Development Media Group

Over 2,000 locals forced to flee amid Myanmar military buildup, shelling in Bago Region
June 14, 2022
More than 2,100 people have been displaced by heavy artillery fire from the Myanmar military in Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Region, over recent days,...
More than 700,000 Muslims fled to Bangladesh in 2016-17. (Photo: AFP)
June 13, 2022
Arakanese political analysts say the military junta’s ostensible efforts to repatriate Muslims from Bangladesh are unlikely to succeed as long as...
Students receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Arakan State. (Photo: DMG)
June 13, 2022
Students in Arakan State from 5 to 12 years old have been administered the Covid-19 vaccine since schools reopened on June 2, with 82,788 children...
June 13, 2022
There were 192 cases of dengue fever reported in Arakan State this year from January 1 to June 10, according to a source from the state’s Department...
U Than Hlaing and Daw Khin Ohn Ngwe (Photo: DMG)
June 13, 2022
A man and woman in Kyaukphyu who were detained on suspicion of raising funds for the Arakan Army (AA) have been charged with incitement under Section...
Myanmar citizens detained in connection with the death of a Thai man. (Photo: BBC)
June 9, 2022
Thai police have identified nine Arakanese people as suspects in the death of a Thai man in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, southern Thailand, near the...
Caption: An old school building in Nyaung Chaung Thit village, Ann Township, and a new school building locked by the construction company. (Photo: DMG)
June 9, 2022
A new school building in Nyaung Chaung Thit village in Arakan State’s Ann Township has been closed and children are studying at an old school...
June 9, 2022
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) will conduct a field survey of Mrauk-U in September, following Myanmar’s December 2021...
June 9, 2022
Rainy days often contribute to sadness. For veteran Arakanese revolutionaries, they can’t help but remember one person in particular each year on...
Wah Taung IDP camp is pictured in the last week of April. (Photo: Ma Hla Win)
June 9, 2022
Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State are acutely short of food supplies as the military regime is only providing a small amount and...
June 8, 2022
The families of a man and a woman in Kyaukphyu who are being investigated by the Myanmar military on suspicion of raising funds for the Arakan Army...
June 6, 2022
Min Tun Drainage ditches show no sign of proper water flow. Water in the ditches has turned murky as garbage blocks the drains. This is a common...