues to carry out frequent airstrikes and heavy artillery attacks from naval warships.

Border trade in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, has sharply declined due to tightened security measures imposed by both Bangladeshi authorities and the Arakan Army (AA), according to local sources.

The Health Department under the United League of Arakan (ULA) is conducting Nipah virus (NiV) awareness campaigns in Maungdaw District, an area under Arakan Army (AA) control bordering Bangladesh, according to local residents.

Myanmar’s military regime has arrested 27 Arakanese people, including local residents and internally displaced persons (IDPs) sheltering in Ayeyarwady Region, over alleged links to the Arakan Army (AA).

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The United League of Arakan (ULA), in partnership with a civil society organization, is providing natural fertilizer to farmers in several villages in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, which is under the control of the Arakan Army (AA).

Arakanese merchants are seeking permission to export local products from Arakan State to India through the Mizoram trade route, which they say is a key corridor for cross-border commerce.

The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) fleeing ongoing military conflict in Arakan State continues to rise, while shortages of food, healthcare and education pose growing threats to their livelihoods.

A coalition force led by the Arakan Army has launched an offensive toward the junta No. 16 Weapons Factory known as Ka Pa Sa 16 at the Otshipin military station in Padaung Township, Bago Region, prompting the regime to respond with heavy airstrikes and artillery fire.

Myanmar’s military regime has launched a series of airstrikes on army outposts and headquarters previously seized by the Arakan Army (AA) during fighting in Arakan State.

The prices of motorbike spare parts have surged and some items are in short supply in Arakan State townships under Arakan Army (AA) control, following stricter inspections and legal action against traffic rule violations.

Internally displaced people (IDPs) at camps in Kyauktaw, Arakan State, are calling for the construction of additional latrines, saying existing facilities are insufficient for the growing population.