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    Rohingya to face trial in Indonesia

    Rohingya to face trial in Indonesia video

    Police have named 18 Rohingya refugees as suspects for the deaths of eight Buddhists in an immigration detention centre, and say they will face trial in Indonesia.

    The battle over the heritage buildings of Rangoon video

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    The battle over the heritage buildings of Rangoon

    The downtown area of Rangoon is well known for its iconic colonial architecture. But recent developments in the country mean century old buildings are demolished to make way for modern[…]

    Karenni camp blaze an accident video

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    Karenni camp blaze an accident

    Thai officials deny allegations of arson, insisting the fire that raged through the Mae Surin refugee camp in northern Thailand on Friday was an accident.

    Dinner time in Pakahtawng camp video

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    Dinner time in Pakahtawng camp

    A time lapse of Maijayang’s Pakahtawng camp in Kachin state. There are 2457 people living in the camp – the children are from northern Shan state and were sent to[…]

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    Job announcement: DVB has two new positions open

    NEW POSITIONS:  Job Descriptions Please send your applications to: [email protected] Chief Financial Officer Position DVB is in a period of dynamic transition.  Reporting to and partnering with the Executive Directors, the[…]

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    Burma’s leading opposition figures weigh in on NLD Congress

    As the National League for Democracy kicks off its first national congress, DVB asked a group of NLD members and leaders from national opposition parties what they expected to come[…]

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    Nearly 1,000 Muslim Rohingyas incarcerated in Arakan state

    Nearly 1,000 Muslim Rohingyas remain incarcerated in northern Arakan state, where campaigners say they are subject to “pervasive” abuses and at least 68 people are believed to have died in custody

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    Ethnic leaders weigh in on Kachin conflict

    After the fall of the Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) final hill station outside Laiza last weekend, DVB asked a group of the country’s ethnic minority leaders about the government’s role[…]

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    Arakan segregation takes toll on local communities

    An angry policeman gestures and shouts in Arakanese. The road is blocked with wooden fences and cords of barbed wire. A local man wrapped in a puffy coat and woollen[…]

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    Sex workers clamour for rights in a changing Burma

    Faced with exploding HIV rates and daily threats of violence, sex workers in Burma are joining together to challenge prostitution laws they say leave them vulnerable to abuse

    Media News Uncategorized

    News journal loses defamation appeal

    The Voice will face criminal proceedings at the end of this month, after losing an appeal for defamation charges – brought by the Ministry of Mines over corruption allegations made against them in March

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    No end in sight for Kachin conflict

    As the Burmese army closes in on the Kachin Independence Army’s stronghold, a ceasefire deal looks increasingly distant

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    More interest than investment as Burma opens up

    Investors are flocking to Burma’s in hordes to inspect the resource-rich country, but few are prepared to put money on the table as cronies and poor infrastructure plague the country

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    Job vacancy: TV producer for DVB TV English

    English language TV producer for DVB TV ENGLISH  Key skills and requirements –       Video editing skills Knowledge of Final Cut Pro essential. Familiarity with other editing programs an advantage –      […]

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    Artists struggle to survive as piracy flourishes

    Rampant piracy across the country is preventing Burmese artists from profiting from their products, which is forcing many to choose a new career

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    Investment law offers limited reform

    The country’s newly passed investment law has made few adjustments to Burma’s economic framework and might empower crony control over major sectors

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    Malnutrition crisis hits border region

    As aid begins to shift away from the Thai-Burma, experts say a malnutrition crisis is hitting the region hard

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    Thangyat is back

    Thangyat performances, a traditional music that accompanies New Year’s Thingyan Water Festival, is now legal in Burma. The historic art is a cornerstone in the country’s New Year celebrations, where[…]

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    The cult of Aung San Suu Kyi?

    While Aung San Suu Kyi has spent weeks campaigning across the country to jubilant crowds, if the opposition leader is elected how effective can she really be in parliament?

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    Burma’s political harvest?

    The politically ambitious always have one eye on the task at hand and another on upcoming elections, even if they’re years away. With Burma’s nascent political developments unfolding, certainly there[…]

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    Burma appoints labour official for Thailand

    Labour Administration Department’s director Chit Shein said the newly appointed official has already begun meeting with migrant worker groups in the country to study their situations

    News Politics Uncategorized

    Japan urges Burma to continue with reforms

    Koichiro Gemba, the first Japanese foreign minister to visit Burma since 2002, met President Thein Sein and his counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin in the country’s remote capital of Naypyidaw

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    PRESS STATEMENT: Misappropriation of DVB assets in the news network inside Burma

    Investigations initiated by DVB, conducted by the PwC Forensic Services (PricewaterhouseCoopersAS), have revealed evidence of thefts of assets including cash, supplies, and equipment. The PwC investigations have also revealed assets[…]

    Big decisions for Burma video

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    Big decisions for Burma

    The National League for Democracy (NLD), Burma’s opposition party, lead by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, has announced that they will re register as a political party[…]

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    Understanding the military programmes of Burma

      There have been a number of analyses of potential nuclear and ballistic missile programs in Burma in the last year. Many of those reports depend on interviews with me.[…]

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    James C Scott: ‘Making a pact with the army’

    James C Scott’s seminal work on the upland people of Zomia, a region stretching from northern Burma to northern Vietnam and encompassing areas of China, Thailand and Laos, has been[…]

    Protest for the release of jailed journalist Hla Hla win video

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    Protest for the release of jailed journalist Hla Hla win

    The Free Burma VJ campaign on 9 September protested in front of the Burmese embassy in Bangkok to call for the release of jailed Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) video-journalist[…]

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    President greets parliament with bold speech

    Thein Sein claims multiple reforms under his tenure and for the future, in speech to parliament, with bold claims over health and rights that have yet to be realised

    Army’s use of Convict Porters a War Crime video

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    Army’s use of Convict Porters a War Crime

    With thanks to Karen Human Rights Group for supplying some of the footage seen in this film The Burmese army’s abusive treatment of convicts who are forced to serve as[…]

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    Rakhine MPs disqualified by ruling

    Arakanese party representatives disqualified by UEC for attacking previous military junta and USDP in election campaigns last year

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