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Last of the 30 Comrades dies
Ye Htut, the last remaining member of Burma’s revered 30 Comrades who fought against British colonial rule, passed away peacefully in Rangoon on 27 November, aged 92.
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Villagers beat, apprehend 30 policemen in Pyinmana
Police get more than they bargained for when villagers set upon them for attempting to arrest a local NLD member who was a supporter of local farmers’ rights.
History Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News
Gen. Aung San statue destroyed by mentally unstable man
A fiberglass statue of Burma’s independence hero was completely destroyed by a man with mental illness in the Irrawaddy delta.
Aung San sculpture to be unveiled
An NLD-commissioned sculpture of the independence leader Gen. Aung San by artist Aung Kyaw Tun will go on display this month.
Remembering the martyrs and their hopes for Burma
Sixty-six years ago, Aung San and some of his closest advisors were killed along with their dreams of a a multiculturalist, secular Burma
Homesick: Vacation on the Thai-Burma border
Htet Aung Kyaw Jan 19, 2009 (DVB), Although the word 'vacation' is still a strange one to most ordinary Burmese people inside the country, many Burmese in exile, including this[…]
Homesick: Vacation on the Thai-Burma border
Htet Aung Kyaw Jan 19, 2009 (DVB), Although the word 'vacation' is still a strange one to most ordinary Burmese people inside the country, many Burmese in exile, including this[…]
Interview: Engaging with the military regime
Sep 23, 2008 (DVB), Twenty years after the military coup which ended the 8888 uprising, DVB spoke to three former Burmese army officers about the outlook for the pro-democracy struggle[…]
Engaging with the military regime
Sep 23, 2008 (DVB), Twenty years after the military coup which ended the 8888 uprising, DVB spoke to three former Burmese army officers about the outlook for the pro-democracy struggle[…]
U Win Tin marks 19 years in prison
Jul 7, 2008 (DVB), Supporters of U Win Tin have called for his release from prison as the veteran journalist and National League for Democracy member marked 19 years behind[…]
Analysis Contributor Lead Story
Justice in Burma: Wounds on the wall
Veronica Collins argues that a museum run by former political prisoners showcases the lasting impact of state brutality on Burmese society.
Four Eights party still in limbo
Ko Ko Kyi said he believes his party could pose a challenge to the two major parties, the NLD and the USDP.
’88 Generation faction objects to ‘Four Eights’ party branding
Some participants of the 1988 uprising that made the term “88 Generation” synonymous with one of Burma’s most historic pro-democracy movements have objected to a bid to register a political party under the name “Four Eights Party.”
TNLA accused of misconduct in northern Shan State’s Hsenwi
Soldiers from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) stand accused of abducting a man in the Hsenwi Township village of Kham Tain on Wednesday evening, releasing him only after a local abbot paid more than 2 million kyats (US$1,460) to the ethnic armed group.
INTERVIEW: ‘The SNLD-NLD alliance is as strong as ever’
SNLD spokesperson Sai Lek speaks to DVB about his party’s plans and its relations with the soon-to-be-ruling NLD.
Education Lead Story News Protest Rangoon
Student activist Po Po released on bail
Student activist Yadana Su Po Khine, also known as Po Po, has been released on bail by a court in Rangoon.
Arakan Army members detained in Kyauktaw
Twenty-three people have been detained by police in the Arakan State town of Kyauktaw on suspicion of connections with rebel ethnic group the Arakan Army.
One year on from his death, a commemoration of Win Tin
A commemoration ceremony for the co-founder of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and former political prisoner Win Tin was held in Rangoon on Tuesday.
Lead Story News Politics Society
Diary of a hero – the life of Aung San
As celebrations take place across the country, DVB pays tribute by looking back and the extraordinary life and achievements of the great man.
Tay Za spearheads rescue effort
Burmese tycoon Tay Za appears to have taken over the rescue effort to find missing mountaineers Myint Myat and Wai Yan Min Thu on the Himalayan peak of Hkakabo Razi.[…]
Police investigate executions committed by student army
Burma’s police have begun investigating the alleged execution of rebel fighters that occurred at the All-Burmese Students’ Democratic Front’s northern command centre in Kachin state in 1991
Dr Zarni: The death of intellectual sympathy
Dr Maung Zarni is a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is also an activist, commentator and writer, having founded the Free Burma Coalition in the United States in[…]
One refugee’s indefinite nightmare in Australia
Sayad fled a witch hunt in both Burma and Malaysia and is now being held in indefinite detenton in Australia, a victim of the Gillard administration’s controversial refugee policy
Burmese mark anniversary of 1988 uprising
Aung San Suu Kyi leads ceremony in Rangoon as Burmese across the country gathered to mark 23 years since mass protests
Mon ethnic armies reunite
Two ceasefire groups join together in another show of unity amongst Burma’s multiple ethnic armies as pressure from the junta intensifies
Two decades behind bars (Pt. 2)
Thiha Yarzar spent nearly 18 years as a Burmese political prisoner, moved between five different jails where he was tortured and placed on death row
Depayin and The Driver
In a DVB exclusive, the man that drove Suu Kyi through the horrors of the Depayin massacre speaks frankly of the trials that followed
Wa army investigate shooting
UWSA claims a shootout that resulted in the death of one of its troops occured after Burmese soldiers trespassed into Wa territory
The role of the media in Burma’s transition to democracy
Htet Aung KyawFeb 20, 2009 (DVB), In much of Europe, the US, Australia and Japan, media workers are safe and sound. But in Burma, while the military junta is still[…]
The role of the media in Burma’s transition to democracy
Htet Aung KyawFeb 20, 2009 (DVB), In much of Europe, the US, Australia and Japan, media workers are safe and sound. But in Burma, while the military junta is still[…]
