FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Zeyar Thaw included on list of 10 famous people who died in 2022 Phyo Zeyar Thaw was included on the Council on Foreign Relations’ (CFR) list of 10 famous people who died in 2022. The Burmese hip-hop star, former National League for Democracy member of parliament, and pro-democracy activist, was executed …
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Insein Prison Court sentences actress and model Thinzar Wint Kyaw to five years
The Insein Prison Court sentenced Thinzar Wint Kyaw to five years in prison under Sec.33 (A) of the Electronic Communication Law on Dec. 23. Thinzar Wint Kyaw was arrested last July after a visit to Wan Hai, Kyethi Township in northern Shan State to shoot a video, where she was alleged to have visited the …
Turnell returns home to Australia, 88 Generation activist released in amnesty
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Military council frees thousands from prison in amnesty The plane carrying Sean Turnell has landed in Melbourne, bringing the Australian economist back home after he endured 650 days behind bars in Burma. The former adviser to deposed leader Aung Sun Suu Kyi was flown to Bangkok last night before boarding a …
Burmese refugees in India, EAOs meet junta for 'peace' talks
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Tens of thousands have sought asylum in India’s Mizoram since the coup Over 40,000 people from Burma are living in camps set up in Mizoram, an Indian state bordering Burma, The Hindu reports. K. Vanlalvena, an Indian MP from Mizoram, made these claims during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …
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: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM The NUG conducts an investigation of a massacre by a resistance group in Sagaing. The National Unity Government’s Ministry of Defense announced that it was investigating the Yinmarbin People’s Defense Force (PDF). It alleges the group was responsible for the murder of ten individuals – including three firefighters, two villagers and five …