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      Mobilizing Young, First-time Voters is an Investment in Myanmar’s Future

      The diplomatic missions of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden to Myanmar, are organizing their annual Nordic Day Event on 14 February. The topic of this year’s Nordic Day is Mobilization[…]

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      Join Hands to End Violence Against Women and Girls

      Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which marks the start of the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The diplomatic missions of[…]

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      Plane crash in Magwe kills pilots and child

      Two pilots and a 10-year-old school girl have died after two fighter aircrafts crashed yesterday.

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      Eight Arakanese youth released from prison after Mrauk U protest

      Eight Rakhine youth were released from Mrauk U prison yesterday, after they were detained for a protest in January.

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      Floods surge in Kayah State

      Heavy rain in Kayah State has caused widespread flooding and left a path of devastation for residents. Yesterday dozens of wards in the in the capital of Kayah State, Loikaw, experienced widespread[…]

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      Ex-servicemen protest against Facebook and show support to the military

      More than 200 ex-servicemen participated in a demonstration yesterday to show their support to the military and call Facebook to reinstate military Facebook accounts.

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      Dyanmite explosions injure miners in Hpakant

      Locals from Kachin State say they are worried about their safety after a villager was injured by dynamite blasts in the Hpakant jade mines.

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      Man shot dead in Sittwe

      A Burmese soldier was shot and killed at the Wingaba field in Sittwe town, Rakhine State last night.

    • Mobilizing Young, First-time Voters is an Investment in Myanmar’s Future

    • Join Hands to End Violence Against Women and Girls

    • Plane crash in Magwe kills pilots and child

    • Eight Arakanese youth released from prison after Mrauk U protest

    • Floods surge in Kayah State

    • Ex-servicemen protest against Facebook and show support to the military

    • Dyanmite explosions injure miners in Hpakant

    • Man shot dead in Sittwe

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      ‘All people want is to go back home’: Dispatches from the Kachin conflict

      June marked six years since conflict reignited in Kachin State, where a 17-year ceasefire between the Burma Army and the Kachin Independence Army broke down in 2011. In the years since, more than 100,000 civilians have been displaced, with many forced into “temporary” camps that increasingly have a whiff of permanence.

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      A tribute to United Nations Peace Keepers and the Women of Peace in Myanmar

      By Norwegian Ambassador Tone Tinnes. Ambassador Tinnes has served as the Norwegian Ambassador to Myanmar since 2016 and she will finish a four-year term to Myanmar in August. Norway is[…]

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      The jade scramble: Life at the bottom of the mines

      Three years since the jade trade was revealed to be worth 31 billion dollars, questions still abound about what improvements have been made by Aung San Suu Kyi’s government to share these revenues.

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      Journalists, activists protest Reuters verdict in downtown rally

      Protesters took to downtown Rangoon on Sunday calling for the public’s right to information and the freedom of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

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      Flu outbreak kills five in Naga

      An outbreak of flu has claimed five deaths in the Naga self-administered zone in northern Burma.

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      Sagaing students protest over changes to distance education

      Students in Sagaing Division are angry over restrictions to distance education.

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      Protests calling for Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo’s release across the country

      The Monday conviction of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have triggered protests country-wide, with media denouncing the sentence of seven years jail time with hard labour.

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      Wives of convicted Reuters journalists demand their release

      Pan Ei Mon and Chit Su Win have demanded their convicted husbands are immediately released, after they were sentenced to seven years imprisonment under the Official Secrets Act on Monday.

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      Judge convicts Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo under Official Secrets Act

      Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were sentenced to seven years prison after being found guilty of violating the Official Secrets Act.

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      Rangoon protesters arrested minutes after calling for arrest of ‘murderous generals’

      Protesters in downtown Rangoon were arrested on Friday morning after calling for the arrest of “murderous” military generals.

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      ‘You can see how long we have been fleeing from war’

      Among those displaced by war in Kachin State over the past seven years, the day-to-day struggles of life and livelihood are paramount. In this episode of DVB’s “Fix It” programme, we look at how some of the many IDPs in Kachin State labour to make ends meet in the face of prolonged war-time hardship.

