2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Min Aung Hlaing congratulated incoming president Htin Kyaw and pledged cooperation, after he was elected as the country’s ninth president.
Lawmakers and activists assess the performance of the current parliament, as the NLD prepares to take the reigns in 2016.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Suu Kyi reportedly met with retired Snr-Gen. Than Shwe in Naypyidaw on Friday, following meetings with top government members earlier in the week.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Thin Lei Win reflects on her feelings of civic duty pride after voting for the very first time, after living abroad during the flawed 2010 election.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Opinion Politics
Thin Lei Win was too young to vote in the 1990 election, and lived abroad during the 2010 failed ballot. Now back in Burma, she is eager to have her say.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
With echoes of the purges of Burma’s junta-ruled recent past, the president seeks to take Shwe Mann out of the running for the presidency.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
DVB spoke recently with DPM Chairman Thu Wai about his party’s aspirations and how he envisages the political landscape in post-election Burma.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Opinion Peace Process
The military finds itself in a tight spot, while the ethnic groups’ prove their integrity by going back to the negotiation table, says lawyer Aung Htoo.
2015 Elections Contributor Lead Story Military News Opinion
“The question of succession has been resolved amicably, and Soe Win will take over as commander-in-chief of the military in July,” says analyst Larry Jagan.
Lead Story Military News Politics
Burma’s former military dictator Than Shwe no longer plays a role in the country’s politics, but is instead devoting his retirement days to religious activities, says deputy-chairman Htay Oo.
Foreign Affairs Lead Story News Parliament
Burma’s lower house passed an emergency proposal denouncing the US for blacklisting Aung Thaung, a prominent member of Burma’s former military regime.
Is the American government really that concerned with the establishment of a democratic government in Burma?
On Saturday a denial of service attack was launched against DVB’s English and Burmese websites
The hardliners of Burma’s former junta are being offered lucrative financial incentives to step down and allow the government’s reform process to continue
May 8, 2009 (DVB), Over 60 British Members of Parliament, including two former Foreign Office ministers, have called for a United Nations commission of inquiry into crimes against humanity in[…]
Mar 31, 2008 (DVB), The National League for Democracy has said it does not trust promises made by senior general Than Shwe in his Armed Forces Day address to hand[…]
Feb 20, 2008 (DVB), The Burmese government has announced that it has completed the draft state constitution, which it plans to put before the people of Burma in a May[…]
Bo Kyi Feb 1, 2008 (DVB), The fundamental challenge that the people of Burma are facing today stems from the military’s monopolization of power and its abuses against those who[…]
Bo Kyi Feb 1, 2008 (DVB), The fundamental challenge that the people of Burma are facing today stems from the military’s monopolization of power and its abuses against those who[…]
Jan 11, 2008 (AP), Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of Burma’s ruling junta Friday for the first time in nearly two months, a government[…]
Nov 7, 2007 (DVB), The Burmese government has rejected the suggestion of a tripartite meeting with opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari,[…]
Oct 25, 2007 (DVB), Burmese junta-linked airline Air Bagan is suspending all flights to Singapore in the wake of sanctions imposed on the company and its owner by the United[…]
Oct 24, 2007 (DVB), The Burmese government has announced a number of ministerial appointments and promotions, according to reports on state television. Lieutenant general Thein Sein has been officially appointed[…]
Oct 18, 2007 (AP)Myanmar’s ruling junta claimed to have taken another step in its "road map" to democracy that is supposed to lead to free elections with the creation of[…]
