Development Media Group

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
Arakan IDPs outside camps struggle as aid fails to reach them
December 12, 2025
Arakan IDPs outside camps struggle as aid fails to reach them
February 27, 2023
Sittwe residents face water shortage as major lake dries up
Kandawgyi Lake, a major supply of water to the Arakan State capital Sittwe, is drying up, and town residents are concerned about an inevitable water...
February 27, 2023
Shortage of drinking water troubles Ponnagyun Twsp IDP camp
Almost half of the population in the A Htet Myet Hle camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, is suffering...
February 25, 2023
Chinese envoy meets leaders of three northern Myanmar ethnic armed groups
Chinese special envoy to Myanmar Deng Xijun recently visited the headquarters of powerful ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) in northern Myanmar and...
February 25, 2023
QR code scheme introduced to facilitate border trade via Arakan State
A QR code system has been introduced to the border trade with Bangladesh through Arakan State, aiming to facilitate legal trade, systematically...
February 24, 2023
Arakan State Livestock Department encourages use of its services for farm...
The Arakan State Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department has said breeders can seek advice and treatment from the relevant livestock and...
February 23, 2023
Police question Muslim women alleging rape by IDP camp manager in Sittwe...
Ten Muslim women who have said they were raped by the manager in a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Sittwe Township, Arakan State, were...
February 23, 2023
Sittwe University students organise ethnic language exchange event
In commemoration of International Mother Language Day, an event entitled “Ethnic Mother Language Exchange in Arakan State” was held in Sittwe on...
February 22, 2023
Ponnagyun Twsp villagers imprisoned for AA ties released
Five men from Kyaukseik village, part of Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township, and its vicinity, who were sentenced to three years in prison with hard...
February 22, 2023
Arakan farmers yet to repay agricultural loans totalling K78 billion
Farmers in Arakan State have yet to repay more than K78 billion in agricultural loans, according to the Arakan State branch of the Myanmar...
February 20, 2023
Junta looks to jump-start electric vehicle market with installation of...
At least 12 Chinese-made electric vehicle (EV) charging stations were imported by Myanmar’s military regime in the second week of February as the...
February 20, 2023
Consent still a major question hanging over return of Muslim refugees in...
Following a visit to so-called reception centres by junta officials presumably aimed at showing that Myanmar’s military regime plans to move forward...
February 2, 2023
Small ethnic political parties in Arakan State say new registration law...
The junta-controlled Union Election Commission’s new Political Parties Registration Law has left small ethnic parties in Arakan State uncertain about...