U Kyaw Zeya was arrested in Gyobingauk town of Bago Region on Dec. 25, sources told DVB. The editor-in-chief of Kanbawza Tai News fled his hometown of Taunggyi, Shan State, where his news outlet is based, in March 2021. “Now he has been arrested at his parents house in Gyobingauk. Since then, we cannot reach him,” a source said. Since the 2021 military coup, ten media workers have been arrested in Shan State, including five from Kanbawza Tai News. They were convicted of violating Section 505 (a) and sentenced to three years in prison. All five were released in an amnesty. The arrest of U Kyaw Zeya comes as Reporters without Borders (RSF) ranked Burma 176 out of 180, at the bottom of its World Press Freedom Index 2022. It has become the world’s biggest jailer of journalists relative to its population size, states RSF.
60 Years of Resistance to Military Rule in Burma from Ne Win to Min Aung Hlaing (1962-2022)
Wendy Law-Yone shares an anecdote about her father Ed Law-Yone, founder of The Nation newspaper in Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar) and member of the government-in-exile led by U Nu.
DVB English On-Demand via YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Anchor, Audible, Amazon Music, Apple and Google Podcasts: link.chtbl.com/dvbenglish
DVB Peace Documentary Award 2022 Winner Announced
DVB presents for the first time the ‘Peace Documentary Award 2022’. This special program honours the winner of the short documentary contest among 10 competing films. DVB will air all documentaries in the first weeks of 2023.
(c) DVB TV News 25/12/2022
Subscribe Youtube Channel for instant updates!
dvbtvnews #dvblive #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Subscribe DVB Youtube – https://youtube.com/dvblive
Follow DVB on Telegram – https://t.me/dvbtvnews
Follow DVB on Facebook – https://fb.com/dvbtvnews
Follow DVB on Twitter – https://twitter.com/dvbburmese
Follow DVB on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/dvbtvnews
Read More on DVB – https://www.dvb.no
DVB English – https://english.dvb.no
About DVB
The DVB (Democratic Voice of Burma) is a non-profit Burmese media organization committed to independent and responsible journalism. The DVB Foundation is registered in Oslo, Norway since 1992.
DVB Television
On May 28, 2005, DVB expanded its programming and began satellite television broadcasts into the country. From March 24, 2018, DVB started broadcasting on a free-to-air digital TV channel in Myanmar/Burma
Insein Prison Court sentences actress and model Thinzar Wint Kyaw to five years
The Insein Prison Court sentenced Thinzar Wint Kyaw to five years in prison under Sec.33 (A) of the Electronic Communication Law on Dec. 23. Thinzar Wint Kyaw was arrested last July after a visit to Wan Hai, Kyethi Township in northern Shan State to shoot a video, where she was alleged to have visited the Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) headquarters. Thinzar Wint Kyaw and another model, Nang Mwe San, were accused of sharing sexually explicit photos to social media that “harm Burmese culture.” Nang Mwe San received a six year sentence from the Insein Prison Court last September.
Keep on Rocking for a Free Burma
Min Maw Kunn is performing at concerts across Australia to raise awareness about Burma, and needed funds for groups resisting the 2021 military coup. All tickets to his shows were completely sold out. He’s auctioning his own guitar to raise money for the People’s Defense Forces in Yangon.
DVB English – https://english.dvb.no
Facebook – https://bit.ly/3PhmElC
Twitter – https://twitter.com/dvb_english
TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@dvbenglish
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@dvbenglish
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/dvbenglish
Podcast – https://link.chtbl.com/dvbenglish
Daily Briefing newsletter – Email ‘Subscribe’ to [email protected]
DVB TV News – https://youtube.com/dvbtvnews https://t.me/dvbtvnews
About DVB
The DVB (Democratic Voice of Burma) is a non-profit Burmese media organization committed to independent and responsible journalism. The DVB Foundation is registered in Oslo, Norway since 1992.
Journalists receive prison sentences for “incitement”; International development group divests from Yoma Bank
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM
Journalists receive prison sentences for “incitement”
Two Myanmar Pressphoto Agency (MPA) journalists, along with seven others anti-coup protesters, have been sentenced by the Insein Prison Court on Dec. 21 to three years in prison with hard labor. The MPA journalists Hmu Yadanar Khet Moh Moh Tun and Kaung Sett Lin were convicted of violating Section 505(a) of the Penal Code. “Among those who have been sentenced, some are being prosecuted on other charges under the Counter-Terrorism Act,” a lawyer close to the court told DVB. The nine were violently arrested for holding a flash-mob protest on Pann Pin Gyi Road in Yangon’s Kyimyindaing Township on Dec. 5, 2021.
International development group divests from Yoma Bank
Whistleblower group Justice for Myanmar (JFM) announced that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is divesting from Yoma Bank, one of Burma’s largest banks. The IFC is an international development group that invests in the private sector of developing countries. It sold its shares to First Myanmar Investment (FMI) for $5 million USD on Dec. 12. “IFC’s divestment from Yoma Bank is a positive step if it cannot prevent the bank from doing business with the Myanmar military, which is waging a war of terror against the people of Myanmar,” said Yadanar Maung, JFM spokesperson.
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Dec. 21 calling to end violence and to release political prisoners in Burma. Read more here.
Dozens of undocumented Burmese arrested in Thailand
Thirty-nine undocumented Burmese nationals were arrested in Thailand’s Ranong province on Dec. 20. Thai security forces detained 22 people from two separate cars in Kra Buri district. Three others, traveling with a child, were detained on a bus. Thirteen more were arrested at a Thai citizen’s house.
News by Region
KARENNI—Three civilians and eight members of the Karenni National People’s Liberation Front (KNPLF) were killed on Hue Un and Hue Aw Highway in Ywar Thit Township on Dec. 17, according to the KNPLF. An investigation is underway. The KNPLF was transformed into a Border Guard Force (BGF) in 2009.
RAKHINE—Junta-appointed administrators have resigned en masse after being caught between the Arakan Army (AA) and the junta. “Admins are stuck between two administrative bodies. We have to follow what the AA orders. We may be arrested and sentenced,” an administrator who resigned told DVB. The United League of Arakan (ULA), began developing its own administrative bodies in 2020 and has expanded its administration following the 2021 coup. “It is quite difficult for the locals to travel because the admins resigned. Locals are not allowed to travel without the approval of the admins,” a local said.
YANGON—Resistance groups claim to have attacked a security gate in Tamwe Township on Dec. 22. “Normally, there were two or three soldiers in there, but this morning we did not know how many there were when we threw a bomb inside it. There might be casualties,” a spokesperson said. Resistance forces added that the attack was in retaliation for the mistreatment of political prisoners.
One was killed and another was injured at a tea shop in Sanchaung Township on Dec. 22. “The admin was killed and a 100-household-admin was injured. The Burma Army arrived and investigated the shop,” a local told DVB. According to Sanchaung residents, the administrator had been organizing for the junta’s planned 2023 elections. No group has claimed responsibility for the murder.
An explosion occurred near the Industrial Zone of South Dagon Township on Dec. 21. “We do not know the casualties as a curfew has been imposed in the township,” a local told DVB. A resistance group named Mother Son Yangon Force said it conducted the attack.
DVB ATHAN—Atlanta Burmese Voice (ABV) Podcast launched earlier this year in Atlanta, Georgia. Salai Thung is the founder of ABV. He discusses the challenges of producing a podcast for the diaspora. DVB English On-Demand via YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Anchor, Audible, Amazon Music, Apple and Google Podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/dvbenglish
