Development Media Group

April 29, 2026
Criticism grows as AA detains traders and young people at Paletwa...
April 28, 2026
Junta airstrikes escalate across Arakan State
April 27, 2026
Uptick in junta naval movements off Arakan State
January 22, 2020
Muslim girl in Buthidaung hit by pre-dawn gunfire
A 7-year-old Muslim girl sustained a gunshot wound at around 4 a.m. on January 20 at Sin Thay Pyin village in Buthidaung Township, her family members...
January 22, 2020
Man shot dead by Tatmadaw in Mrauk-U
One man was shot dead and another was arrested in Mrauk-U during an incident at a Tatmadaw checkpoint on the morning of January 19, according to...
Photo - Arakan Army
January 21, 2020
AA says it will release two Tatmadaw soldiers soon
Arakan Army spokesperson Khaing Thukha told DMG that his group is arranging to soon release two Tatmadaw soldiers in its custody as a show of the...
January 20, 2020
Myanmar and China ink Kyaukphyu SEZ accord despite objections
Myanmar and China signed agreements on the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and deep-sea port project during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s...
January 20, 2020
Maungdaw villagers still waiting for electricity after paying for hookup
Residents of Tharyar Kone village in southern Maungdaw Township say they remain powerless, in a literal sense, after paying to have the village...
Photo - Ko Kyaw Min Khaing
January 20, 2020
Trapped by fighting for five days, dozens are rescued in Rathedaung
Thirty-three people who had been pinned down by fighting at a village in Arakan State’s northern Rathedaung Township for five days were rescued on...
Photo - Daw Htoot May
January 20, 2020
IDPs in Ann town need government help: lawmaker
Refugees who recently arrived at Ann town in Arakan State have had difficulty finding shelter and are in need of government assistance, according to...
January 20, 2020
Four people killed as fishing boat struck by ship
A fishing boat was hit by a ship in Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township, killing four people aboard the smaller vessel and leaving one person missing...
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...