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Guest contributor James Shwe Myanmar is one of four countries, alongside Afghanistan, Bolivia and Colombia, that Washington has designated as having “failed demonstrably” to make substantial counternarcotics efforts in its fiscal-year 2027 determination. Yet the same document declares that providing U.S. assistance to Myanmar remains “vital to the national interests of the United States.” That [...] The post Myanmar’s drug crisis and the junta’s bid for Western acceptance appeared first on DVB .

Escalating attacks near the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway have killed seven and forced over 1,000 to flee to nearby towns, while regime troops loot IDP homes

In a stifling sixth grade classroom in war-torn Sudan, a very motivated teacher was giving a lesson to 120 very committed children. Among them: an 18-year-old girl uprooted three years ago by fighting, forced into marriage and motherhood too soon, but determined to finish her education. That wasn’t all, Maysa Jalbout, the director of Education [...] The post From Gaza to Sudan to Nepal, more than 500 million children are in desperate need of education appeared first on DVB .

The U.N. refugee chief urged the world’s divided nations Friday to focus on ending conflicts and crises so the more than 117 million people forced to flee their homes can return, and not spend generations displaced in a foreign country. In his first speech to the U.N. Security Council since his election as high commissioner [...] The post UN refugee chief urges action from Security Council so displacement no longer crosses generations appeared first on DVB .

Members of the Myanmar community in Japan submitted a formal letter of inquiry to the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday protesting recent high-level visits to Naypyidaw by two Japanese lawmakers. Addressed to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on behalf of the diaspora, the petition requests that Tokyo clarify [...] The post Myanmar diaspora urges Japanese Foreign Ministry to clarify lawmakers’ Naypyidaw visits appeared first on DVB .

The military regime in Naypyidaw has recalled its ambassador to Thailand, Zaw Zaw Soe, summoning him back to Myanmar to face interrogation over serious allegations of human trafficking and issuing documentation to political dissidents, according to sources within the regime’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Zaw Zaw Soe stands accused of colluding with Thai-based Myanmar [...] The post Myanmar regime recalls Ambassador to Thailand from Bangkok to Naypyidaw appeared first on DVB .

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. Watch the full report The post Global Solidarity for Myanmar’s UN Ambassador [AUDIO] appeared first on DVB .

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 The post Global Solidarity for Myanmar’s UN Ambassador appeared first on DVB .

Nepal’s prime minister scolded fellow world leaders Thursday, saying the nation’s recent deadly flood reminds a warming world that climate change keeps hurting people who didn’t cause the crisis but now need help. The August disaster “was not just a local tragedy. It was a warning to the world. And I ask you today: Have [...] The post Nepal’s climate-connected catastrophe is a warning to the rest of the world, prime minister tells UN appeared first on DVB .

Airstrikes on the camp killed five PDF fighters and a former Air Force Sergeant who joined the CDM, as well as injuring four others including the regional commander

Cambodia’s prime minister said Wednesday the country had eradicated the large-scale scam compounds it became known for globally, without providing significant new evidence. Other governments and experts said Cambodia has not done enough against the perpetrators of the scam industry that has harmed people globally and called for criminal prosecutions. “As a result of our [...] The post Cambodia says it has dismantled scam compounds, while experts call for criminal prosecutions appeared first on DVB .

Work on the project, located near the military stronghold of Pyin Oo Lwin, has accelerated since the beginning of this year