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
Teachers at an educational workshop held at No. 1 High School in Maungdaw. (Photo - Pyan Hlwar)
January 9, 2020
Teachers group issues ultimatum, urges reversal on extended academic year...
The Myanmar Teachers’ Federation says it won’t assist in the upcoming 2020 election if the government does not backtrack on plans to increase the...
January 8, 2020
Woman injured, houses damaged during Kyauktaw hostilities
One woman was injured and several houses were damaged amid a hail of bullets and artillery fire near Mahar Muni village in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan...
January 8, 2020
Agriculture school in Kyauktaw to reopen after shelling forced closure
The Kyauktaw Agricultural Science Institute will reopen on January 13, after closing its doors temporarily due to recent small arms and artillery...
Photo - Arakan Army
January 7, 2020
AA says nearly 700 clashes with Tatmadaw in 2019
The Arakan Army (AA) has said that there were at least 681 clashes lasting longer than 30 minutes between its forces and the Tatmadaw in Arakan State...
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (Photo - Office of the commander-in-chief of the Defence Services)
January 7, 2020
Senior General says some armed groups’ leaders lack enthusiasm for peace
Myat Win Kyaw — The commander-in-chief of the Defence Services, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, said the Tatmadaw has resorted to addressing problems...
January 7, 2020
President urges unity, constitutional amendments in Independence Day...
Min Tun — President U Win Myint urged all national races to unite and participate in efforts to build a peaceful, democratic federal union and to...
Soldiers from the Arakan Army / Photo - AA
December 23, 2019
War-affected area might widen in Arakan State, AA says
Fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army may intensify in Arakan State and the conflict zone could widen, the AA said in a statement...
December 23, 2019
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi questions militancy as negotiating tactic
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi used a recent speech to ask whether it was necessary for non-state armed groups to continue to hold arms and...
The Tatmadaw said its troops also seized a photo from U Kyaw Aye Maung as evidence, which it said showed him taking part in a military parade in front of Arakan Army leader Maj-Gen Twan Mrat Naing.
December 23, 2019
Slain village administrator wasn’t AA-affiliated, family says
A village administrator in Arakan State’s Minbya Township, accused by the Tatmadaw of being an Arakan Army (AA) cadre and found dead earlier this...
December 22, 2019
Explosions precede Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s latest visit to Arakan State
Three explosions rocked Manaung Township in southern Arakan State just hours before State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrived there on Thursday...
December 22, 2019
Woman killed by shelling in Myebon Township
An artillery shell that landed on 18 December near a house in Kam Htaung Gyi town, part of Arakan State’s Myebon Township, has killed a 42-year-old...
December 22, 2019
ANP, NLD differ on negotiating with Arakan Army over 2020 polls
The Arakan National Party says poll organizers should negotiate with the Arakan Army (AA) to hold elections in conflict-torn Arakan State ahead of...