The 75th Maha Ramayana Harinama Rama festival, a major Hindu religious event, was held from January 31 to February 3 in Maungdaw Township, which is currently under the control of the Arakan Army.

The Grand Jame Mosque (Maungdaw Myoma Mosque), a prominent religious site for Muslims in downtown Maungdaw, Arakan State, was reopened by the United League of Arakan/ Arakan Army (ULA/AA) on September 12, after being closed for more than 13 years.

The houses in Tinma Village that survived the fires have been uninhabited for years, and are showing the effects of neglect.

Thousands of acres of farmland in Arakan State's Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U and Minbya townships were inundated by floodwaters last week,

Thousands of IDPs are facing severe food challenges due to lack of humanitarian assistance and shortages of food and medicines triggered by junta blockades of land and water supply routes.

Last year, a bag of fertiliser sold for around K100,000, while currently the price ranges between K450,000 and K530,000.

The Arakkha Army (AA) escorted more than 4,000 Muslims from Shwe Zarr (Muslim) village-tract in Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township to safety on Wednesday.

Arakanese farmers have returned from the era of mechanised farming to manual farming due to the junta’s blockading of land and water routes.

These photos were taken during a DMG reporter’s visit to Bersara, a Muslim village in Sittwe Township, on July 19.

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.

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.

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.

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.