Development Media Group

December 18, 2025
19-group coalition SRA emerges, accelerating Myanmar revolution
December 17, 2025
Mrauk-U Hospital bombing deepens healthcare crisis for Arakan people
December 12, 2025
Junta bombs Kyaukphyu a day after Mrauk-U hospital airstrike, killing eight
January 20, 2020
Maungdaw villagers still waiting for electricity after paying for hookup
Residents of Tharyar Kone village in southern Maungdaw Township say they remain powerless, in a literal sense, after paying to have the village...
Photo - Ko Kyaw Min Khaing
January 20, 2020
Trapped by fighting for five days, dozens are rescued in Rathedaung
Thirty-three people who had been pinned down by fighting at a village in Arakan State’s northern Rathedaung Township for five days were rescued on...
Photo - Daw Htoot May
January 20, 2020
IDPs in Ann town need government help: lawmaker
Refugees who recently arrived at Ann town in Arakan State have had difficulty finding shelter and are in need of government assistance, according to...
January 20, 2020
Four people killed as fishing boat struck by ship
A fishing boat was hit by a ship in Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township, killing four people aboard the smaller vessel and leaving one person missing...
January 20, 2020
Resettlement begins for Muslims detained off Tanintharyi coast
Maungdaw District administrator U Soe Aung says authorities have accepted 29 out of 155 Muslims at the Hla Poe Kaung repatriation camp under the...
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar. (Photo : MOI)
January 20, 2020
Arakan Army welcomes Chinese president’s visit to Myanmar
The Arakan Army (AA) released a statement ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Myanmar on January 17-18, saying the ethnic armed group...
January 20, 2020
Mrauk-U residents urge KBZ Bank to reopen
Khin Thayaphy Oo — ocals have urged KBZ Bank to reopen its branch in the town of Mrauk-U, Arakan State, as its closure 10 months ago has forced them...
January 17, 2020
Authorities to scrutinize origins of Muslims detained off Tanintharyi coast
Maungdaw District administrator U Soe Aung says authorities will check whether 155 Muslims who were detained in waters off southeastern Myanmar and...
January 17, 2020
Hundreds of Minbya Township IDPs struggling to meet basic needs
Win Nyunt — Hundreds of wartime refugees at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near War Taung village in Minbya Township, Arakan State,...
January 17, 2020
More IDPs reach Sittwe
The number of wartime refugees taking shelter in Sittwe has risen due to recent fighting in the state, according to Bhadanta U Rarzeinda, abbot of...
January 16, 2020
Two of three abducted Kyaukphyu road workers released
Two out of three road workers from Kyaukphyu, Arakan State, who were abducted nearly three weeks ago were released by their captors and returned home...
January 16, 2020
Muslims detained by navy brought back to Arakan State
A total of 172 Muslims detained in waters off Kawthaung town in Tanintharyi Region were brought back to Arakan State by helicopter on the afternoon...