FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Junta arrests former British ambassador and renowned painter. Vicky Bowman, a former British Ambassador to Burma, was arrested by the military along with her husband Htein Lin on Wednesday. The British Embassy in Burma expressed concerns about Bowman and her husband being detained. “We are concerned about the arrest of a …
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UK, US, Canada put new sanctions on Burmese Air Force and those arming it
Canada, the UK, and the US have imposed new sanctions on individuals and groups related to or alleged to be arming the Burma Air Force, which has upped its indiscriminate massacre of civilians in bombing campaigns since the start of 2022. Newly sanctioned in the UK: Gen. Htun Aung, Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Air Force …
US team in refugee camps investigating atrocities against Rohingya
The US government is conducting an intensive examination of alleged atrocities against Rohingya Muslims, documenting alleged atrocities in an investigation that could be used to prosecute Burma’s military for crimes against humanity, said US officials.
US Holocaust museum rescinds award to Suu Kyi
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum has rescinded its top award to Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi because of her failure to condemn and stop military attacks on her country’s minority Rohingya Muslims, the museum said on Wednesday.
Biggest US force in years joins Thai military exercise, with Tatmadaw present too
The biggest US force in years joined an annual military exercise in Thailand on Tuesday despite controversy over the Thai junta’s invitation to neighbouring Burma’s army, which has been accused of ethnic cleansing.
Pulitzer winners add media industry clout to calls for release of Reuters reporters
Dozens of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists have joined a growing chorus of voices demanding the release of two Reuters reporters detained by Burmese authorities earlier this month, calling their arrests “an outrageous attack on media freedom.”