FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Miss Grand International Myanmar Han Lay held in Bangkok The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to visit Burmese beauty queen Han Lay, real name Thaw Nandar Aung, at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport after being denied entry into Thailand and refusing to board a return flight to Vietnam, where she had been …
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Depayin Parents Unable to Locate Missing Children
“Please kill me mom,” Maung Bhone Tayza, age seven, told his mother. He did not want to suffer from his wounds any longer, Tayza’s mother told Myanmar Now. Six students were reported killed in an attack on a school, located inside of a monastery at Yet Kon village, Depayin Township, Sagaing Region, on Sept. 16. …
Daily Briefing: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Regime declares its intention to implement Russian payment system in Burma. Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun claimed on Tuesday that the regime is holding discussions with Russia regarding the use of Mir payment cards in Burma, Reuters reports. The implementation of a Mirs payment system in Burma would allow direct exchanges …
Daily Briefing: Friday, September 16, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Burmese migrant workers scammed by a fraudulent broker. Thirty-three Burmese migrant workers were swindled out of 10,000 THB each (about $270 USD). A Burmese woman approached the migrants claiming she was a broker who could get proper documents from Thai authorities to enable them to continue working in Thailand, the Bangkok …
Daily Briefing: Monday, September 12, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Wave Money agents freeze financial operations after restrictions imposed by junta Wave Money service agents in Yangon have freezed operations due to the strict regulations imposed by the junta’s Central Bank. The CB instructed all digital financial service providers to install CCTV cameras in their shops and to record detailed personal …
Weekend Briefing: Sunday, September 11, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Human rights activists have applied to the Constitutional Court of Indonesia to prosecute Burma’s junta. They want to prosecute the junta for crimes committed against the Burmese people, including the genocide of the Rohingya. According to Indonesian law, there is no geographical distinction when it comes to human rights violations. But …