DVB sits down with Hla Swe and the National League for Democracy’s Than Soe, the candidate that beat him out of the Upper House seat of Gangnaw, Sagaing Division.
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Hla Swe stokes anti-Rohingya tensions at Magwe rally
The incumbent Upper House MP for Gangaw Township in Magwe has touted his party’s credentials as being racist and discriminatory against Rohingya Muslims.
Apple and Google ban Burma junta's TV app 36 hours after launch
A mobile application personally launched by Burma’s coup leader has been pulled from international app stores less than two days after its release. The app — which boasted the suitably forgettable title: “MRTV’s Worldwide Internet Mobile Satellite Data App” — was removed from Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store just 32 hours after going …
29 December 2020 News Briefing
As of 8 PM, 28 Dec, a total of 19,108 samples were tested and found 648 new cases and 17 deaths. MoHS has reported 122,534 confirmed cases including 104,351 discharged, and 2,618 deaths. 36 townships have been reported thousands of Covid-19 cases, including 29 townships in Yangon region, 5 townships in Mandalay region, each township …
Rape avoidance 101: Government advice on curbing sexual assault elicits scorn
The Home Affairs Ministry has been blasted for re-enforcing harmful assumptions about gender-based violence after it released a document positing that women consuming alcohol was among the leading causes of the rape of women and children.
Mass rally in Yangon offers support to military
Thousands of people rally in front of Yangon’s City Hall in a show of support for the Tatmadaw, with participants waving national flags and military banners at a gathering with little precedent in a country formerly ruled by an oppressive junta.