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The regime in Naypyidaw extended martial law on Sunday for another 90 days in 55 townships nationwide—reducing the number from 58 under the previous order issued on July 21—after removing Mandalay Region’s Ngazun Township in Shan State’s Kyaukme and Hsipaw townships. “Administrative affairs, community peace and stability, and the rule of law have returned to [...] The post Myanmar military regime extends martial law in 55 townships, revoking order in 3 appeared first on DVB .

The regime employed an arsenal of gyrocopters, kamikaze drones and jet fighters in three separate attacks on civilian targets in Magway and Mandalay regions, and Chin State

Led by a former member of the regime’s police force, over 50 TNLA-backed forces defected to the junta last week in Kyaukme town, northern Shan State

Guest contributor Shafiur Rahman The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government of Bangladesh has a damning verdict on how former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handled the Rohingya crisis: years of theatre, donor-chasing and “show-off activities” that prolonged the suffering. It is a fair charge. The awkward question is whether the BNP is doing anything different. Bangladesh [...] The post Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s ‘5-Point’ Rohingya plan appeared first on DVB .

Thousands of Myanmar migrant workers living in Thailand are facing uncertainty about their futures in the country as Thai authorities continue inspections and arrests in cities with large migrant populations, after nearly 207 were arrested in Mae Sot, Tak Province, and 27 were detained in Chiang Mai Province since Saturday. “If we can’t go to [...] The post Waves of arrests in Thailand’s Mae Sot and Chiang Mai leave Myanmar migrants in fear appeared first on DVB .

Fourteen advocacy groups, including Burma Campaign UK, Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK), and Fortify Rights, demanded the European Union (EU) sanction Myanmar’s entire oil and gas extraction industry and to forbid European companies from working on oil and gas projects in the country. The joint statement released on Oct. 20 claimed that Cypriot-registered SED Energy [...] The post EU urged to sanction Myanmar’s entire oil and gas sector without leaving any ‘loophole’ appeared first on DVB .

A coalition of 21 Myanmar civil society organizations, operating as the CSO Working Group on Independent National Human Rights Institutions (Burma/Myanmar), issued a statement on Wednesday hailing the South East Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum’s (SEANF) decision to formally disqualify the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC). Effective Oct. 1, the expulsion was adopted [...] The post Expulsion of Myanmar’s human rights commission praised as victory for accountability appeared first on DVB .

In an exclusive interview with DVB Women’s Voice program, human rights attorney and Supreme Court advocate Zar Li Aye reflected on the personal journey, pivotal moments, and post-coup turning points that carried her from a remote mountain village in Chin State to receiving the International Bar Association’s (IBA) 2026 Award for Outstanding Contribution by a [...] The post Myanmar lawyer reflects on journey from Chin State to global human rights award appeared first on DVB .

Regime forces have arrested an unspecified number of Momeik Township residents with past or present ties to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the ethnic Palaung Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in Bawday village, northern Shan State, since Oct. 13. Momeik is located 170 miles (273 km) west of the regional capital Lashio. A Momeik [...] The post Former TNLA members expected to form pro-regime militia in Mandalay’s Mogok appeared first on DVB .

Delayed developments and the cancellation of a major project raise doubts about the property market in Myanmar’s largest city

Residents and farmers in Ayeyarwady Region’s Myaungmya and Einme townships told DVB that their urad bean fields were destroyed by flooding caused by the continuous rainfall in the region since mid-October. Urad bean, also known as black bean, is a secondary crop mostly cultivated in Ayeyarwady and neighbouring Bago Region for domestic consumption and export [...] The post Torrential rain destroys urad bean farms across Irrawaddy delta appeared first on DVB .

Residents in flood-hit Launglon Township, Tanintharyi Region, have been affected by an outbreak of diarrhea since last week, according to rescue workers. “Our resources are limited due to the scale of the disaster and the number of people needing assistance,” a local rescue team member told DVB. The outbreak follows severe flooding and landslides that [...] The post Health crisis deepens in Tanintharyi Region as emergency aid stymied appeared first on DVB .