Development Media Group

March 2, 2026
Junta reinforces Sittwe with naval and armored vehicles deployment
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
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...
November 16, 2021
Ponnagyun-Rathedaung road closed again, say residents
The main road connecting Arakan State’s Ponnagyun and Rathedaung townships was reclosed in the first week of November, local residents said...
November 12, 2021
Sittwe facility provides free medical oxygen as Covid’s third wave appears...
People can get medical oxygen free of charge at the oxygen plant recently established in the Arakan State capital Sittwe, according to the plant’s...
November 11, 2021
Illegal logging at Wun Paik mangrove forest declines: conservation group
Illegal logging at Wun Paik mangrove forest in Arakan State’s Ramree Township has decreased significantly due to the help of the people, said the Wun...
November 11, 2021
Case filed against two Thandwe men accused of anti-regime affiliations
A case against U 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...