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
January 20, 2020
Resettlement begins for Muslims detained off Tanintharyi coast
Maungdaw District administrator U Soe Aung says authorities have accepted 29 out of 155 Muslims at the Hla Poe Kaung repatriation camp under the...
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar. (Photo : MOI)
January 20, 2020
Arakan Army welcomes Chinese president’s visit to Myanmar
The Arakan Army (AA) released a statement ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Myanmar on January 17-18, saying the ethnic armed group...
January 20, 2020
Mrauk-U residents urge KBZ Bank to reopen
Khin Thayaphy Oo — ocals have urged KBZ Bank to reopen its branch in the town of Mrauk-U, Arakan State, as its closure 10 months ago has forced them...
January 17, 2020
Authorities to scrutinize origins of Muslims detained off Tanintharyi coast
Maungdaw District administrator U Soe Aung says authorities will check whether 155 Muslims who were detained in waters off southeastern Myanmar and...
January 17, 2020
Hundreds of Minbya Township IDPs struggling to meet basic needs
Win Nyunt — Hundreds of wartime refugees at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near War Taung village in Minbya Township, Arakan State,...
January 17, 2020
More IDPs reach Sittwe
The number of wartime refugees taking shelter in Sittwe has risen due to recent fighting in the state, according to Bhadanta U Rarzeinda, abbot of...
January 16, 2020
Two of three abducted Kyaukphyu road workers released
Two out of three road workers from Kyaukphyu, Arakan State, who were abducted nearly three weeks ago were released by their captors and returned home...
January 16, 2020
Muslims detained by navy brought back to Arakan State
A total of 172 Muslims detained in waters off Kawthaung town in Tanintharyi Region were brought back to Arakan State by helicopter on the afternoon...
Soldiers seen at the 72nd Anniversary of Independence Day (Photo - Toe Myat)
January 16, 2020
Dozens of villages in Ann Township face hardship as water transport is...
Kyaw Thu Htay — About 40 villages in Ann Township, Arakan State, are facing difficulties because their residents are unable to use water transport...
January 16, 2020
Mrauk-U displacement camp with over 3,000 IDPs facing water shortage
The Tin Nyo camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Arakan State’s Mrauk-U Township, where nearly 3,200 IDPs are sheltering, is facing a...
Chinese Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Sun Guoxiang and Arakan Army leader Major General Twan Mrat Naing at a meeting held on January 10. (Photo : The Kachin Net )
January 16, 2020
Chinese envoy urges AA leaders to de-escalate hostilities
Chinese Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Sun Guoxiang met with leaders of the Arakan Army (AA) and urged the ethnic armed group to reduce clashes and...
January 14, 2020
Two men in custody over alleged child rape in Kyaukphyu
Khaing Min — A 7-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two men in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State, on January 10, according to a source from the...