Interview: Life in war-weary Rathedaung
28 Dec 2024
Social worker Ko Kyaw Lin Oo, who has been actively helping internally displaced people (IDPs) in Rathedaung Township, recently spoke to DMG about the latest developments there.
28 Dec 2024
Social worker Ko Kyaw Lin Oo, who has been actively helping internally displaced people (IDPs) in Rathedaung Township, recently spoke to DMG about the latest developments there.
12 Dec 2024
“The fighting is quite close to Gwa Town now. It has reached near Tin Taw and Amaw villages across Rahai Kutoe Creek. Yesterday, there were airstrikes along the mountains behind Rahai Kwin and Shwe Nan Khaing villages.”
09 Dec 2024
Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing visited Yunnan Province in November on his first visit to China since the 2021 coup. Following his trip, China proposed the establishment of a joint venture security company between the two countries, and the Myanmar regime announced on December 3 that a working committee had been formed to prepare for the formation of the company.
26 Nov 2024
Women, girls and activists shared their thoughts with DMG about the challenges and hardships facing women, and the actions needed to eliminate violence against them.
21 Nov 2024
Last week Wednesday marked one year since the latest fighting broke out between the Myanmar military and the Arakkha Army (AA) in Arakan State. DMG recently interviewed U Pe Than, a political and military observer and former Lower House lawmaker for Arakan State, about the AA's achievements over the past year, and the possible scenarios that might play out in Arakan State in the year ahead.
15 Nov 2024
Ma Khaing Khaing Mar, a 21-year-old woman from Namada Village in Chin State's Paletwa Township who is taking shelter at the Kavi Yadana displacement camp in Kyauktaw Town after losing one of her limbs in the latest fighting,
25 Oct 2024
Some of these family members, including the wives of three prisoners and the son of one, recently shared with DMG their reactions to the transfer of the inmates from Sittwe Prison.
13 Oct 2024
young women in rural areas including university students are struggling to support their families, with many doing housework and odd jobs as they no longer have the opportunities that their post-secondary pursuits should have offered.
01 Oct 2024
DMG interviewed Ko Pyae Phyo Naing, chairman of the Ponnagyun Youths Association (PYA), which is carrying out local social assistance activities, about the needs and difficulties facing the IDPs.
26 Sep 2024
“As for the public, since the beginning of the Spring Revolution, they had hoped to receive the help and protection of the international community. Myanmar people are relying on the international community to resolve the current Myanmar conflict with Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and establish a no-fly zone.”
08 Sep 2024
Myanmar's military regime has blockaded Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State, since fighting between the junta and Arakkha Army (AA) broke out anew in November. It has also planted landmines around the town.
01 Sep 2024
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1 September 2024, Sittwe
China's Ruili City Security Commission issued a warning to the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) on August 29, telling the group to stop fighting immediately in northern Shan State or face consequences.
TNLA leaders are reportedly discussing the warning at its central executive committee.
China has previously said that it would not interfere in Myanmar's internal issues. Speaking to DMG, politicians and China specialists shared their views on the warning to the...
21 Aug 2024
DMG interviewed U Maung Thein Hla, secretary of the Danyawaddy agricultural association, about the difficulties and needs of the flood-affected farmers as well as the food security conditions facing local populations next year.
18 Aug 2024
Locals in Gwa Township are facing food security challenges due to junta blockades. In mid-August, DMG interviewed a resident of Gwa regarding the military and social conditions in Gwa Township at that time.
18 Aug 2024
“We have concerns for our security during this period. Many government employees have been displaced by the fighting.”
01 Aug 2024
Burmese Women’s Union (BWU) General Secretary Naw Khin San Htwe recently talked to DMG about the difficulties and challenges facing women over the past three years.
27 Jul 2024
After the AA seized Light Infantry Battalion No. 353 on May 14, it rescued the 35 detainees, who had been deprived of food and water for three days. Saw Lein Mohla, one of the detainees, told DMG about the ordeal.
06 Jul 2024
With the conflict in northern Arakan State ongoing, Muslim residents in Buthidaung Township recently shared their views on the conduct of the ARSA, RSO and ARA forces allied with the junta.
02 Jul 2024
Argentinian prosecutors’ petition submitted to the court on June 28 seeks a wider range of arrest warrants, including that of jailed State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and former President U Htin Kyaw.
29 Jun 2024
As the regime and the AA vie for control of Thandwe Township - home to the renowned Ngapali Beach, a cluster of luxury hotels and the Tha Htay Chaung hydropower project - residents and military observers shared their views with DMG on why the township and eponymous town are important for the regime and the AA.