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Ten days after it was recaptured by regime forces from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State stands eerily silent.
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A photo taken during a trip organized by pro-regime media to Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State, on Oct. 10. (Credit: AP)

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The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M), a group of three human rights experts on Burma, urged ASEAN to reject regime elections.
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A protest demanding the rejection of upcoming regime elections set to begin in December, outside of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 26. (Credit: Anti-Dictatorship in Burma - DC Metro Area)

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DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 5h

Malaysia Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said on Monday that it is unlikely that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) would agree to sending observers for regime elections in Burma.
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Malaysia Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Hasan denied a regime media report that he had vowed to send electoral observation teams to Burma. (Credit: Bernama)

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 23h

An offensive led by the AA against regime forces over the control of its Natyaykan Air Defence Base in Magway Region’s Padan Township, is underway.
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Protest planned in US ahead of regime elections in Myanmar; Fighting over control of air base in Magway Region - DVB

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 23h

Members of the diaspora, including Burmese-Americans, living in the U.S. are planning a large protest against the regime’s “sham elections” to be held in Washington D.C. on Nov. 22.
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Protest planned in US ahead of regime elections in Myanmar Members of the diaspora, including Burmese-Americans, living in the U.S. told DVB that they held a “global meeting” online on Saturday to pla...

Rakhine State fishermen struggle to survive amid Myanmar military blockade

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 23h

Fishing families living along the coast in Myanmar’s Rakhine State are facing a crisis due to the military’s two-year-long road and naval blockade of the region #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #rakhinestate youtu.be/wlqiIc15p7Q

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DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 1d

The town of Kyaukme stands eerily silent. Schools have reopened but the town’s once-busy market is mostly empty. Vendors at some stalls closed them at the sight of visiting journalists, visibly nervous.
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A Myanmar town lies in shambles as both sides in civil war vie for control - DVB

KYAUKME, Myanmar (AP) — Ten days after it was recaptured by Myanmar’s military, the town of Kyaukme stands eerily silent. Schools have reopened but the town’s once-busy market is mostly empty. Vendors...

At least 107 Myanmar citizens arrested in Kanchanaburi, Thailand - DVB

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DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Thai authorities detained 107 Myanmar citizens, including women, at the Khao Min Monastery in Kanchanaburi Province of Thailand after entering via Three Pagodas Pass in Myanmar without necessary documentation on Oct. 11 english.dvb.no/at-least-107...
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Authorities in Thailand detained a total of 107 Myanmar citizens, including women, at the Khao Min Monastery in Kanchanaburi Province of Thailand after entering via Three Pagodas Pass in Myanmar witho...

Myanmar resistance groups demand ASEAN reject regime 'sham' elections - DVB

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 3d

Pro-democracy forces in Myanmar, opposed to the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, demanded that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reject any elections organized by the regime in Naypyidaw.

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Pro-democracy forces in Myanmar, opposed to the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, demanded that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reject any elections organized by the regime in Naypyida...

What the Arakan Army offers the Rohingya - DVB

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DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 3d

Op-ed: Twan Mrat Naing casts himself as a misunderstood statesman, speaks of religious tolerance, casts suspicion on international actors, and seeks to position the AA as the only legitimate authority in Arakan english.dvb.no/what-the-ara...
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Guest contributor Shafiur Rahman Throughout 2025, the Arakan Army (AA) has faced a torrent of international scrutiny over its conduct in Arakan (Rakhine) State – scrutiny that is no longer limited to ...

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DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 4d

Myanmar’s regime has invited the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to send observers for planned year-end elections, and the regional bloc will discuss the request during a regional summit later this month
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UN reports ‘invisible wounds’ found among Myanmar youth - DVB

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 4d

The U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) released a report on Friday, Oct. 10, for World Mental Health Day called A Generation on Edge: Youth Safety and Well-being in Myanmar about the country's youth.

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The U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) released a report on Friday, Oct. 10, for World Mental Health Day called A Generation on Edge: Youth Safety and Well-being in Myanmar about how prolonged insecuri...

Myanmar’s 'sham' election: A desperate bid for legitimacy - DVB

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 4d

In reality, it is a grotesque parody of free and fair elections, enforced at gunpoint and against the unequivocal will of the Myanmar people, writes Ko Saulsman for DVB English News Opinion.

