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In the Rakhine State capital Sittwe, military commanders have ordered the arrest of men in Rohingya communities and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps if local leaders fail to hand over a designated quota of new recruits. Elsewhere, the Arakan Army is forcibly recruiting Rohingya to fight in the battle for Sittwe. Read more on DVB English News Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeni...

As the U.N. General Assembly began its 81st session, Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun has affirmed his commitment to retain the country’s seat at the headquarters in New York, dismissing ongoing efforts by the regime in Naypyidaw to unseat him and charge him with treason and financial impropriety. Read more on DVB English News Watch Newsroom on DVB English New...

Thai Member of Parliament Anusorn Tamajai made global headlines after shouting down Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing during his official visit to Thailand’s parliament in Bangkok on Aug. 7. Read more on DVB English News Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Inst...

Malaysia welcomed Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 7-8 to discuss the repatriation of 5,000 refugees – a move that has been widely criticised by the United Nations and rights groups concerned about the risks from an ongoing civil war. Read more on DVB English News Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing...

This week we're sharing a 3-part podcast series produced by Waso's Idea as this week's feature story on Myanmar. War and Love: Stories of Love in Times of Conflict shares the stories of people who have experienced love in Myanmar during the conflict since the 2021 military coup. Waso's Idea was selected as one of the 25 winners of the 2026 Gwen Robinson Fellowship for Myanmar journ...

Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun told a rally outside the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 19 that conditions remain “favourable” for him to continue serving as Myanmar’s permanent representative to the U.N. for a sixth year. Read more on DVB English News Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English...

In an exclusive interview with DVB, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Kelley E. Currie has outlined her primary operational priorities following extensive engagement with civil society groups since officially assuming the mandate on May 1. Read more on DVB English News Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music,...

Alan Clements reads his letter to the United Nations ahead of the 81st General Assembly. Read the op-ed on DVB English News Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Prominent Myanmar youth activist and strike leader Nan Lin accepted the 2026 Democracy Award from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on behalf of the “pro-democracy community organizers of Burma’s Spring Revolution” during an annual ceremony held at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in the U.S. state of Virginia on Sept. 10. Read more on DVB English News Stay up-to-date with the latest on #...

In an exclusive interview with DVB, Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) Program Director Nai Aue Mon addresses the deteriorating human rights situation in southeastern Myanmar. Read more on DVB English News Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay up-to-date with...

In an exclusive interview with DVB, Aung Kyaw Moe—the first Rohingya individual to serve at a ministerial level in Myanmar’s National Unity Government—has stepped down after five years to focus on building dedicated political institutions to advance the Rohingya cause. Read more on DVB English News Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audi...

The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) released its 2026 Annual Report on Aug. 11. Lead investigator Nicholas Koumjian told DVB that civilians continue to bear the brunt of the conflict in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup. Read more on DVB English News Watch the IIMM 2026 Annual Report Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube...

This week, we're sharing an English language interview from our friend Nandar at G-Taw Zagar Wyne, Myanmar's first feminist podcast. In this episode of G-Taw Zagar Wyne, Nandar speaks to Nurhayati Ali (aka Phoo Pwint Wai), a Rohingya feminist activist, artist, and aspiring dentist. Nurhayati Ali shares her background, her experience resettling in the U.S. as a member of the very first Rohi...

A Myanmar regime court in Mandalay sentenced prominent student leader Htet Myat Aung and eight other pro-democracy activists up to 37 years in prison following their involvement in anti-regime election protests in December 2025. Read more on DVB English News Watch the Newsroom interview with Thinzar Shunlei Yi on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen wherever you get podcasts. Stay up-to-dat...

Pro-democracy activist Thinzar Shunlei Yi addressed the harsh prison sentences facing nine youth activists in Myanmar, the ethics of revolutionary warfare, and her personal transformation from a military family background in an exclusive interview. Read more on DVB English News Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or...

Myanmar’s military has increasingly used low-cost aircraft such as motorized paragliders and gyrocopters in escalating aerial attacks that kill civilians in its conflict with armed resistance groups, said Nicholas Koumjian, the head of the U.N. Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), during his presentation for the IIMM 2026 Annual Report on Aug. 11. Read more on DVB English News Stay up-to-da...

Malaysia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Monday, that Myanmar’s military regime has expressed willingness to repatriate 5,000 refugees currently in Malaysia by ship. Mohamad Hasan emphasized that while Malaysia has identified the initial group, any transfer remains strictly contingent on comprehensive safety and security guarantees. Read more on DVB English News Stay up-to-date with the...

Kim Aris, Aung San Suu Kyi’s son living in London, welcomed news of the meeting with the ICRC but urged international observers to maintain caution regarding her health and living conditions. “While this news gives me hope, I remain cautious… One reported meeting cannot answer the questions my family has lived with for more than five years,” said Aris in a statement on Aug. 3. Aris launched the “P...

Benedict Rogers, the Senior Director at human rights organization Fortify Rights, sits down with DVB English News to discuss the crisis in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup. He warned that the international community’s distraction by other global conflicts has allowed the military regime in Naypyidaw to operate with relative impunity, threatening to turn Myanmar into a satellite state of China...

A rise in ​online hate speech and misinformation targeting the Rohingya in Malaysia, has led to a public backlash against the vulnerable population who have fled war and genocide in Myanmar. Read more on DVB English News . Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay up-to-date with...

Myanmar youth activist and strike leader Nan Lin confirmed to DVB that he will accept the 2026 Democracy Award from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on behalf of the “pro-democracy community organizers of Burma’s Spring Revolution,” set to place at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in the U.S. state of Virginia in September. Read more about Nan Lin . Read our Q&A with Nan Lin . Stay u...

Dr. Moe, a mental health practitioner and counsellor whose work focuses on trauma-informed care, joins us in the DVB Newsroom to discuss mental health for conflict-affected people in Myanmar, as well as psycho-education for adolescents, youths, and the wider public. Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever yo...

Thailand's new "Education for All" policy allows migrant and undocumented children from Myanmar to attend government schools. UNICEF Thailand has reported that migrant and stateless children are guaranteed 15 years of free education. Yet many remain out of school. The gap, education groups say, is not in the policy. It is in enrolment. They say better coordination between migrant lea...

At first glance, Myanmar’s 2026 matriculation exam results seem like a rare piece of good news. The nationwide pass rate climbed to 52.37%, with over 130,000 students successfully graduating. But behind the passing grades lies a devastating reality of the ongoing conflict. In this story, we look beyond the percentages to uncover the true cost of Myanmar’s post-coup conflict on education. Prior to...