FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Sri Lankan navy rescues stranded Rohingya The Sri Lankan navy rescued more than 100 Rohingya stranded at sea near its coast on Dec. 18. The Rohingya were reportedly trying to reach Indonesia but the boat drifted off course. “The people have been handed over to the police,” said Gayan Wickramasuriya, a …
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Prominent Kachin leader detained in Mandalay, then again in Myitkyina; Undocumented Burmese arrested in Thailand
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Prominent Kachin leader detained in Mandalay and Myitkyina Hkalam Samson, the chairperson of the Kachin National Consultative Assembly (also known as Wunpawng Amyusha Mungbawng Rapdaw), was detained at Myitkyina Airport on Dec. 5. “We knew he was flying back from Mandalay. His name was on the passenger list. But he wasn’t …
Amnesty International calls out junta for ‘escalating repression’, More Burmese arrested in Thailand
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM A Heinous and Cowardly Act Committed by Junta Against Kachin The horrific airstrike that killed dozens in Kachin State was widely condemned domestically and internationally. Regime media denied the accusations and called verified reports that civilians were killed “a rumor.” Read more here. Amnesty International calls out junta for ‘escalating repression’ …
In Thailand, Myanmar migrants’ illicit unions fight to be heard
This story is part of a DVB series on Burmese migrant workers supported by the Pulitzer Center and is a co-publication with Al Jazeera. [All images courtesy of Kiana Duncan] Ranong, Thailand — When Po Kyaw left for work on board a new ship in the coastal town of Ranong last month, his wife and …
Vox Pop: What is your reaction to the death of Thailand's king?
DVB speaks to several Burmese residents of Thailand about what the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej means to them.
Burmese father & son trafficked three times in Thailand
Two Burmese migrants – a father and son – were sold by human traffickers a total of three times from one owner to another in southern Thailand’s Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.