Development Media Group

November 20, 2024
Medicine prices skyrocket in Rathedaung Twsp
November 19, 2024
Thousands of IDPs face food shortages in Thandwe
A child labourer in Arakan State is pictured in November 2024.
November 18, 2024
Child labour on the rise in Arakan State
September 10, 2024
Junta arrests seven in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State
The junta arrested seven people in Kyaukphyu Township in Arakan (Rakhine) State over five days between 1 and 5 September 2024 and have, so far, only...
September 4, 2024
Junta bans privately-owned cargo ships from docking in Sittwe City
Though most of Sittwe City’s food and goods are delivered by privately-owned cargo ships the junta has banned them from docking anywhere in Sittwe...
September 3, 2024
Skin disease endemic in Rakhine State
Skin diseases have become endemic in the Rakhine State townships of Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U and Pauktaw, with residents facing difficulties in...
September 2, 2024
Junta Intensifies Heavy Shelling Following Battle Near Sittwe City in...
Following the battle near Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, the military council intensified heavy shelling, and security measures within the...
August 30, 2024
Arakan State cash shortages hamper aid efforts
Banks in Arakan (Rakhine) State’s Thandwe and Gwa townships have stopped allowing cash withdrawals, exacerbating cash shortages and making it harder...
August 28, 2024
Rakhine State medicine shortages cause 10 deaths
Junta roadblocks stopping the distribution of medicine in Rakhine State have led to at least 10 deaths in various Rakhine State townships. Residents...
August 27, 2024
IDPs from Rakhine State face strict checks in Ayeyarwady Region
The junta has increased its scrutiny of displaced people (IDPs) from Arakan (Rakhine) State who have fled fighting between the Arakan Army (AA) and...
August 23, 2024
50,000 Displaced from Rathedaung Township in serious need
Over 50,000 people displaced by fighting from their homes in Rathedaung Township in Arakan State are in urgent need of food and medical supplies. The...
August 22, 2024
Children in Arakan State missing out on crucial vaccinations
Due to increased levels of fighting in Arakan (Rakhine) State children are missing out on crucial vaccinations causing their parents and guardians to...
August 20, 2024
Arakan State IDPs in dire need of medicines
Communities and displaced people (IDPs) living in camps in Arakan (Rakhine) State townships where fighting has intensified are facing severe...
August 19, 2024
Junta airstrike kills eleven, injures eleven in Kyeintali town, Rakhine...
A junta airstrike targeting a church killed eleven civilians, including two children and severely injured eleven others in Kyeintali Town, Gwa...
August 15, 2024
IDPs face food shortages in Rakhine State
Displaced people (IDPs) sheltering in the Rakhine State townships of Thandwe, Rathedaung, Pauktaw, and Ponnagyun are facing a lack of aid and support...