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A visitor finds that rising crime and forced conscription have had a chilling effect on life in Myanmar’s second-largest city

The U.S. and Myanmar’s regime in Naypyidaw held talks in Tokyo last week, people familiar with the matter said, their second meeting in a month as Washington steps up re-engagement with the generals it shunned after their ​2021 coup. Earlier talks in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw in mid-September focused on securing the release of an American [...] The post US holds more secret talks with Myanmar’s military-backed rulers in Tokyo, sources say appeared first on DVB .

Since signing ceasefires with the regime last year, locals say the two groups have swiftly moved to upgrade trade gates on the Myanmar-China border

In this six-part series: Myanmar’s Nuclear Ambitions – Episode 1 examines the history and scope of the nuclear partnership between Myanmar and Russia, which is intended to address energy challenges. Military regime authorities in Myanmar maintain that this cooperation is focused on peaceful applications, including electricity generation, scientific research, and uses in medicine and agriculture. [...] The post Myanmar’s Nuclear Ambitions – Episode 1 appeared first on DVB .

A delegation of Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs) attending the 2026 IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, released a joint statement demanding that the World Bank Group establish a “formal dialogue” under its 2026–2030 Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) Strategy on Thursday. The CSOs urged the institution to partner directly with local resistance and [...] The post Myanmar civil society demands World Bank bypass regime under new fragility strategy appeared first on DVB .

The junta launched two airstrikes late Tuesday night on villages near the border, resulting in high civilian casualties, residents and regional media reported

Commercial trade has completely halted at the “Indian Market” in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township, which was the primary distribution hub for goods imported from India’s Mizoram State into Arakan Army (AA) controlled territory, after 50 people were killed during two airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force on Sept. 28. A shop owner at [...] The post Trade collapses in Rakhine State market destroyed by deadly airstrikes on September 28 appeared first on DVB .

Guest contributor Khin Ohmar Dear young activist, One of the most important truths to hold close on this long path toward freedom is that you are part of something far larger than yourself. Activism is, by its very nature, a collective journey. No single individual can build or win a revolution alone. But we can [...] The post Letters to a young activist: On Solidarity appeared first on DVB .

The group says the move comes as the regime increases its military presence in Kachin State, and would have no impact on the situation on the ground