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
March 10, 2023
Despite ceasefire, tight checks remain in place in parts of Arakan
Myanmar’s military regime continues to impose tight checks at checkpoints along the Yangon-Sittwe road, despite the ceasefire it reached with the...
March 9, 2023
UN says local and international organisations still restricted in Arakan...
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) says access for local and international nongovernmental organisations providing...
March 8, 2023
Tinma villagers still not permitted to return to home
While Myanmar’s military regime has been forcing many displaced people to return to their homes following its ceasefire with the Arakan Army (AA),...
March 7, 2023
Local and foreign visitors to Ngapali Beach rise
The number of people visiting Ngapali Beach in Thandwe Township, Arakan State, is reportedly on the rise, bolstering hopes that the state’s battered...
March 7, 2023
About 5,000 IDPs in Arakan State return to their homes
The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) who had been sheltering at various displacement camps in Arakan State and neighbouring Chin State,...
March 7, 2023
Myanmar and China to jointly implement wind power projects in three Arakan...
China and Myanmar will reportedly work together on a wind power project in the Arakan State townships of Ann, Thandwe and Gwa. Junta-controlled media...
March 7, 2023
Junta searches for residents of Chut Pyin Village, site of alleged 2017...
Myanmar’s military regime is searching for Muslims from Chut Pyin Village in Rathedaung Township who are believed to have opted not to flee to...
Features
March 4, 2023
A New Father’s Arrest Leaves a Young Family Destitute
Hnin Ei Cho — In a tiny room made of stout bamboo posts, matted bamboo walls and a thatched roof, a woman sat alone with her baby, whom she had...
March 2, 2023
Vox Pop: Sittwe residents share concerns about crime wave in Arakan State...
Residents in Sittwe feel deprived of their security amid a reportedly rising crime rate in the Arakan State capital, which these days sees reports of...
March 2, 2023
llegal sand mining poses grave threat to Arakan State’s marine national...
Unregulated sand mining involving seagoing vessels is posing a serious threat to Nanthar Island, site of a marine national park and home to dozens of...
March 1, 2023
Arakan Army in talks with Myanmar junta for release of detained civilians
The Arakan Army (AA) is negotiating with the Myanmar military for the release of innocent civilians who were detained during the latest fighting...
March 1, 2023
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing tells Arakanese businessmen to promote local...
Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing met with Arakan State businesspeople this week, saying he had come to Myanmar’s westernmost territory to provide what is...