Fuel shortages force Arakanese farmers to abandon mechanised methods for manual ways of old
12 Dec 2023
Arakanese farmers have returned from the era of mechanised farming to manual farming due to the junta’s blockading of land and water routes.
12 Dec 2023
Arakanese farmers have returned from the era of mechanised farming to manual farming due to the junta’s blockading of land and water routes.
20 Jul 2023
These photos were taken during a DMG reporter’s visit to Bersara, a Muslim village in Sittwe Township, on July 19.
18 Jul 2023
In Lay Taung town, part of Arakan State’s Ramree Township, locals and around 100 oil field workers from Sagaing and Magwe regions are prospecting for oil.
26 Jan 2023
Many internally displaced people (IDPs) from Buthidaung Township, who fled their homes since 2019 due to the fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan State, have not been able to return to their homes.
24 Jan 2023
The number of people who make a living by collecting and selling bamboo has also declined as the bamboo forest has shrunk around Mt. Sai Tin.
20 Jan 2023
Many Muslims have been taking refuge at various displacement camps in Sittwe, Pauktaw, Myebon and Kyaukphyu townships for more than a decade due to intercommunal conflicts that broke out in Arakan State in 2012.