2015 Elections Lead Story News Suu Kyi
Speaking at a rally in Rangoon, the Nobel Peace laureate also said that she would not seek revenge for the military’s past behaviour.
Four men were sentenced to ten years in prison with hard labour on Tuesday for the killing of a Muslim man during communal violence in Mandalay in early July.
Lead Story News Religion Society Video
The All Burma Monks’ Union say Buddhist monks at the scene of riots in Mandalay on Tuesday night had helped diffuse the situation, not enflame it.
Lead Story News Rohingya Video
Government authorities say they will take appropriate steps to ensure the safety of foreigners and Burmese nationals working for aid agencies in Arakan state. Meanwhile IDPs are facing food shortages as the decrease in staff affects supply chains.
Spokesperson for Malteser International, Johannes Kaltenbach speaks to DVB about the violence that kicked off in Arakan state on Wednesday, forcing 71 aid workers to evacuate.
Lead Story News Politics Rohingya
Seventy-one aid workers, including 32 foreigners, are evacuated to a local police station in Sittwe after a crowd turns on international aid organisations. Reports say an 11-year-old was killed when police fired warning shots to disperse the crowd.
Lead Story News SEA Games Sport Video
The head coach of the Burmese men’s football team says he did not realise Monday’s match against Indonesia was head-to-head.
Lead Story News SEA Games Sport
Burma loses 1-0 to Indonesia on a night that will be more remembered for the disgraceful scenes after the match when disgruntled fans tore up seats, set fires and confronted riot police in the streets of eastern Rangoon.
Three people described what happened when their village was burned during the riots in Oakkan township on Tuesday.
Ma-Ubin residents said riot police incited the violence that led to rioting in the Irrawaddy Delta township on Tuesday night, while a government media outlet blamed protestors for attacking police officers
Footage obtained by DVB shows riot police in Ma-Ubin beat two women who appear to be standing by peacefully. Land activists and police clashed on Tuesday over the confiscation of[…]
Nearly 70 people were injured and one police officer died after land rights activists clashed with riot police in the Irrawaddy delta region on Tuesday night
Fresh riots have flared in Northern Arakan state with a group of Muslim residents destroying local restaurants and schools this afternoon as sectarian tensions erupted in the wake of anti-Muslim violence
Mar 17, 2009 (DVB), Overseas Burmese democracy activists have staged protests over the past two days to mark the 21-year anniversary of Red Bridge Day, when nearly 100 student protesters[…]
Dec 1, 2008 (DVB), Members of the Union Solidarity and Development Association, Swan Arr Shin and the reserve fire brigade in Rangoon's Thanlyin and Thaketa townships have been given riot[…]
Sep 2, 2008 (DVB), About 52 riot police officers took part in a training session in Taunggok township in Arakan state yesterday morning in what was believed by locals to[…]
Apr 30, 3008 (DVB)−An argument over the beating of five Burmese refugees at an immigration detention centre in Malaysia culminated in rioting and a fire started by an inmate, according[…]
Jan 4, 2008 (DVB), Swan Arr Shin members in New Dagon and Hlaing Tharyar townships, Rangoon division, have been taking part in riot control training, while military deployments to Rangoon[…]
Dec 21, 2007 (DVB), Riot training and practice missions have been taking place in Pakokku for the past two weeks, in what locals have assumed is a show of force[…]
Nov 22, 2007 (DVB), Following a disturbance at a hip hop concert on Sunday, Burmese rapper G-Tone and his band Cyclone have been banned from performing on stage for one[…]
July 23, 2007 (DVB)
