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Early this week, nearly 1,500 refugees boarded three junta naval vessels and departed Malaysia for Yangon, with many left fearing what awaits them at the other end

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 post War and Love in Myanmar by Waso’s Idea [AUDIO] appeared first on DVB .

The number of dead is expected to rise as rescue workers reach areas that remain inaccessible days after the disaster

As residents grapple with the aftermath of flooding that left over 30 people dead, the junta is bombing affected villages in an attempt to advance into the area, resistance sources say

Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals repatriated from Malaysia aboard three Myanmar Navy vessels entered home waters on Thursday, and are expected to dock at the commercial hub of Yangon within days, regime media reported on Friday. The naval convoy—comprising the landing platform dock UMS Mottama, the hospital ship UMS Thanlwin, and the frigate UMS Sin Phyu [...] The post Myanmar Navy ships with 1,476 returnees from Malaysia enter territorial waters appeared first on DVB .

A new research report based on in-depth interviews with military defectors reveals mounting internal decay, fear-driven compliance, and shifting defection patterns inside Myanmar’s armed forces. Released by civil society organization People’s Goal at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) on Sept. 28, the study—titled Wind of Change: Inside the Defection Wave and the Future [...] The post ‘Wind of Change’: New report exposes the fracturing ranks of Myanmar’s military appeared first on DVB .

A coalition of 92 Canadian and international human rights organizations—including members of the Myanmar diaspora—has submitted a joint letter to Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, calling on Ottawa to expand its sanctions against Myanmar to cover its entire oil and gas extraction sector. The signatories warned that international energy projects continue to serve as [...] The post Canada urged to impose comprehensive sanctions on Myanmar’s oil and gas sector appeared first on DVB .

The new U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Kelley E. Currie, issued an urgent appeal to Malaysian authorities on Thursday, calling for an immediate halt to the ongoing repatriation of Myanmar nationals. The U.N. human rights expert warned that returning asylum-seekers to a country engulfed in civil war poses a [...] The post UN human rights expert urges Malaysia to halt refugee deportation to Myanmar appeared first on DVB .

Guest contributor Khin Ohmar Dear young feminist activist, As we are about to celebrate October as the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) month, I remember the late Karen leader, Padoh Naw Zipporah Sein. With the deeply concerning political developments unfolding in Myanmar right now, I find myself yearning for her visionary leadership and guidance. Tharamu [...] The post Letters to a young activist: Whose Peace? Refusing false stability without real peace and justice appeared first on DVB .

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto replaced his foreign minister with a career diplomat on Thursday, his second senior cabinet change ​in less than three weeks. In a reshuffle, Prabowo named Indonesia’s former permanent representative to ‌the United Nations in New York, Arrmanatha Nasir, as the new foreign minister, with the outgoing Sugiono appointed coordinating minister for [...] The post Indonesia’s Prabowo appoints new foreign minister appeared first on DVB .

The ethnic armed group said it had seized a tactical hill base in Mongmit days after taking another regime outpost in its Bhamo battle front