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      UN factfinding report calls for military prosecution, shuts down Facebook accounts

      In one of the most strongly worded reports yet, the United Nations has called out the military’s actions in Arakan State as evidence of “genocidal intent”. Information collected by the[…]

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      Govt, military have ‘weaponised aid’, says rights group

      The Burmese government and military are “weaponising” aid access in Kachin State, which could amount to war crimes, according to a new report released by Fortify Rights.

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      Verdict in Reuters journalists case postponed until 3 September

      The verdict in the case of detained Reuters journalists has been delayed, citing the assigned judge’s poor health.

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      Oil refinery zone to be permitted in Magwe Division

      A new oil refinery zone is to be built in Magwe Division, a regional government minister announced this week.

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      Reuters journalists facing secrets charges to hear verdict next week

      A Yangon court set 27 August as the verdict date in the case of the detained Reuters journalists, after both prosecution and defence submitted their closing statements.

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      88 Generation activist Ma Mee Mee dies in car accident

      88 Generation political activist Ma Mee Mee was killed in a car crash in Irrawaddy Division, after returning from a funeral in Pathein.

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      Fire at Yangon General Hospital forces evacuation

      A fire in Rangoon’s iconic hospital forced the evacuation of patients and staff.

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      Activists reflect on 30th anniversary of 8888 Uprising

      Commemorations of the 30th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising, which kicked off at the University of Yangon on Monday, are underway in cities and town throughout the country today.

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          ‘You can see how long we have been fleeing from war’

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          War, peace and protest in Kachin State

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          DVB Debate: Rakhine’s troubles in the spotlight

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          At IDP camps in Kachin, footballers and future leaders

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          At least two dead as fire decimates Rangoon’s Kandawgyi Palace hotel

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          Drone footage shows thousands more refugees fleeing to Bangladesh

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          DVB Debate tackles Arakan State’s woes

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          DVB Business Debate: The Kachin conflict’s economic effects

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          Six years on, conflict in Kachin leaves youths older, wiser – and still struggling

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        • Journalists, activists protest Reuters verdict in downtown rally

          Protesters took to downtown Rangoon on Sunday calling for the public’s right to information and the freedom of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

        • Sagaing students protest over changes to distance education

          Students in Sagaing Division are angry over restrictions to distance education.

        • Wives of convicted Reuters journalists demand their release

          Pan Ei Mon and Chit Su Win have demanded their convicted husbands are immediately released, after they were sentenced to seven years imprisonment under the Official Secrets Act on Monday.

        • Judge convicts Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo under Official Secrets Act

          Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were sentenced to seven years prison after being found guilty of violating the Official Secrets Act.

        • Rangoon protesters arrested minutes after calling for arrest of ‘murderous generals’

          Protesters in downtown Rangoon were arrested on Friday morning after calling for the arrest of “murderous” military generals.

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        • People need to know why our journalists were arrested: Reuters

        • Ties forged in ‘brotherhood’: Min Aung Hlaing talks Burma-Thai relations

        • Thai head of Rakhine advisory body: ‘Suu Kyi still represents hope’

        • Interviewing Khon Ja, the voice of Kachin

        • ‘No changes’ under NLD, says human rights commissioner

        • INTERVIEW: Branding organic coffee in Burma

        • Talking nutrition in Chin State

        • Interview: ‘It is time to work harder and have more unity’

      • Business

        • AirAsia CEO says talks on opening Burma airline ‘have stopped’

        • As Burma’s economy rebounds, sanctions risk gives some investors pause: IMF

        • Govt adviser calls for ban on overland Chinese visitors

        • Uber sells Southeast Asia business to Grab after costly battle

        • AirAsia in talks to set up airline in Burma

        • Consortium chosen to turn Yangon’s main railway station into modern transport hub

      • Environment

        • Carbon prices too low to protect Southeast Asian forests from rubber expansion

        • Thailand, Burma and Laos in tri-nation haze battle plan

        • Debate over coal-fired power plant in Karen State heats up

        • The silent climate burn in Chin State

        • Mission to restore mangroves in Irrawaddy Delta

        • Factory farming in Asia poses environmental, forced-labour risks: report

        • Asia faces disaster from soaring temps if climate change unchecked

        • Burmese president awaits key report on Myitsone

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