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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
Features
June 22, 2022
Is Arakan State on the Brink of Another War?
Min Thuta —Clashes have occurred almost daily in mainland Myanmar since the military seized power in a coup on February 1, 2021. The regime still can...
Ko Zaw Win, a resident of Kyauktaw, was detained by the Myanmar military on June 21.
June 22, 2022
Regime detains activist in Kyauktaw
The Myanmar military detained Ko Zaw Win aka Ludu Zaw Win, a political and social activist in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township, on Tuesday morning...
June 22, 2022
Criticism mounts over junta handling of missing Maungdaw Twsp teachers
Arakanese politicians and teachers have criticised the way the Arakan State Administration Council is handling the kidnapping of a school principal...
June 22, 2022
Crab and crayfish exports from Arakan State to China reauthorised, with...
Mud crabs and crayfish without white-spot syndrome virus (WSSV) have been allowed to re-export from Arakan State to China, according to the state’s...
Myoma High School in Kyauktaw was among the schools closed on June 21. (Photo: DMG)
June 22, 2022
Schools in urban Kyauktaw closed following AA’s detention of policemen
Schools in urban areas of Kyauktaw were closed on Tuesday after junta soldiers questioned and detained residents across the town. The Arakan Army (AA...
Photo: RVA Pwo Karen
June 21, 2022
Regime’s second invite to peace talks falls flat with some of Myanmar’s...
The Karen National Union (KNU), one of the oldest ethnic armed groups (EAOs) in Myanmar, said the regime has twice now invited EAOs to peace talks...
IDPs from Wah Taung displacement camp in Kyauktaw Township are seen. (Photo: Ma Hla Win)
June 21, 2022
Arakan State IDPs call for restraint, peace on World Refugee Day
Internally displaced people (IDPs) driven from their homes by past military conflict in Arakan State — and kept in displacement camps by fear of...
June 21, 2022
Arakan Army making retaliatory detentions of junta soldiers: AA spokesman
Arakan Army (AA) spokesman U Khaing Thukha has confirmed that the ethnic armed group has detained junta soldiers in retaliation for the regime’s...
June 21, 2022
Arakan Army detains three policemen in Kyauktaw
The Arakan Army detained three policemen from Kyauktaw Myoma police station at about 6 p.m. on Monday, according to locals. The three policemen were...
June 20, 2022
Regime court sentences ousted NLD vice chair to 21 years in prison for...
Dr. Zaw Myint Maung, a former Mandalay Region chief minister who was ousted along with the rest of the leaders of the National League for Democracy...
In accordance with considerations for the dignity of the victim and DMG’s editorial ethics policy, the name of the nurse has not been disclosed.
June 20, 2022
Abuse Takes Many Forms; Our Frontline Healthcare Workers Are Not Immune
Myo Chay — It was around 7 p.m. on May 10 at a cottage hospital in Zeditaung village, part of Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township. A 23-year-old nurse...
Abbot of Thazigon village monastery
June 20, 2022
Rathedaung couple injured in landmine blast
A couple from Thazigon village in Arakan State’s Rathedaung Township were injured in a landmine explosion on Friday, according to the villagers. The...