Development Media Group

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
February 24, 2026
Chinese-owned power plant in Kyaukphyu being relocated amid rising conflict
February 21, 2020
Man injured by artillery fire in Kyauktaw Township
Aung Htein — A man from Tinma village in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township was hit and injured by a stray artillery shell at about 1 p.m. on February...
February 21, 2020
Shelling empties village in Kyauktaw Township conflict zone
Multiple artillery shells landed in Kyauktaw Township’s Wetmakya village on February 17, sending its inhabitants fleeing to safer locations,...
February 21, 2020
Helicopter carrying Arakan State chief minister, Union minister attacked
Cha Lu Aung — A helicopter carrying Arakan State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu and Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Win Myat Aye...
February 19, 2020
Groups call for internet access to be restored in Arakan and Chin states
Min Tun — A total of 29 local and international organisations released a joint statement on February 13 calling for the restoration of internet...
February 19, 2020
Hundreds of vehicles stuck on Yangon-Sittwe highway due to fighting
More than 300 vehicles including cargo trucks and buses traveling along the Yangon to Sittwe road are stuck due to fighting near Rar Maung Bridge in...
Photo - Mayu Tun
February 18, 2020
Shelter basics lacking at Rathedaung IDP camps
Khaing Roe La — As displaced populations have increased in recent months at refugee camps in Arakan State’s Rathedaung town, providing adequate...
February 18, 2020
Armed groups urged to halt fighting during exams
Educators and MPs are asking armed groups to stop fighting during upcoming matriculation exams so that students preparing for the tests can focus on...
February 17, 2020
Tatmadaw, Arakan Army blame each other for shelling of schoolchildren
The Tatmadaw and Arakan Army are accusing each other of having fired the artillery shell that hit a village school in Arakan State’s Buthidaung...
Hnin New and Su Khaing
February 17, 2020
Three civilians injured amid firefight in Minbya Township
Three civilians were reportedly hit by stray bullets as hostilities erupted between the Tatmadaw and Arakan Army near Rar Maung Bridge in Arakan...
February 17, 2020
Ramree farmers seek alternate cropland after dozens of acres expropriated
Farmers whose croplands were confiscated for a new town project in Ramree Township, Arakan State, are demanding that they be given substitute land...
Photo - Office of the commander-in-chief of defence services
February 17, 2020
Tatmadaw chief, Sittwe town elders discuss Arakan State affairs
Khaing Roe La — Myanmar’s military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing held talks about the latest developments in conflict-torn Arakan State with...
February 17, 2020
Rice transport ban affects dozens of villages in Ann Township
People from Dar Lat Chaung village-tract and 50 nearby villages in Arakan State’s Ann Township are facing difficulties because they have been barred...