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 Virginia on Friday. The award recognizes grassroots networks and peaceful organizers who [...] The post Activist Nan Lin accepts NED 2026 Democracy Award on behalf of Myanmar’s Spring Revolution appeared first on DVB .
China on Wednesday accused the Philippines of “stirring up trouble” after harsh words from Philippines Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro Jr. over Beijing’s increasingly aggressive pursuit of maritime claims in the South China Sea. Teodoro was addressing a defense forum in South Korea on Tuesday, stressing the need to uphold a 2016 ruling by an arbitration [...] The post War of words between China and Philippines over South China Sea claims appeared first on DVB .
A special three-part podcast series by Waso’s Ideas, which hears from people who have experienced love and found relationships amid Myanmar’s conflict since the 2021 military coup. This podcast is one of the 25 winners of the 2026 Gwen Robinson Fellowship. Welcome to War and Love: Stories of Love in Times of Conflict. I’m Waso, [...] The post War and Love: Stories of Love in Times of Conflict – Episode 1 [AUDIO] appeared first on DVB .
Myanmar’s main pro-democracy resistance group said Friday its armed wing launched drone attacks on a military air base that shares a compound with an international airport serving the country’s second-largest city, forcing the airport to shut down. It was the latest attack in Myanmar’s more than five-year conflict between the military and armed resistance groups [...] The post Myanmar resistance group claims it struck a military air base at Mandalay airport with drones appeared first on DVB .
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 2 days following drone strike on 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 Repaired section of Ngawun River embankment collapses, 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 .
Guest contributor Salai Za Uk Ling Over the past several days in Geneva, my colleagues and I from the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) have engaged with the Human Rights Council, the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), diplomatic missions, international human rights organizations and faith-based partners. Throughout these discussions, we have tried to bring [...] The post Myanmar’s race between justice and legitimacy appeared first on DVB .
