The junta authorities will conduct navy exercises today in the seanear Mayu lighthouse, which issouthwest of the Rakhine capital city of Sittwe.

The location of the military exercise  is reportedly closeto  the waters ofneighbouring Bangladesh.

Rakhine State military council has officially announced that a tactical sea exercise will be organisedin relation to the military exercises today.

The location has been identified as 15.5 miles southwest of Mayu point, 18 miles northwest of oilstation, 15.5 miles southwest of Oysterlighthouse and  27.5 miles away from the Arakan coast.

Mayu lighthouse is located on Mayu river at an elevation of 135 feet above the sea level. It was built in1885 and initially called as Oysterlighthouse (later renamed as Mayu lighthouse).

Various stake holders  have been informed about the  military exercise.

The junta has been conductinga series of military exercises, heavy weapons firing exercises as well as military reinforcements in Rakhine localities,even though there exists an informalceasefire by the military council with the Arakan Army (AA).