Rangoon madam sentenced to 15 years for procuring sex workers
According to the police, Wai Wai Nu housed several young women, including a 13-year-old, at her home in South Okkalapa.
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Burmese govt reacts after series of child sex abuse cases
Burma’s Social Welfare Department is issuing hotline phone numbers in response to reports of rampant sexual crimes against minors.
Crime Lead Story News Pegu Division
Serviceman murdered Pegu woman, say police
The victim, a young woman, was allegedly murdered by her lover, an air force serviceman, in Okshitpin town on 30 September.
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Security to be stepped up for water festival
Police in Rangoon Division are gearing up for next month’s Thingyan water festival with plans to have 3,500 officers on duty at all times.
Female candidates defy prejudice to contest election
Practice your English with DVB news. This week: Women running in the election find they must fight not only rival parties but also sexism and prejudice.
Underage Burmese girls driven to sex work
The following DVB article has been edited into a style of English that should suit upper-immediate and advanced learners of the language. Difficult words and grammar structure are marked so[…]
Health Lead Story News Society
Underage Burmese girls driven to sex work
Aid workers say underage sex work is not only morally reprehensible but also physically harmful.
Rangoon minister vows tough action against massage parlours
The Rangoon Division government has taken action against 43 illegal massage parlours so far this year, according to the regional Border and Security Affairs Minister Col. Tin Win.
DVB Debate Lead Story News Politics Video
DVB Debate: Systematic rape is used as a weapon of war
In the second of a two-part special on war crimes, panellists on DVB Debate discuss the systematic use of rape by the Burmese army.
Bullet Points
Bullet Points: bringing you the news for Tuesday 8 July.
Interview Lead Story News Women's Issues
Systematic sex crimes: Burma army still uses rape as tool of war
Returning from a global summit on sexual violence in London, Susanna Hla Hla Soe of the Karen Women’s Empowerment Group says nearly everyone is missing the point.
Erotic novel removed from Burma’s bookshelves
A controversial book of “adult fiction” by writer Aung Yin Nyein has been pulled from the shelves of Burma’s bookstores after critics complained that the erotic novel is “obscene”.
Sex workers on the rise in Rangoon
Dec 17, 2009 (DVB), More women and young men are resorting to prostitution in order to scrape a living in Burma's former capital of Rangoon, local residents and social workers[…]
Commentary: Bad girls go everywhere
Liz Hilton Mar 6, 2009 (DVB), Burma and Thailand have been neighbors for thousands of years, long before anyone drew a line called a border. We grow the same crops,[…]
Bad girls go everywhere
Liz Hilton Mar 6, 2009 (DVB), Burma and Thailand have been neighbors for thousands of years, long before anyone drew a line called a border. We grow the same crops,[…]
Head teacher demoted after assault allegations
Jan 22, 2009 (DVB), A primary school head teacher in Yaynanchaung has been demoted to teaching kindergarten after being accused of sexually assaulting two young girls, according to a relative[…]
