Development Media Group

December 23, 2025
ARSA’s military activities raise security concerns among ethnic...
December 18, 2025
19-group coalition SRA emerges, accelerating Myanmar revolution
December 17, 2025
Mrauk-U Hospital bombing deepens healthcare crisis for Arakan people
November 26, 2021
Fines to target misbehaving motorcycles at Sittwe’s Myoma Market in bid to...
A K30,000 fine will be imposed on three-wheeled motorcycles and motorbikes entering and stopping at Myoma Market in Sittwe, Arakan State, according...
November 24, 2021
Two Thandwe Twsp men accused of PDF ties appear in court
Ko Sein Chit and Ko Ye Naing Oo, who were arrested last month on suspicion of having links to the anti-regime People’s Defence Force (PDF) and...
November 24, 2021
Post-coup banking, ATM services remain spotty at best
Almost 10 months since the military seized power in a February 1 coup, bank users and businesses in Arakan State continue to struggle with limited or...
November 24, 2021
District court rejects appeal of former Arakan State Chief Minister U Nyi...
The Sittwe District Court on Monday rejected the appeal of former Arakan State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu, who was sentenced last month to two years’...
November 22, 2021
Residents of fire-ravaged Pharpyo and Lekka villages still awaiting...
More than 200 houses from Pharpyo village, Minbya Township, and Lekka village, Mrauk-U Township, that were destroyed by fire during armed conflict in...
November 22, 2021
Reporters go to ground after authorities in Sittwe search for office of...
Reporters from the Arakan State-based Western News went into hiding over the weekend after junta forces attempted to find the location of its office...
November 22, 2021
Teacher involved in CDM arrested in Taungup
A female high school teacher who is said to have been part of the anti-coup Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) in Taungup, Arakan State, since its...
November 20, 2021
Posco International begins work on Phase II of Shwe gas field project off...
South Korea-based Posco International has reportedly begun work on Phase II of the Shwe gas field project A-1 off the Arakan coast. The Department of...
November 19, 2021
Security guarantees remain stumbling block to Tinma villagers’ return
Arrangements will be made to help displaced Tinma villagers in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, who have repeatedly sought their own return, but only...
November 18, 2021
Decay plagues backlog of seized timber awaiting auction in Arakan State
Weak preservation of timber seized from illegal logging in Arakan State has resulted in about 30% of the wood decaying before it could be sold at...
November 18, 2021
Japanese envoy Sasakawa says he told AA to hold its fire in wake of brief...
The chairman of Nippon Foundation and Japan’s special envoy for national reconciliation in Myanmar, Yohei Sasakawa, said he told the Arakan Army to...
November 16, 2021
Myanmar military movements in Pauktaw Twsp leave locals on edge
Locals are worried about Myanmar military troops moving from village to village in Pauktaw Township, Arakan State. A 50-strong military contingent...