Development Media Group

April 1, 2026
Mizoram fuel export ban hits Arakan traders hard
March 31, 2026
Artillery exchanges intensify in Sittwe
March 30, 2026
India’s export curbs raise fuel supply concerns in Arakan State
December 12, 2022
Humanitarians urge end to travel ban on aid organisations in Arakan State
Using the occasion of Human Rights Day on Saturday, local civil society organisations (CSOs) in Arakan State called for allowing local and...
Demolished homes in Jaithar Village and the scene of a beach near the village.
December 9, 2022
Relocated Thandwe Twsp villagers face livelihood hardships
Residents of Jaithar village in Arakan State’s Thandwe Township, whose homes were forcibly relocated by the Myanmar military, are reportedly facing...
December 8, 2022
Junta updates IDP returnees list in Mrauk-U Twsp
Myanmar’s military regime is updating a list of internally displaced people (IDPs) who wish to return home in Mrauk-U Township, Arakan State. Two...
December 7, 2022
Classrooms remain empty in parts of Arakan State despite ceasefire
Some schools remain closed in parts of Arakan State despite an informal ceasefire recently reached between Myanmar’s military regime and the Arakan...
Photo: U Hla Saw Khaing (Ponnarmyay)
December 7, 2022
Fruit trees planted to feed monkeys at Kyauktaw Mountain Pagoda
Fruit trees are being planted to prevent food shortages for more than 1,000 monkeys living on Thaylar Giri Mawra Patta Mountain, a well-known...
December 7, 2022
Zero Covid-19 infections reported since September in Arakan State
Arakan State has reported zero new Covid-19 cases since late September, according to the state’s health department. “The daily infection rate is zero...
Kyarinntaung cottage hospital in Myebon Township, Arakan State.
December 6, 2022
Cottage hospital in Myebon Twsp still doctorless, two years after opening...
Local people in parts of Myebon Township, Arakan State, are experiencing hassles gaining access to public healthcare services as doctors have not yet...
December 6, 2022
Maungdaw GAD employee arrested for allegedly financing Arakan Army
Police have detained a civil servant from the township General Administration Department (GAD) in Maungdaw, Arakan State, according to reliable...
U Soe Moe Kyaw and Ma Aye Mya Sandar were detained at military security checkpoints in Kyauktaw and Maungdaw townships, respectively, in November. (Photo: Supplied)
December 3, 2022
Families concerned for three people detained at junta checkpoints in...
Family members are worried about the well-being of three people who were detained at security checkpoints in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw and Maungdaw...
Vehicles trapped on the Sittwe-Ponnagyun road on November 11.
December 2, 2022
Junta blockades of roadways, water routes persist in Arakan State despite...
Though the Myanmar military and Arakan Army (AA) agreed to observe an informal ceasefire nearly a week ago, major roadways and water routes in Arakan...
IDPs in Arakan State.
November 30, 2022
Arakan State IDPs hold off on return, for now, in wake of latest ceasefire
Despite the latest ceasefire between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army (AA), displaced people say they dare not return to their homes for the time...
November 30, 2022
Photo Essay: Sittwe’s Kandawgyi Lake drying up
Kandawgyi Lake, a major source of water supply for the Arakan State capital Sittwe, is drying up as 2022 comes to a close, and the lake is expected...