The New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the junta have, during Min Aung Hlaing’s “peace talks”, come to an agreement to draft a “state constitution for equality and self-determination” and a “constitution for the establishment of a federal union”, according to NMSP spokesman Naing Aung Ma Ngay. “We requested [the junta] work quickly to draft …
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The Weekend Briefing: Monday, June 26, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Army begins land clearance operations to protect China’s Wanbao copper mine following PDF attack. A civilian was killed when Burma army troops led arson attacks and opened fire on villages in Sagaing’s Salingyi township in response to a June 21 PDF attack on the Myanmar Wanbao copper mining project. Military arson …
Monday, June 20, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Major Magway defense force claims AA link, opens NUG dialogue. Magway’s People’s Revolutionary Alliance, a local defense force, said its group had received support from the Arakan Army and is now working to liberate the entirety of Magway Region before Thingyan (Burmese new year) 2023. Read DVB’s report. | BURMESE Following …
The Daily Briefing: Monday, June 13, 2022
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Talking points galore at Shangri-La Dialogue. This weekend, US State Department Counselor Derek Chollet met the UN envoy for Burma and various other ASEAN leaders in Singapore at the annual IISS Asia Security Summit (Shangri-La Dialogue), raising numerous discussion points on the crisis in Burma. Thailand’s special envoy to Burma, Bornpimol …
Mon Youths Gather for Second Annual Political Forum
The 2nd Mon Youth Conference began today and will continue until Friday, Jan. 29. 180 young people — ranging from high school and university students to civically-engaged young people from across Mon State — will congregate in a region controlled by the New Mon State Party. The conference will incorporate the Mon diaspora from across …
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM
THE DAILY BRIEFING Friday, October 1, 2021 Burma’s National Unity Government (NUG) has sent a letter to the Chinese Communist Party on the occasion of the National Day of the People’s Republic of China, stating that the NUG government is ready to partner with China in promoting friendship. A letter sent by Union Prime Minister …