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. Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify Read more The post Civilian toll mounts in southeastern Myanmar [AUDIO] appeared first on DVB .
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 The post Civilian toll mounts in southeastern Myanmar appeared first on DVB .
Three gyrocopters and a helicopter bombed a vehicle mechanic shop in rural Ye-U Township, killing six employees and a customer in the resistance stronghold
The regime in Naypyidaw announced that Mandalay International Airport would be closed for two days on Thursday, from Sept. 10-12, after Mandalay’s Tada-U Air Force base was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. “The airport was under attack and passengers were injured,” a military officer told DVB on the condition of [...] The post Mandalay International Airport closed for two days following drone strike on Tada-U Air Force Base appeared first on DVB .
About 30 feet (9 meters) of a previously repaired embankment in the Ngawin River collapsed again on Sept. 9, which sent floodwater into Ayeyarwady Region’s Lemyethna Township for a second time. “We are conducting rescue and relocation efforts,” a Lemyethna resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity. This latest embankment collapse comes one day [...] The post Newly repaired section of Ngawun River embankment collapses for 2nd time, flooding Irrawaddy Region appeared first on DVB .
Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the U.N., Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, led the country’s delegation to the opening of the 81st U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 8, on the same date that a nine-member credentials committee was appointed to decide whether he will remain in his post or be replaced by a representative [...] The post Myanmar’s UN Ambassador attends 81st General Assembly as critical credentials battle begins appeared first on DVB .
Bangladesh will initiate trilateral talks with China and Myanmar to pursue a political resolution to the Rohingya crisis, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir announced at the Foreign Service Academy Auditorium in the capital Dhaka on Friday. “Only a political solution can end the prolonged displacement of the Rohingya,” Kobir told a conference organized [...] The post Bangladesh to hold talks with China, Myanmar over Rohingya crisis appeared first on DVB .
Hundreds of people demonstrated outside Israel’s embassy in Bangkok on Thursday to demand foreigners show more respect for Thailand’s laws and culture as public discontent over bad behavior by visitors has increasingly focused on Israeli tourists. “The era of gentle diplomatic pleasantries and calculated silence, which has been misinterpreted as tacit consent, has come to [...] The post Hundreds rally at Israeli embassy in Bangkok to demand foreigners respect Thai laws appeared first on DVB .
After a three year hiatus, the UWSA has restarted operations at what was formerly one of the world’s largest tin mines, according to the International Crisis Group
