FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM DVB Peace Doc: “The Downtrodden Life” DVB Peace Documentary 2022 Finalist “The Downtrodden Life” depicts the lives of ordinary people in Burma and the extraordinary way…
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More Burmese workers expected to travel without documents as passport offices remain closed; Thai police arrest Burma nationals with large haul of drugs
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM More Burmese workers expected to travel illegally as passport offices remain shut The Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation suggested that more undocumented Burmese nationals would illegally…
Street stalls dismantled across Rakhine ahead of visit from junta leader; At least 348 Rohingya died at sea in 2022, states UNHCR
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Street stalls dismantled across Rakhine ahead of visit from junta leader Street shops have been dismantled in the Rakhine capital of Sittwe. Roads were being repaired…
Israeli company sold surveillance technology to MPT before coup, NUG claims it raised tens of millions in 'Spring Investments'
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM DVB’s Weekly Cartoon: Thai police discovered assets belonging to Min Aung Hlaing’s children during the arrest of his associate Tun Min Latt in Bangkok last September.…
Over 48,000 civilian homes burned down in Burma since coup, the NUG reiterates its calls for air defence systems
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM As of Dec. 31, 2022, the Burma Army and its affiliated groups burned down approximately 48,463 civilian houses across the country, according to the latest statistics…
Thai-Burma Friendship Bridge reopens, Indonesia to create ASEAN Special Envoy on Burma office
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Thai-Burma Friendship Bridge reopens The Thai-Burma Friendship Bridge (No. 1) linking Burma’s Myawaddy and Thailand’s Mae Sot reopened on Jan. 12. This comes after being closed…