KAREN—A fighter jet from the Hmawbi Air Force attacked No. 6 Megatha lead mining site in Payathonzu Township on Dec. 2, according to the People’s Defense Force (PDF). No casualties…
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DVB English News: Japan's Kubota speaks out, New NGO law concerns civil society in Burma
DVB brings you the Weekly News in English: -Recently released Kubota urges Japan to scrutinize their economic ties to Burma -The Karen Women’s Organization 16 days of activism against gender-based…
Ei Pencilo's book 'Burma Spring Revolution: 100 Days of Darkness' is now available
Ei Pencilo’s new book “Burma’s Spring Revolution: 100 Days of Darkness” was published earlier this year in the Korean language. It was the first book about post-coup Burma to be…
UNOCHA 2023 Global Humanitarian Overview addresses lack of education for school children in Burma
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Asia Pacific: Needs and Response for 2023 states that since the 2021 coup in Burma: “More than 4 million…
NUG Acting President speaks at Reuters conference, UN requests access to refugees from Burma in Thailand
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM NUG Acting President speaks at Reuters Next conference The acting president of Burma’s National Unity Government (NUG), Duwa Lashi La, spoke with Reuters’ Southeast Asia special…
A military court sentences seven university students to death
An Insein Prison Court delivered the death sentence to seven Dagon University students on Nov. 30. The Dagon University Students’ Union announced that Khant Zin Win, Thura Maung Maung, Zaw…