Development Media Group

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
February 25, 2026
Airstrikes leave deep psychological scars on Arakan State children
August 16, 2022
Six residents go missing in Maungdaw Twsp
Six men from Khamaung Seik village in northern Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, have been missing since Friday, according to relatives. Three of them...
August 16, 2022
Military closes Angumaw-Maungdaw road following Rathedaung Twsp fighting
The Myanmar military has blockaded the Angumaw-Maungdaw road since the evening of August 13, said locals and drivers. The road section between...
August 16, 2022
Myanmar’s electricity woes fueling mangrove deforestation in Arakan State
Deforestation of mangroves has increased in Arakan State as a result of power cuts, according to local mangrove conservationists. Since late last...
A landmine victim in Minbya Township, Arakan State, was taken to a public hospital on August 5.
August 16, 2022
Landmine risk education is part of its governance initiatives, AA says
The Arakan Army (AA) is carrying out landmine risk education among locals in parts of Arakan State, which is plagued by landmines after some two...
August 11, 2022
Regime troop deployments, security checks imperilling livelihoods in...
Junta troop deployments in villages and tightened security checks are severely affecting the livelihoods of local residents in Arakan State. Many...
August 11, 2022
Ward and village administrators prepared to resign amid military tensions...
Junta-appointed ward and village administrators in Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township, where junta troops and the Arakan Army (AA) have exchanged fire...
Caption: The mangrove forest near Kyaytaw village, Sittwe Township, has protected the village in the years since it was planted. (Photo: Ko Hla Tun)
August 11, 2022
Poultry farmer riles Sittwe Twsp villagers after taking axe to protective...
Residents of Kyaytaw village, Sittwe Township, are seething after a poultry farmer cut down dozens of acres of mature mangroves that were planted to...
The Maungdaw border trade centre. (Photo: Arakan State Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
August 11, 2022
Myanmar, Bangladesh eyeing enhanced trade relations with coastal shipping...
Myanmar and Bangladesh authorities are taking steps to run a coastal shipping line to promote direct trade between the two countries, according to...
August 10, 2022
Village deserted after junta troop deployment in Kyauktaw Twsp
The residents of Taung Pauk village in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township have fled their homes after junta troops entered the village on Tuesday...
August 10, 2022
Families unable to meet four detained men from Kyauktaw Twsp
Family members say they have not been in contact with four men in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township since they were arrested by the Myanmar military...
August 10, 2022
Ann Twsp man detained for allegedly transporting Muslims illegally
The Myanmar military seized a villager in Arakan State’s Ann Township on Tuesday morning, alleging that he had illegally transported Muslims,...
August 9, 2022
Rice prices may continue to rise in Arakan State, businesspeople warn
Rice merchants and businesspeople have said the prices of rice in Arakan State may continue to rise. The price of a sack of Paw Hsan Mwe rice...