Development Media Group

March 2, 2026
Junta reinforces Sittwe with naval and armored vehicles deployment
February 27, 2026
Arakan State residents call for airstrike early warning systems
February 26, 2026
Junta arrests Muslim villagers in Sittwe over alleged links to AA
April 22, 2021
Repairs needed at IDP camps in Myebon, Kyauktaw townships as monsoon...
Ahead of the rainy season, displacement camp managers have invited donations for repair work at the temporary settlements they oversee in Myebon and...
April 22, 2021
IDP returnees face critical paddy growing season in need of farming inputs
Returning displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State say they lack the seeds, machinery and other inputs needed to grow paddy this rainy season. Rice is...
April 21, 2021
Uncultivated monsoon paddy fields increasing in Arakan State
The number of paddy fields where monsoon paddy cannot be grown is increasing annually in Arakan State, where farming is the main business amid a...
April 21, 2021
Arakan State readies to resume basic education high schooling
Basic education high schools in Arakan State are ready to resume, said U Tin Thein, head of the education department in Arakan State. He said the...
April 21, 2021
ANP says undaunted by latest round of EU sanctions as senior party member...
The European Union (EU)’s latest sanctions on members of the military regime’s governing body, the State Administration Council (SAC), will not have...
April 20, 2021
A month after devastating fire, 400 replacement houses built at Tin Nyo...
A total of 400 houses have been built for fire-affected residents of Tin Nyo IDP camp, said the author Wai Hun Aung, who is providing help with the...
April 20, 2021
Border trade begins at Kanyin Chaung economic zone in Maungdaw
Overcoming the challenges posed by regional conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic, border trade began this month at the Kanyin Chaung economic zone on...
April 10, 2021
Trial delays leave Arakanese villagers accused of terrorism in legal limbo
The Sittwe District Court has postponed hearing the cases of Kyaukseik and Lekka villagers who were charged under the Counter-Terrorism Law to April...
April 9, 2021
Deposed Arakan chief minister not yet allowed to meet his lawyer despite...
A court in Sittwe on Wednesday heard the plaintiff in the case of ousted Arakan State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu, who has been charged with incitement...
April 9, 2021
Dr. Aye Maung questions Panglong as cornerstone of post-independence...
With Myanmar in a more politically tenuous position than it has been in decades, the prominent Arakanese politician Dr. Aye Maung has questioned the...
April 8, 2021
Child casualties from landmines and UXO highest in Arakan State: UNICEF
More than one-third of reported casualties from landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) encounters in Myanmar are children, according to UNICEF...
April 8, 2021
53 journalists detained, prosecuted since military coup
A total of 53 reporters have been detained or prosecuted since the military coup on February 1, said journalist U Myint Kyaw, citing data from fellow...