Development Media Group

April 10, 2026
Sittwe–Yangon airfare surges ahead of Thingyan festival
April 9, 2026
Junta airstrikes hit villages around Natyaekan military base
April 8, 2026
AA imposes 50% tax on imported liquor ahead of Thingyan
October 7, 2020
Dozens of CSOs call for release of student protesters
Myo Thiri Kyaw — More than 70 civil society organisations have issued a joint statement condemning legal actions taken against students who staged...
October 7, 2020
Muslim candidate’s bid voided in late-stage election commission reversal
Kyaw Myo Aung — The Maungdaw District election subcommission has annulled the 2020 candidacy of a Muslim man who had been contesting the Pyithu...
October 7, 2020
IDP wounded by gunfire in Rathedaung Twsp
Aung Htein — An internally displaced person (IDP) sheltering at Saphokyun Kanpyin IDP camp in Rathedaung Township, Arakan State, was shot amid a...
October 6, 2020
Arakan election body instructs prison officials to facilitate inmate...
Min Tun — The Arakan State election subcommission has instructed prison officials to ensure that eligible inmates are able to vote freely in the...
October 6, 2020
Tatmadaw arrests village administrator in Sittwe Twsp
Aung Htein — Tatmadaw troops took into their custody the administrator of Tawkan village in Arakan State’s Sittwe Township on October 3, according to...
October 5, 2020
Two days of fighting reported in Minbya Twsp
Aung Htein — Hostilities between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) flared for two days straight in Minbya Township amid a surge of COVID-19 cases...
October 5, 2020
Taungup Twsp villagers arrested for suspected Arakan Army affiliation
Aung Kaung Zaw — Two residents of Padar village in Arakan State’s Taungup Township were arrested by security personnel on October 1, family members...
October 5, 2020
Taungup Twsp villagers arrested for suspected Arakan Army affiliation
Aung Kaung Zaw — Two residents of Padar village in Arakan State’s Taungup Township were arrested by security personnel on October 1, family members...
September 30, 2020
Kyauktaw Twsp man detained by Tatmadaw, family says
Hnin Nwe - A resident of Kyaukgusu village in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township was taken from his home and detained by security personnel on...
September 29, 2020
Infant injured by stray bullet in Rathedaung Twsp
Hnin Nwe — A baby girl from Anaukpyin (Muslim) village in Arakan State’s Rathedaung Township was wounded by a stray bullet on September 25, according...
September 28, 2020
Over six months after arrests, Tinma villagers’ situation still unknown
Hnin Nwe — The families of 18 people from Kyauktaw Township’s Tinma village who were arrested by the military in March say they continue to worry...
Interview
September 28, 2020
Vox Pop: Who gets the 2020 youth vote?
Nearly 1.65 million people in Arakan State are eligible to cast ballots in the 2020 general election, more than 200,000 of whom are first-time voters...