FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Vicky Bowman and Htein Lin sentenced to one year in prison. Former British ambassador Vicky Bowman and her husband Htein Lin received one year in prison…
Month: September 2022
Federal Wings Drone Force celebrates 100 missions
The National Unity Government’s (NUG) Federal Wings Drone Force, which has collaborated on missions with the People’s Defence Force (PDF) and Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs), is set to launch operations…
SOAS to cut Professor of Burmese position
After over a century, the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) will eliminate its Professor of Burmese position, leaving the future of the historic program uncertain. …
Military council bans more books as fundamental freedoms diminish
Readers of LGBTQ+ literature and book publishing houses expressed concern over the junta shutting down publishers that print books about same-sex relationships, claiming it is pornography. In recent years, books…
Daily Briefing: Friday, September 2, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM NUG fundraising program sells out of land plots. The NUG’s End of Dictatorship (EOD) fundraising program’s Spring Glory project on Thanthuma Road sold out its 400…
Daily Briefing: Thursday, September 1, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Inflation skyrockets in Burma. Domestic gold prices have reached another record high of over K 3.5 million per tical (16.3293 g) as of Aug. 31, a…