Members of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society, Burma’s most respected democracy group, confirmed on Sunday they are making headway in the development of a new political party.
Two Union Solidarity and Development Party representatives who won seats in the election last year have been found guilty of breaching the electoral law in their political campaigns.
The NLD has finally broken its silence over the controversial dismissal of its executive members in Shan State by the party’s secretary, Win Htein.
NLD spokesman Win Htein defends after the fallout from his decision to dismiss five executive members of the party in Shan State.
The National League for Democracy has safely secured the spot of its two presidential candidates after a landslide win in both upper and lower houses today.
Senior Arakan National Party(ANP) members have broken ranks to speak out against their party’s claims it will undermine the government’s appointment of a chief minister. In January, ANP officials spoke[…]
Kachin Lead Story News Politics
The daughter of former KIO leader Maran Brang Seng will enter the Kachin State parliament in February, to pursue her father’s struggle for a federal Burma.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Aung San Suu Kyi has pledged to pay “special attention” to ties with China when her party takes office.
2015 Elections Lead Story News
The NLD has won a majority of contested seats in both Houses. But with a 67 percent landslide, it could also edge out a USDP- military alliance.
2015 Elections Analysis Lead Story News
Voting in Burma’s general election is well underway, and no major incidents have marred polling in the main cities.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Rangoon
According to a straw poll by Myanmar Now, voters in Rangoon cannot see beyond Suu Kyi’s party.
2015 Elections Interview Lead Story News Politics
Khin Ma Ma Myo discusses politics in Burma, and the military’s continued control over the ministries of defence, home affairs and border security.
Lead Story News Religion Society
They regularly hold festivals to seek the blessings of the spirits, sometimes breaking the limits of their finances in their spiritual quest.
Lead Story Nayyidaw News Politics
The recent unseating of the chief of Burma’s ruling party had a “chilling effect” on the political climate in the Southeast Asian country and was a reminder of the “bad old days” of military dictatorship, a senior US diplomat said on Friday 11 September.
The following DVB article has been edited into a style of English that should suit upper-immediate and advanced learners of the language.
Economy Elections Interview Lead Story News Politics Video
Noted political scientist and author Francis Fukuyama spoke to DVB on the sidelines of his talk in Rangoon, where he discussed economic policy, the rule of the law, and the need for Burma to be patient on the road to democracy.
The Former Political Prisoners’ Society plan to send a letter to President Thein Sein demanding the release of all political prisoners before the election.
Lead Story News Politics Protest
Classmates from a Bush Institute education program celebrated their graduation yesterday, honouring absent Burmese student activist Phyo Phyo Aung.
2015 Elections Lead Story News
The Union Election Commission (UEC) has pledged to assist people with disabilities so they may conveniently vote in the upcoming general election.
2015 Elections Constitution Lead Story News Politics
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has urged parliament to draft a bill amending the 2008 Constitution.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has departed for her diplomatic visit to China, where she will meet with members of the ruling Communist Party.
Interview Lead Story News Politics
DVB interviews Burmese political analyst Dr Yan Myo Thein about the significance of Aung San Suu Kyi’s upcoming trip to China.
Foreign Affairs Interview Lead Story Military News
DVB discusses China’s live fire exercise near the Chinese-Burmese border with Dr Hla Kyaw Zaw, who says there is nothing sinister about the drills.
2015 Elections Arakan Lead Story News
Party members vying to stand for the party are subject to voting in a new, democratic internal system.
An internationally recognised Rangoon artist was arrested on Tuesday, after casting a written curse on the county’s government, police and military. He was later released.
Citizenship Lead Story News Politics Rohingya Video
The opposition party says recent legislation forced the removal of non-citizens from their member list.
Aung San was famed as a solider and a politician. Many current Burmese leaders wish to emulate the man, but is it possible to be a civilian leader in Burma?
ABSDF and 88 Generation members address political issues in Rangoon, including constitutional amendments, electoral voting systems and the ongoing peace process.
AAPP-B said on Thursday that only one of the 3,073 detainees released on 7 October in a presidential amnesty was on their list of political prisoners.
President Thein Sein ordered the release of 3,073 prisoners on Tuesday, but it’s unknown how many political prisoners remain in jail.
