Growing up with a father in the Burma Army, Tin Nwel didn’t know anything about politics. He said his family had a “military mindset.” But once he left Burma for…
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DPDM Global: A Father Reflects on Burma from Canada
In 1988, Zaw Tun fled Burma to Thailand. He met his wife in Bangkok in 1995 and the two were resettled as refugees to Canada, where they got married and…
DVB News Reports: Burma Diaspora in Australia and Canada Rally Against Junta Atrocities
The Burma diaspora communities in Brisbane, Australia and Toronto, Canada held rallies on Nov. 19, 2022 to raise awareness and shine a spotlight on the atrocities committed by Burma’s military,…
DVB Athan: Burma's Beauty Queen Han Lay Speaks from Canada (Exclusive Interview)
Han Lay, 23, is a beauty queen who was crowned Miss Grand International Myanmar 2020. She spoke out against the 2021 military coup in Burma from Thailand. Facing arrest and…
DPDM Global: An 88 Generation protester turned soldier reflects from Canada
Kyaw Si Thu began his activism in 1988 when he moved to Kayin State to become a trained soldier. When he gave up the fight, he fled to Bangkok. He…
EU, Canada sanction Burmese generals over Rohingya; Burma says two are fired
The European Union and Canada have announced a new set of sanctions against seven members of the Burmese military, two of whom have been sacked for underperformance.