Thai authorities detained Burmese beauty queen Han Lay, real name Thaw Nandar Aung, at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport after she was denied entry into the country and refused to board a return flight to Vietnam, where she had gone only for a short holiday. The 23-year-old has been living in Thailand since she spoke out against …
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Daily Briefing: Thursday, September 22, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Junta threatens it will take severe action against netizens that donate to resistance groups and share anti-regime content. Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun threatened action against netizens ‘liking’ or ‘sharing’ content or pages from the National Unity Government (NUG), Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), or the People’s Defense Force (PDF). He …
Daily Briefing: Monday, September 19, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOm Rohingya refugees killed and injured in Bangladesh from shelling on the Burma side. A young Rohingya man was killed and at least six others were injured after a mortar shell fired from Burma exploded inside Bangladesh on Sept.16. The military council accused the Arakan Army (AA) and the Arakan Rohingya Salvation …
Daily Briefing: Friday, September 16, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Burmese migrant workers scammed by a fraudulent broker. Thirty-three Burmese migrant workers were swindled out of 10,000 THB each (about $270 USD). A Burmese woman approached the migrants claiming she was a broker who could get proper documents from Thai authorities to enable them to continue working in Thailand, the Bangkok …
Daily Briefing: Monday, September 5, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Vicky Bowman and Htein Lin sentenced to one year in prison. Former British ambassador Vicky Bowman and her husband Htein Lin received one year in prison each for violating the Immigration Law, those close to the family told BBC Burmese. The junta’s press team confirmed that Bowman was sentenced to one …
Military influx in Maungdaw
Locals in Rakhine are concerned about potential clashes erupting due to the Burma Army building up troops in the villages of southern Maungdaw Township on the night of Aug. 7. “Around 100 military personnel in three military trucks were dropped off near Kin Chaung village. Later, the troops divided into two and marched to the …