Vox Pop: Arakanese Voices on International Youth Day
12 Aug 2023
DMG interviewed young people in Arakan State on International Youth Day about their hopes and the challenges facing them.
12 Aug 2023
DMG interviewed young people in Arakan State on International Youth Day about their hopes and the challenges facing them.
05 Aug 2023
ANP chairman U Thar Tun Hla recently spoke to DMG about why he thinks the regime has not yet approved his party’s registration, and shared his views on Myanmar’s current political landscape.
02 Aug 2023
Business owners, entrepreneurs and politicians spoke to DMG about the Sittwe Port’s potential to jumpstart the local economy.
14 Jul 2023
DMG interviewed some social workers and locals about their on-the-ground experiences helping those affected by the cyclone, and about rehabilitation work more broadly.
11 Jul 2023
DMG spoke to a handful of environmentalists and others engaged in afforestation efforts in the aftermath of the storm.
27 Jun 2023
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27 June 2023, Sittwe
Cyclone Mocha damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes in Arakan State. More than 1.2 million people were affected by Cyclone Mocha in Arakan State, many of whom continue to have pressing humanitarian needs more than six weeks after the storm hit.
The junta and the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) have been providing food, shelter and other relief items to the storm victims, but humanitarian assistance is still needed. DMG...
24 Jun 2023
Cyclone Mocha, which made landfall over Arakan State with deadly force on May 14, destroyed tens of thousands of homes and buildings across Arakan State, leaving many people homeless.
24 Jun 2023
Veteran Arakanese politician U Pe Than recently spoke to DMG about relations between Myanmar’s military regime and the AA, and why the junta has imposed restrictions on the delivery of humanitarian aid for storm-ravaged Arakan State.
08 Jun 2023
DMG interviewed some Sittwe residents about whether the regime’s assistance to people affected by Cyclone Mocha has been effective and what the situation actually looks like on the ground.
31 May 2023
Some IDPs from various displacement camps in Arakan State talked to DMG about the challenges of recovering from the storm’s damage.
01 May 2023
DMG interviewed Daw Ma Tin about her native village, her life in the displacement camp, and her hopes for the future.
26 Apr 2023
Officials from the ALD, DNDP and KNDP recently talked to DMG about their plans for the future.
15 Apr 2023
U Min Htel War recently spoke to DMG about what being awarded the doctorate means to him, as well as discussing future plans for his charity.
10 Apr 2023
The Arakan Army (AA) — formed by 26 young people in Laiza, Kachin State, close to the Chinese border in northern Myanmar and where the Kachin Independence Army ethnic armed group is headquartered — celebrated the 14th anniversary of its founding on April 10.
30 Mar 2023
EAO leaders and political analysts shared their views with DMG about Min Aung Hlaing’s threat.
27 Mar 2023
DMG interviewed U Ba Shein, a top figure within the Arakan National Party (ANP) and member of the party’s policy committee, about the party’s decision to compete in the upcoming election, in defiance of many of the regime’s critics.
15 Mar 2023
The military regime has since begun forcing internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State and Paletwa Township,
08 Mar 2023
On International Women’s Day, which fell on March 8, a cross-section of women in Arakan State shared their views on gender inequality and the challenges they face under military rule.
01 Mar 2023
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 muggings in broad daylight in which motorbike-riding thieves grab handphones and purses from pedestrians.
12 Feb 2023
DMG interviewed U Myo Kyaw, general secretary of the ALD, to find out more about his party’s election stance and its view on Myanmar’s political situation more broadly.