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
October 30, 2021
Number of passport applicants declines in pandemic-hit Arakan State
The Covid-19 pandemic has reduced passport applications at the passport issuance branch office in the Arakan State capital Sittwe by about half so...
October 19, 2021
Traders say Maungdaw border trade restart delayed
Trading through the Sittwe border trade centre to Bangladesh has resumed since October 16, but the Maungdaw border trade centre could not be reopened...
October 18, 2021
Over 120,000 students in 10 Arakan State townships to be inoculated...
A Covid-19 vaccination campaign targeting more than 120,000 students aged 12 and above from 10 townships in the northern part of Arakan State will...
October 11, 2021
Military delegates, political parties discuss resumption of peace process
Rebooting Myanmar’s moribund peace process was discussed during a meeting of political parties with Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, chairman of the National...
October 11, 2021
Social activist, former election candidate arrested in Thandwe and facing...
U Sein Chit, a social activist and one-time parliamentary hopeful in Thandwe town, Arakan State, was arrested at his home late on Saturday evening,...
Kyun Nantha, a proposed marine protected area off the coast of Arakan State. Photo: WCS Myanmar
September 21, 2021
Pandemic, post-coup political turmoil delay establishment of marine...
U Thaung Htut, marine conservation manager for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS Myanmar), said the establishment of marine protected areas in...
September 21, 2021
Farmers face difficulty as fertiliser costs rise in Arakan State
Farmers in Arakan State say the soaring price of fertiliser means some are opting to forgo or scale back use of it on their crops this season. A bag...
September 16, 2021
Covid’s third wave forces several Arakan bus lines to suspend, scale back...
More than 10 highway bus lines in Arakan State have been suspended during the ongoing third wave of Covid-19, U Chan Aye, chairperson of the Motor...
September 16, 2021
Rice supplies transported to Chin State’s Samee town from Kyauktaw
Rice is being transported from Arakan State to Samee town in Chin State’s Paletwa Township, which is facing food shortages due to roadblocks,...
September 15, 2021
Closure of Maungdaw border trade camp continues to hurt local economy
If the Maungdaw border trade camp in Arakan State is not reopened, it will have a long-term impact on businesses, according to border trade...
September 15, 2021
Arakan State teachers for ethnic literature yet to receive two months’...
Teachers of ethnic literature in Arakan State have not been paid their wages for July and August. During the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, the teachers...
September 14, 2021
Prices of basic food items, consumer goods continue to rise
The prices of basic food items such as rice, cooking oil, iodised salt and dried chili, and other consumer goods continue to rise, according to...