Home Latest The amnesties appeasing the Burmese military’s drug squads Yawd Serk’s RCSS becomes first major EAO to back junta following talks KNLA take back Thay Baw Bo camp from military, decades after losing the position Slow reopening of Thai MoU system fails to halt flow of migrants heading across the border NUG FM continues US diplomatic mission with McConnell meet Leak suggests 27 leading cronies banned from leaving Burma Breaking AUNG KYAW / DVBMay 21, 2022 The amnesties appeasing the Burmese military’s drug squads Breaking DVB EnglishMay 20, 2022 Yawd Serk’s RCSS becomes first major EAO to back junta following talks Breaking DVB EnglishMay 20, 2022 KNLA take back Thay Baw Bo camp from military, decades after losing the position Breaking DVB EnglishMay 19, 2022 Slow reopening of Thai MoU system fails to halt flow of migrants heading across the border Breaking DVB EnglishMay 19, 2022 NUG FM continues US diplomatic mission with McConnell meet News Breaking March 29, 2022 Burma to reopen cinemas as junta consolidates propaganda machine After a two year hiatus, Burma’s military junta says it... 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May 20, 2022 KNLA take back Thay Baw Bo camp from military, decades after losing the position A KNU camp, for decades held by the military, is... May 19, 2022 Slow reopening of Thai MoU system fails to halt flow of migrants heading across the border A third legally documented batch of Burmese migrant workers arrived... May 19, 2022 NUG FM continues US diplomatic mission with McConnell meet NUG foreign minister, Zin Mar Aung, met with US Senate... May 18, 2022 Leak suggests 27 leading cronies banned from leaving Burma A leaked document described by sources to DVB Burmese suggests... May 16, 2022 Failure to launch: 90% of Burma’s cinemas shutter one month after junta’s forced reopening Due to extremely low audience numbers, movie theater owners are... May 12, 2022 Sittwe University to admit Rohingya students after ten year ban Rohingya students barred from attending classes at Sittwe University for... May 11, 2022 Junta’s election body suspends minor party; NLD and SNLD face similar prospect The Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), a minority... May 11, 2022 100 civilians still hostage after being used as human shield by military in KNU territory The Burma Army and allied Border Guard Force (BGF) recently... May 11, 2022 Desperate Myanma Railways seeks staff: no experience required Myanma Railways, which is facing difficulties in maintaining its assets... May 10, 2022 The Dirty List: Russian arms traders, US funds supporting Burmese military 56 companies linked to the Burmese military, human rights violations,... May 9, 2022 Week of extreme military violence in Mandalay Region villages A series of extremely violent military raids in Mandalay Region... May 9, 2022 Sagaing resistance groups fire on soldiers guarding notorious China Wanbao mine An exchange of gunfire occurred on May 8 between resistance... May 9, 2022 Pro-military “Blood Drinkers” militia terrorising Ayeyarwady MPs, residents Pro-military militias have upped operations across Ayeyarwady over recent days,... May 6, 2022 Apple and Google ban Burma junta’s TV app 36 hours after launch A mobile application personally launched by Burma’s coup leader has... May 5, 2022 Troop buildup in Maungdaw raises spectre of renewed Rakhine conflict Residents of the northern Rakhine border township of Maungdaw say... May 5, 2022 US$100 for a share in Casa del Dictator: NUG to sell Min Aung Hlaing’s home The NUG has announced its intention to sell Min Aung... May 5, 2022 Thai military accused of threatening displaced fleeing conflict in Kayin (Image: Fortify Rights) An NGO has released a video from... May 5, 2022 KIO/KIA rejects Min Aung Hlaing talks invitation The Central Committee of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has... May 4, 2022 Rohingya youths engage in Eid festivities in Rakhine Rohingya youths in Maungdaw have today taken to the streets... May 4, 2022 Burmese Navy arrests Ayeyarwady islanders, accuses them of AA ties The navy has arrested at least 20 residents of Hainggyi... May 4, 2022 SAC’s second-in-command “boosting troop morale” on Tanintharyi tour Security has tightened along both the Yangon-Ye-Dawei-Myeik highway and the... April 29, 2022 As the Burmese military slaughters its own people, Japan agrees to train its cadets The Burmese community in Japan has condemned the Japanese government... April 27, 2022 Hpa-an residents forced to enlist in junta’s civilian militias Residents of villages and wards in Hpa-an say they were... April 27, 2022 Denko and Apex Bank crony charged with graft at China JV power plant, ex-ministers implicated The military has hit seven high-level individuals with historical charges... April 27, 2022 Malaysian FM admits “informal” NUG conversation Malaysia’s foreign minister has, in a tweet, admitted meeting “informally”... April 27, 2022 Karenni State Government questions state-level authority of emerging People’s Administrations The Karenni State Government, an interim government formed by the... April 26, 2022 Naypyidaw experiences huge influx of military supporters on PDF fears More than 1,000 relatives and associates of army personnel have... April 26, 2022 Pro-military “Blood Brothers” launch Mandalay killing spree The owner of Mandalay’s Sein Win Win tea shop, Khin... April 23, 2022 EAOs respond to Min Aung Hlaing talks “invitation” A number of Burma’s EAOs have responded to Min Aung... April 23, 2022 Military conscripting “Danu Army” to foment further division in southern Shan Village heads in Ywangan township, Danu Self-Administered Zone, have been... April 22, 2022 Rakhine Tourism reports successful Thingyan holiday period Almost 16,000 tourists visited Rakhine State over this year’s Thingyan... April 22, 2022 As NUG steps up the rhetoric, Min Aung Hlaing offers in person talks with EAO leaders In a speech published across state media today, junta leader... April 21, 2022 Detained COVID vaccine roll-out chiefs sentenced to three years Dr Htar Htar Lin and Dr Soe Oo, the former... April 21, 2022 Dead body of wife of NLD Mandalay chief dumped in street by soldiers following capture The dead body of Daw Soe Soe, the wife of...
