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    Chin pastor receives prison sentence, Former junta ministers sentenced for corruption

    FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Chin pastor receives lengthy prison sentence Mandalay’s Obo Prison Court sentenced Thian Lian Sang to 23 years in prison on Dec. 7. The pastor at Falam Baptist Church, Thian Lian Sang was sentenced to three years in prison with hard labor under Section 505(a) and 20 years under Section 49(a) of …

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    Thai ambassador presents credentials to junta leader, NUG “nationalizes” military-owned conglomerates

    FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Thai ambassador presents credentials to junta leader The Thai ambassador to Burma, Mongkol Visitstump, presented his diplomatic credentials to junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw on Dec. 7. Regime media reported that the Thai Ambassador discussed improving “friendly” ties between Burma and Thailand as well as further cooperation in trade, …

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    Karenni youths raise funds for IDPs, Junta Education Ministry claims seven million students enrolled

    FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Karenni youths hold fundraising event in Chiang Mai Karenni youths hosted a fundraising event in Chiang Mai for internally displaced people (IDPs) from Karenni State on Dec. 3-4 at the Chiang Mai Drama Centre 2. The event was a part of the Creative Christmas Market organized by the center and vendors …

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    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 correspondent, Poppy McPherson, at the Reuters Next conference on Dec. 1, 2022. “Over 25,000 soldiers from the Burma military have been killed and at least …

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    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 Lin Naing, Thiha Htet Zaw, Hein Htet, Thet Paing Oo and Khant Lin Maung were convicted for the murder of Lt. Colonel Saw Moe Win …

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    Hundreds of garment workers fired in Yangon, Another NLD MP receives long prison sentence

    FROM DVB NEWSROOM Hundreds of garment workers fired in Yangon More than 300 workers at YFA garment factory in Yangon’s Shwe Pyi Thar Township were fired on Nov. 29, according to the Solidarity of Trade Union Myanmar (STUM). “The workers were forced to resign as if it was their decision. If they refuse to do …

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