Development Media Group

April 25, 2020
Min Htun — COVID-19 test samples taken from war-torn Arakan State will henceforth be sent to Yangon by air, according to the state Department of...
An injured Muslim woman being brought to hospital. (Photo: Ann Thargyi)
April 25, 2020
Myo Thiri Kyaw and Hnin Nwe — A third straight day of gunfire in Arakan State’s Minbya Township killed four people and injured six others on the...
April 24, 2020
Win Nyunt — Thirty-three out of 38 people recently arrested by the Tatmadaw in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, were released on April 20, according...
April 24, 2020
Win Nyunt — A vehicle carrying medical products was fired upon in Arakan State’s Minbya Township on April 21, with the second such attack in two days...
April 24, 2020
Myat Swe — A spacious and open-air area has been arranged for greengrocers who typically sell their produce in more crowded Sittwe market confines in...
April 24, 2020
Aung Htein — A civilian from May Lwan village in Arakan State’s Minbya Township was shot dead by the Tatmadaw on April 21, the victim’s father U Kyaw...
April 24, 2020
Khaing Roe La — Eight-hundred Muslims who were released in a recent presidential pardon were sent back to a handful of Arakan State townships from...
Photo: Ministry of Health and Sports
April 24, 2020
Myat Swe — A batch of swabs from people undergoing medical monitoring in Arakan State will be flown to Yangon on April 23, days after a World Health...
April 23, 2020
Min Tun - One health worker was killed and another injured after the World Health Organization (WHO) vehicle they were travelling in was shot at in...
April 23, 2020
Nay Yaung Min - The Office of the State Counsellor on April 21 published a statement signed by Daw Aung Suu Kyi that praised military personnel...
Kun San Lwin is a student union activist.
April 22, 2020
Kun San Lwin — People from nine townships of Arakan and Chin states have faced one of the world’s longest internet shutdowns. Access to accurate...
April 20, 2020
A total of 343 inmates of Sittwe Prison, including four political prisoners, were released on April 17 in a mass presidential pardon coinciding with...