Development Media Group

Two houses burned to ground at Muslim village of Sin Thay Pyin in Buthidaung Township after the artellery shell hit the village on 14 December 2019. (Photo- Aung Thaung Shwe/ Facebook)
April 29, 2020
The Department of Disaster Management is providing financial assistance to homeowners whose houses have been destroyed by conflict in Arakan State,...
April 29, 2020
Residents of Mrauk-U, Arakan State, are concerned for their safety after the sound of gunfire could be heard across the ancient city on Sunday...
April 27, 2020
Cha Lu Aung — A 5-year-old girl was wounded by a stray bullet as fighting flared between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) near a mountain range...
April 27, 2020
Aung Kaung Zaw / DMG — Local farmers in Manaung Township are concerned that the price for winter crops will decline because traders from other parts...
April 27, 2020
The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement issued a press release on April 21 saying plans are in place for COVID-19 preventive and...
April 27, 2020
Prospects for peace in Arakan State are waning as the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) continues to rise and conflict between the...
April 27, 2020
The Sanyin IDP camp in Myebon Township, Arakan State, is expecting to face a food shortage in the coming days because relief aid groups have been...
April 25, 2020
Nay Yaung Min — Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has vowed an investigation into an attack that led to the death of a local World Health...
April 25, 2020
Win Nyunt — Four people were killed and six were injured by heavy weapons fire on April 22 in Paletwa Township, Chin State, according to...
April 25, 2020
Min Htun — COVID-19 test samples taken from war-torn Arakan State will henceforth be sent to Yangon by air, according to the state Department of...
An injured Muslim woman being brought to hospital. (Photo: Ann Thargyi)
April 25, 2020
Myo Thiri Kyaw and Hnin Nwe — A third straight day of gunfire in Arakan State’s Minbya Township killed four people and injured six others on the...
April 24, 2020
Win Nyunt — Thirty-three out of 38 people recently arrested by the Tatmadaw in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, were released on April 20, according...