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Zsombor Peter for DW A year ago, Thailand granted long-staying refugees from Myanmar the right to work legally.

Pro-democracy activists in Japan told DVB that they were “concerned” over a recent meeting between regime leader Min Aung Hlaing and Japan’s Special Envoy for National Reconciliation in Myanmar, Yohei Sasakawa, in Naypyidaw on Tuesday.

Over 400 Myanmar nationals, who are ethnic Rakhine, deported from Malaysia earlier this month remain in military custody more than two weeks after arriving in Yangon, prompting family members to call for their immediate release.

Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) issued an official statement on Tuesday expressing strong support for the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum’s (SEANF) decision to terminate the membership of the Myanmar National Human Rights…

Guest contributor James Shwe From Ne Win to Min Aung Hlaing, every military seizure of power has made a narrow circle rich and the people poorer.

EU urged to sanction Myanmar’s entire oil and gas sector Fourteen advocacy groups, including human rights groups such as Burma Campaign UK, Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK), and Fortify Rights, have demanded on Tuesday that the European Union (EU)…

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.

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…

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 p…

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

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

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 For…

Residents in flood-hit Launglon Township, Tanintharyi Region, have been affected by an outbreak of diarrhea since last week, according to rescue workers.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son reacts to new regime photos The “Free Her” campaign called on the people of Burma and their supporters around the world to join a movement demanding the unconditional release of jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi by writing me…

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.…

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…

Residents in Yangon’s Pazundaung Township told DVB that the popular annual Yegyaw festival and night bazaar, which is a part of the Buddhist Thadingyut festival every October to mark the end of Lent, is back this year and will be held from Oct. 21-27.

Myanmar’s regime reported on Monday that it had delivered two books sent by King Charles III to jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, along with a sealed envelope and diplomatic correspondence.

Originally published in SHAN A new exhibition showcasing ethnic Shan history, culture and traditions has opened at Wat Ku Tao in Chiang Mai, Thailand, offering residents, students, researchers and visitors an opportunity to learn about Shan heritage.

Over 20 civilians have been killed and an undisclosed number of people have been injured during two separate airstrikes carried out over the course of two days by the Myanmar Air Force on a jetty and cargo terminal in Chin State’s Paletwa Township on Oct.…

Thai Member of Parliament Anusorn Tamajai made global headlines after shouting down Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing during his official visit to Thailand’s parliament in Bangkok on Aug. 7.

The regime in Naypyidaw released rare photographs on Monday of jailed Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, confirming that regime officials delivered books and personal correspondence sent directly by Britain’s King Charles III.

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CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation issued an open letter on Oct. 14 demanding that Malaysian authorities immediately drop all charges against Rohingya human rights defender Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani.

Myanmar migrants in Thailand launch campaign after raids A campaign launched by the Myanmar Migrant Workers’ Representative Coordinating Committee in Thailand (MMWRCCT) began collecting signatures in support of a petition calling on the Thai authorities to

The People’s Defence Force (PDF) in Mandalay Region has warned that regime ward and village administrators could be designated legitimate “military targets,” accusing them of forcibly recruiting males aged 18 to 35 under the regime’s conscription law in M…

The Myanmar Affairs Alliance (MAA), an advocacy coalition representing Myanmar migrant workers in Malaysia, called on the Malaysian government to stand with the people of Myanmar and reject regime leader Min Aung Hlaing during a protest in Kuala Lumpur ag…

RAY: The Movie, based on author Khat Zaw’s non-fiction novel UNSHAKABLE (Ma Yai Lae Tan), was screened at the Gathering International Church in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Oct. 4.

Malaysia to ‘reintegrate’ Myanmar at ASEAN Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that his government would do “whatever possible” to ensure Burma was fully re-integrated into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

More than two in three people living in Myanmar are either in poverty or at risk of falling into it, as armed conflict, limited access to basic services and economic instability deepen deprivation across the country, a United Nations report published on T…

Myanmar’s regime leader pressed on with his pivot to diplomacy on a visit to Malaysia holding talks Thursday with the country’s prime minister and other officials in an effort to boost ties.

DVB has documented 5,358 civilian fatalities in 510 massacres, including the deadliest airstrikes in Arakan State carried out by the Myanmar Air Force that killed at least 50 civilians in Kyauktaw Township on Sept. 28, allegedly committed by the Myanmar m…

The Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF)—Myanmar’s premier resistance coalition formed on March 30—requested the Malaysian government not to give legitimacy to regime leader Min Aung Hlaing in a statement released on Thu…

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that his government would do “whatever possible” to ensure Myanmar was re-integrated into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), even as pro-democracy activists warned against legitimising the rule…

The Trump administration has begun direct talks with Myanmar’s pro-military administration, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the outreach, in a sharp reversal of Washington’s efforts to isolate the regime in Naypyidaw after the 2021 co…

Myanmar’s national esports roster, “Team Zanaka,” received a warm welcome from family and supporters upon their return to Yangon International Airport on Tuesday, following a gold-medal victory at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya in Japan.

The Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN) launched its latest research report, “Blocked from Rebuilding: Myanmar Junta Restrictions on Mosque Repair and Reconstruction,” at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok on Wednesday.

Five Myanmar nationals were sentenced to 21 years in prison by the regime’s Mingaladon Township Court in Yangon Region under Sections 38(a) and 44 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Law after being convicted of the human trafficking of a Belarusian nation…

Malaysia’s decision to deport 5,000 Myanmar nationals marks a dramatic shift driven by growing local hostility, economic anxieties, and political pressure on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, according to analysis by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (…

Myanmar’s regime leader Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as the former military general who ousted the elected government during the 2021 military coup seeks international legitim…

Guest contributor James Shwe The test of returns from Malaysia to Myanmar should not be how many people can be transported by sea or air.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday for Khun Sar El, 29, of the Kayan National Army (KNA)—a Karenni resistance force—after the battalion commander was killed on Saturday during an airstrike carried out by the Myanmar Air Force targeting an outpost in we…

Min Aung Hlaing visits Malaysia to discuss repatriation plan Regime leader Min Aung Hlaing departed Burma for Malaysia on Wednesday to hold talks with leaders in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 7-8.

The regime’s Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation and Mandalay Electricity Supply Corporation announced on Sunday that rolling electricity blackouts will be imposed across the country’s two largest urban centers starting Monday.

International human rights organizations, regional advocacy networks, and Myanmar migrant associations have strongly condemned the arrival of Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

Myanmar’s regime leader departed for Malaysia to hold talks with its leaders on Wednesday, as the two Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members states work on a repatriation plan for thousands of Myanmar nationals across Malaysia held at immi…

As diplomatic pressure mounts over the handling of the Myanmar crisis since the 2021 military coup at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a photo exhibition and public advocacy campaign: The Coup Years: A Visual Chronicle of Resistance in…

Guest contributors Napas Thein and Maung Lwan-wai The TIME Magazine interview with Min Aung Hlaing was the junta’s latest attempt at presenting an image of international normalcy in Myanmar to the regime which itself ousted the elected government during t…

Halt Plans to Deport Thousands to Danger Originally published on HRW Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should press Myanmar’s junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing, to end human rights abuses during his visit to Kuala Lumpur on October 7, 2026, Human Rights…

Malaysia sends back 10,000 Myanmar nationals since January Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told parliament in the capital Putrajaya on Tuesday that approximately 10,000 Burma nationals have been repatriated from Malaysia since January.