2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
Burma’s Special Intelligence Department are looking for background information into the NLD election candidates, including party chairperson Suu Kyi.
Foreign Affairs Lead Story News
A new amendment bill suggests easing constitutional articles 59 and 436(a) but not to the degree that reform campaigners have advocated.
2015 Elections Constitution Lead Story News
Following Wednesday’s summit of political heavyweights, DVB spoke to the National Democratic Force leader Khin Maung Swe to find out what happened.
Lead Story News Politics Uncategorized Women's Issues
Head of the Union Election Commission pushes for a greater role of women in Burmese politics in the lead up to the 2015 elections.
ASEAN Foreign Affairs Lead Story News
The 12th India- ASEAN summit was held on 12 November between heads of state and government ministers, including India’s PM Narendra Modi and ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh.
Post-imperialist nation-building is still a work in progress in many ASEAN states, and democratisation has therefore not yet fully taken shape. Without sincere reforms and well-balanced wealth sharing, it won’t be long before people in Burma start to press for meaningful change, as in its neighbouring countries.
Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
Thousands of supporters greeted Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the town of Kale in Sagaing Division on Monday when she made a stop in the town en route to western Burma’s remote Chin state.
Constitution Lead Story News Video
Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Burma’s former capital Rangoon on Sunday, calling for an amendment to the military-drafted constitution that would allow Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to become eligible to run for president.
Constitution Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
“I see that the current constitution, while not only inciting enmity between the army and the people, was designed to use the Tatmadaw as scapegoats whenever issues arises that upset the public,” said the NLD leader.
Aung San Suu Kyi confronted hundreds of disgruntled residents in central Burma on Thursday, as anger continues to mount over her failure to oppose the development of a controversial Chinese-backed mine nearby
