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Factory explosion in Namhkam fuels suspicions
An explosion at a cigarette factory in Namhkam township, northern Shan State, has left several people hospitalised and has raised suspicions that it was a planned attack. Meanwhile IDPs forced to flee the fighting are running out of food and shelter.
Government convoy hit by explosion
A convoy carrying Mandalay’s Chief Minister and other regional government officials was hit by a suspected IED on Friday evening.
Thai soldiers shot by pro-junta group
Apr 28, 2009 (DVB), Two Thai border patrol troops were injured yesterday as a clash broke out between them and a pro-Burmese government group, while a mortar fired by the[…]
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Police refuse to arrest attackers of opposition members
Apr 20, 2009 (DVB), Police have told opposition party members who were attacked by a mob led by a government official that their assailants will not be arrested because government[…]
Army offensive to clear way for deep-sea port
Apr 9, 2009 (DVB), A border offensive this week against Burma's main armed opposition group is an attempt to clear the area of rebels prior to the construction of a[…]
Youth attacked by night watchmen
Mar 3, 2009 (DVB), A youth was hospitalised with a broken hand after being attacked by night watchmen in Rangoon’s South Dagon new town on 28 February. The incident occurred[…]
DKBA troops burn down Karen village
Feb 17, 2009 (DVB), Troops from battalion 999 of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army raided and burnt down a Karen village near Myawaddy township last week, according to villagers. One[…]
NLD member’s relatives jailed after being assaulted
Jan 27, 2009 (DVB), The mother and uncle of a National League for Democracy member from Hlegu township in Rangoon who were beaten up by a local family have been[…]
Police fail to investigate stabbing in Laiza
Jan 9, 2009 (DVB), Police in the border town of Laiza in Kachin state have failed to investigate the recent stabbing of a visiting businessman, according to local residents. A[…]
Activists appear in court on bombing charges
Oct 21, 2008 (DVB), Three activists accused of involvement in a bomb attack in Shwe Pyithar township in July appeared before northern Rangoon provincial court last week, according to their[…]
MP-elect interrogated over bombing links
Oct 10, 2008 (DVB), Elected representative Ohn Kyaing, who led the National League for Democracy's cyclone relief efforts, has been interrogated every night since his arrest on 1 October, according[…]
Five jailed on USDA threat charges now released
Oct 6, 2008 (DVB), Five National League for Democracy members from Maddaya township in Mandalay division have been released from prison after completing their one-year prison terms. Nyo Lay, Kyaw[…]
Explosion rattles Rangoon amid tight security
Sep 25, 2008 (AP), Witnesses say an explosion went off in Burma’s main city amid tight security to mark the one-year anniversary of the junta’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Witnesses[…]
DVB hit by DDoS attack
The Democratic Voice of Burma website has again been hit by a severe Distributed Denial of Service attack, rendering it inaccessible since the morning of 17 September. Access to the[…]
KNU denies responsibility for bombing in Kyaukkyi
Sep 17, 2008 (DVB), The Karen National Union has denied claims by the Burmese regime that it ordered the planting of three bombs in public places in Kyaukkyi township, Bago[…]
Funeral held for student murdered in Myingyan
Sep 15, 2008 (DVB), The funeral of second-year zoology student Mahn Bhu Khee, who was brutally murdered on 10 September, was held on Friday amid allegations of official corruption in[…]
Student killed by mob in Myingyan
Sep 11, 2008 (DVB), A Myingyan college student was attacked and killed last night by a mob of about 20 people armed with sticks and swords, according to students at[…]
NLD members questioned over bombing
Sep 10, 2008 (DVB), Four National League for Democracy members in Yaynanchaung township were held and interrogated by local authorities for 24 hours, according to one of those questioned. Yaynanchaung[…]
NLD member attacked by robbers posing as officials
Aug 28, 2008 (DVB), Ko Maung Maung Lwin, a National League for Democracy member from Insein township, was robbed by three men claiming to be intelligence agents on 20 August[…]
Press Release: DVB web site hit by DDoS attack
Jul 25, 2008 (DVB), The website run by the Oslo-based Democratic Voice of Burma radio and TV station has been hit by a persistent and severe Distributed Denial of Service[…]
Bomb in Dike Oo kills 1, injures 5
Jul 15, 2008 (DVB), A bomb explosion in Bago’s Dike Oo township yesterday morning killed at least one person and left about five others seriously injured, according to locals. A[…]
NLD member charged after being beaten
Jul 4, 2008 (DVB), A National League for Democracy member in North Okkalapa township who monitored the vote counting at a local ballot station on 24 May was beaten up[…]
Bomb explodes at USDA office
Jul 2, 2008 (DVB), A bomb exploded at a local Union Solidarity and Development Association office in Rangoon’s Shwe Pyithar township early on Tuesday morning, locals said, but no one[…]
NLD secretary's home attacked
Apr 23, 2008 (DVB)
Second NLD member attacked in Hlaing Tharyar
Apr 7, 2008 (DVB), National League for Democracy member U Tin Yu needed more than 20 stitches in his face after being attacked early on Friday morning in what he[…]
NLD chairman attacked in Hlaing Tharyar
Apr 1, 2008 (DVB), Hlaing Tharyar township National League for Democracy chairman U Myint Hlaing has been hospitalized after being bashed by an unknown attacker yesterday evening, according to sources[…]
Rights activist hospitalised after attack
Mar 31, 2008 (DVB), Human Rights Defenders and Promoters network member U Myint Aye is being treated for a head wound at Rangoon Neurological Hospital after being attacked on Thursday.[…]
Bomb explodes at Mae Sot rubbish dump
Feb 22, 2008 (DVB), Fourteen Burmese migrants were injured today when a bomb exploded at a rubbish dump on the outskirts of the Thai border town of Mae Sot. The[…]
4 small bombs explode at hotel in Burma
Feb 20, 2008 (AP), Four small bombs exploded at a casino in northeastern Burma, causing minor damage but no injuries, state-controlled media and a casino employee said Tuesday, the latest[…]
KNU appoints new leader
Feb 18, 2008 (DVB), The Karen National Union said on Friday that a new general secretary has been appointed to replace the late leader Pado Manh Sha who was assassinated[…]
