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
June 30, 2022
One of Arakan State’s largest monastic schools in need of financial...
The Palay Yadanar monastic education school in Arakan State’s Thandwe Township is in need of financial assistance as the number of students increased...
June 30, 2022
Families not yet allowed to see Chin State detainees
Family members have not yet been allowed to see three local administrators in Chin State’s Paletwa since they were detained by the regime in late May...
June 29, 2022
Regime detains 40 residents in Arakan State this month, says AA
The Arakan Army (AA) said the Myanmar military has arrested 40 residents in Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Ponnagyun and Sittwe townships amid ongoing military...
June 29, 2022
KNLA warns Kyaikto locals to avoid Myanmar military convoys
The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the Karen National Union (KNU), announced on June 26 that locals in Kyaikto Township,...
June 29, 2022
Amid food insecurity, Arakan IDPs face landmine perils to survive
The number of people killed or injured by landmines while searching for food in forests has increased in Arakan State, with more and more internally...
June 27, 2022
Ethnic Thet People Fear a Fading Identity
At the foot of the majestic Mayu mountain range overlooking the Bay of Bengal, there lies a picturesque village known as Magyigone, a home of the...
A Shwe Pyi Tan ferryboat (Photo: Shwe Pyi Tan)
June 27, 2022
Ferryboats barred from leaving Sittwe after abduction of regime soldiers
The Shwe Pyi Tan ferryboat service on Friday suspended all of its operations across Arakan State until further notice as the regime is conducting...
June 27, 2022
Military’s arbitrary civilian arrests are violation of human rights:...
The Arakan Human Rights Defenders and Promoters Association (AHRDPA) said in a statement on Friday that the Myanmar military’s arbitrary arrests of...
June 27, 2022
Two kidnapped educators returned safe to Arakan State
Two kidnapped educators from Maungdaw who were abducted last week have been returned to Arakan State after being briefly held for questioning by...
June 27, 2022
Wife of Ponnagyun detainee: ‘We did nothing wrong, so my husband said he’d...
Military tensions have been running high in Arakan State over recent weeks, with the Arakan Army (AA) detaining junta soldiers, police and other...
Junta troops patrol in Mrauk-U, Arakan State, on June 22. (Photo: CJ)
June 23, 2022
Myanmar military releases four female detainees in Kyauktaw Twsp
The Myanmar military on Tuesday night released four women of more than 20 residents it detained in Kyauktaw Township earlier that day in response to...
A graduation ceremony for Arakan Army cadets. (Photo: AA Info Desk)
June 23, 2022
AA urges Arakanese people to be wary of potential for sectarian strife
The Arakan Army (AA) has called on the people of Arakan State to be wary of the military junta, which it accused of stoking racial and religious...