Eighteen people, most of them children, have died of infectious diseases in a single village in the Naga Self-Administered Zone since the beginning of June.

FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Myanmar Now journalist sentenced to 20 years in prison Photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with...

Christians around Burma say they are no better off under the democratically elected government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi, despite promises made in the lead-up to the historic 2015 general election to protect the nation's’ four major faiths.

It is little wonder that local humanitarian organisations and CSOs are such a central part of Burma’s social fabric given the country’s unparalleled culture of compassion and generosity in the face of suffering.

More than 200 ethnic representatives are convening in Rangoon to brainstorm an ethnic language curriculum, based on a modern communicative approach rather than traditional teaching methods.

FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Pa-O National Liberation Army clashes with military A Pa-O National Liberation Army (PNLA/PNLO) official told BBC Burmese that the military opened fire on its...