DVB brings you the top headlines from September 15, 2022: -Fifty-nine Myanmar nationals were arrested on Tuesday after -Watch DVB’s full report on Thai-Burma border bribery here: -The Myanmar Rice…
Author: Kiana Duncan
News Report: Thai-Burma Border Bribery
Coming from Rakhine State, Khin Htwe came to Thailand seeking a better job. Instead, her group was apprehended by police while crossing the border. Rather than arresting the group, they…
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. …
Daily Briefing: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Second round of junta’s “peace talks” begin. Delegations of three EAOs have arrived in Naypyidaw to attend the second round of the junta’s “peace talks.” Representatives…
Coup, Covid, climate: the triple threat chasing citizens from Myanmar’s rice bowl
This report was made possible with support from the Pulitzer Center. It was co-published with The Guardian. Before the morning sun brings the oppressive heat of the day, village cars,…
Dry zone residents cry job discrimination in Yangon industrial zone
Workers from Sagaing and Magway regions have been denied jobs and are facing layoffs from some factories in Yangon Industrial Zone, according to sources from the labor community. A worker…