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
The ALP’s Lt-Col Khaing Paw Lin is seen in Sittwe.
August 9, 2022
Arakan Liberation Party detains Sittwe man accused of role in AA’s...
The Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) has detained a Sittwe resident on suspicion of having been involved in the detention of Lieutenant Colonel Khaing...
August 9, 2022
Junta promises of federalism, ethnic rights and equality ring hollow:...
Words about ethnic rights, equality and federalism that come from the mouth of the Myanmar military regime are hollow and will fool no one, critics...
A guard post at Palin Pyin village in Sittwe.
August 8, 2022
Muslim villagers in Sittwe Twsp forced to keep watch of their villages...
Myanmar’s military regime has forced residents of Muslim villages in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State, to keep alternating overnight watches in...
August 8, 2022
Detained Kyaukphyu Twsp man charged with incitement
Ko Tin Myo Tun, a 24-year-old man from Sabeichaung village near Sanae town in Arakan State, who was detained by the Myanmar military, has been...
August 8, 2022
Military steps up overnight guest checks in Sittwe
Residents in the Arakan State capital Sittwe say they are living on edge as the Myanmar military often checks for overnight guests. Junta security...
Several Myanmar migrant workers were detained in Thailand in connection with the murder of a Thai man earlier this year. (Photo: BBC)
August 5, 2022
Second hearing upcoming in trial of Arakanese suspect accused of murdering...
The second court hearing of an Arakanese man who is the primary suspect in the murder of a Thai citizen on the Thailand-Malaysia border will be held...
August 5, 2022
Myanmar junta denies fatally shooting students in Paletwa Twsp
Myanmar’s military regime has denied Arakan Army (AA) accusations that it fired upon a school ferryboat this week, killing two students. The AA said...
A displacement camp in Arakan State.
August 5, 2022
Myanmar humanitarian aid delivery made ‘very challenging’ by ongoing...
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Myanmar has warned of limitations in providing assistance to those...
Features
August 4, 2022
In Myanmar’s West, a People Remain Oppressed
Nay Myo Linn — Located in western Myanmar, Arakan State is a picturesque region of mountains, forests, rivers, pagodas, and abundant natural...
August 4, 2022
Arakan Army detains ALP executive committee member and Grade 8 student
Lieutenant Colonel Khaing Paw Lin, an executive committee member of Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), and a Grade 8 student were taken from their home...
August 4, 2022
AA says junta kills two students in Chin State’s Paletwa Twsp
The Arakan Army (AA) has corroborated earlier reports that two students were killed and others were injured when the Myanmar military fired shots at...
Taungpyauk IDP Assistance Group
August 3, 2022
Concern grows over diarrhoea, malaria cases at Tanintharyi Region IDP camp...
Amid outbreaks of diarrhoea and malaria at a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Taungpyauk area, part of Tanintharyi Region’s...