Development Media Group

April 29, 2026
Criticism grows as AA detains traders and young people at Paletwa...
April 28, 2026
Junta airstrikes escalate across Arakan State
April 27, 2026
Uptick in junta naval movements off Arakan State
Opinion
January 26, 2023
Resource-Cursed Arakan State
Maung Khaing Tun (Pyi Thit) — Wedged between the Bay of Bengal and the Arakan Yoma mountain range, Arakan State is rich in forest and marine...
January 26, 2023
43 complaints on labour rights abuses filed in Arakan State last year
The labour affairs support centre in Arakan State says it only received 43 complaints last year about violations of labour rights in the state. The...
January 26, 2023
Muslim IDPs in Sittwe Twsp face increasingly cramped quarters
Muslims who have been living in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Sittwe Township, Arakan State, for a decade are reportedly facing...
January 23, 2023
Arakan State-based political parties look ahead to 2023 elections with...
The military seized power on February 1, 2021, on the grounds that there had been widespread voter fraud in Myanmar’s 2020 general election, a claim...
January 19, 2023
Aid agencies still can’t operate freely in Arakan State
Myanmar’s military regime has lifted its travel ban on local and international nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), but aid agencies are not yet...
January 19, 2023
Brickmakers grapple with increased licence fees, production costs
Brickmakers in Arakan State are struggling due to increased production costs and licence fees, while at the same time demand is declining. The...
A sporting event for disabled people held in Sittwe in November 2022.
January 19, 2023
Calls for vocational training courses benefitting disabled people in...
Disability rights activists say the majority of disabled people in Arakan State are supported by their family members, and that there is a need to...
Features
January 19, 2023
Danger Descendant From Arakan’s Mayu Mountain Range
Written by Gaung — The Buddhist monk U Sarana became upset when he noticed the flattened rice plants, which were nearly ready to be harvested. Large...
A salt farm in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State. (Photo: Tun Kyawl)
January 17, 2023
Arakan State to resume salt exports to Bangladesh
Salt produced in Arakan State will be exported to Bangladesh this year for the first time in more than a decade, according to those engaging in salt...
January 17, 2023
Families of defendants decry trial and verdict postponements in AA-related...
Family members say they are disappointed about repeated deferrals in the trials of relatives who were detained and charged for their alleged ties to...
January 14, 2023
Arakanese, Kokang groups pledge support for fellow alliance member TNLA on...
The Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party/Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNTJP/MNDAA) and the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA...
Several prisoners were released from Sittwe Prison on January 4, Myanmar’s Independence Day.
January 14, 2023
Scores of civilians charged over alleged AA ties remain detained;...
Local residents in Arakan State are calling for the release of family members detained by the military on suspicion of having ties to the Arakan Army...