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Guest contributor Ko Saulsman As the world prepares for this upcoming holiday season, Myanmar’s military junta led by Senior General, and 2021 coup leader, Min Aung Hlaing is plotting a cynical maneuv...

Myanmar's regime says Malaysia to send observers for contentious polls - DVB

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 4d

Malaysia will send observer teams for Myanmar’s regime scheduled elections, set to be held in phases beginning on Dec. 28, regime media reported on Friday, a day after talks in Naypyidaw

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Malaysia will send observer teams for Myanmar’s regime scheduled elections, set to be held in phases beginning on Dec. 28, regime media reported on Friday, a day after talks in Naypyidaw between the M...

International condemnation over paramotor attacks that killed 40 in Sagaing Region - DVB

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 4d

The UN condemned paramotor attacks that killed 40 people in Sagaing Region on Monday. The U.K., Canadian, and Australian embassies shared condolences online for the victims and condemned the attack in statements today english.dvb.no/internationa... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

The U.N. condemned paramotor attacks that killed at least 40 people at a ceremony and sit-in protest in Bonto village of Chaung-U Township in Sagaing Region on Monday, which was the end of Buddhist le...

'Burmese Python' Aung La Nsang retires from MMA [AUDIO]

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DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 5d

Myanmar’s first-ever MMA World Champion Aung La Nsang, known as the “Burmese Python,” won his last-ever bout before retirement from MMA on Oct 4. Listen wherever you get #podcasts #AungLaNsang #WhatshappeninginMyanmar youtu.be/e1ig0c6xH1A

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Pro-military politician says Aung San Suu Kyi 'not political prisoner' - DVB

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 5d

Thet Thet Khine, the People’s Pioneer Party founder, told the media at a press conference in Yangon Region on Wednesday that jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint were not political prisoners
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Thet Thet Khine, the chairperson of the pro-regime People’s Pioneer Party (PPP), told the media at a press conference in Yangon Region on Wednesday that jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Pr...

Karenni resistance forces urged to unify into 'United Karenni State Army' - DVB

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 6d

Maui Pho Thaike, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF), said that to defeat the military all resistance groups in Karenni State must form a “United Karenni State Army.”

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Maui Pho Thaike, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF), said that to defeat the military all resistance groups in Karenni State must form a “United Karenni St...

Fisherfolk in Rakhine State struggle to survive amid Myanmar military blockade - DVB

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 6d

Fishing families living along the coast in Myanmar’s western Arakan State are facing a crisis due to the military’s two-year-long road and naval blockade of the region.

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Fishing families living along the coast in Myanmar’s western Arakan State are facing a crisis due to the military’s two-year-long road and naval blockade of the region. Fighting between the military...

Malaysia Foreign Minister heads to Myanmar for talks with regime on election, peace plan - DVB

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 6d

Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan will visit Myanmar on Thursday for talks with the regime in Naypyidaw, which seized power during a military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, to discuss its upcoming election.

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Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan will visit Myanmar on Thursday for talks with the regime in Naypyidaw, which seized power during a military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, to discuss its upcoming elec...

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 6d

Thai authorities are compiling lists of refugees inside the nine camps along the Thai-Burma border, which is home to over 108,000 refugees from Burma, to see who qualifies for the new work permit pilot project that began on Oct. 1.
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Sae Meh at the Ban Mai Nai Soi refugee camp in Thailand’s Mae Hong Son Province, where she has lived for 15 years with her three children and teaches at a school. (Credit: DVB)

DVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 6d

Civil society groups from Burma said they are suing the Norwegian telecoms company Telenor, alleging that it shared customer user data with the military regime which seized power in Naypyidaw during the coup on Feb. 1, 2021.
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Two motorcycle drivers in Mandalay pass a bus stop with a Telenor Myanmar advertisement after SIM cards first went on sale on Sept. 26, 2014. (Credit: DVB)

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Ten civilians, including one child, were killed and three others were injured in airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force on Maikhuong village, northern Shan State, on Tuesday, residents of Kyaukme Township told DVB.
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Residents of Maikhuong village, Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State, search the ruins of their homes following airstrikes on Oct. 7. (Credit: TNLA)