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Interviewing Khon Ja, the voice of Kachin
DVB sat down with Khon Ja to reflect on the year gone by and what the outlook for 2018 looks like in Kachin State.
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Military drops remaining charges against The Voice Daily duo
The decision marks the end of a four-month ordeal that began when The Voice Daily duo were arrested for a satirical column lampooning Burma’s military.
The Voice chief editor released on bail
Following more than two months’ detention, The Voice Daily’s chief editor Kyaw Min Swe was released on a 10 million kyats ($7,350) bail by a Rangoon court on Friday morning, according to the defendant’s lawyer.
World Islamic body OIC tells Burma to protect rights of Rohingya
Burma must protect the rights of its Rohingya Muslim minority, the chief of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Thursday, urging the Southeast Asian nation to join hands with Muslim-majority neighbours in tackling a refugee crisis.
More legal trouble for The Voice duo over satirical article
A court in Rangoon this week added to the legal woes of the chief editor and a regular satire columnist for The Voice Daily newspaper, accepting a lawsuit brought against the pair under Burma’s News Media Law.
Defamation case against The Voice satirist dropped, bail denied for chief editor
The author of a satirical article that appeared in a March edition of The Voice Daily was released from police custody on Friday after a court dropped an online defamation charge that had been brought against him, though the newspaper’s editor-in-chief will still stand trial over the offending piece.
Court denies bail for The Voice duo facing defamation suit
A court in Rangoon denied bail to the The Voice Daily’s editor-in-chief and a satire columnist for the newspaper on Thursday, with the judge ruling that the defendants’ legal counsel had failed to provide the necessary medical documents to secure their release from police custody.
Arrest of The Voice pair heaps more scrutiny on 66(d) prosecutions
Media freedom advocates have lashed out at the latest 66(d) suit filed by the Tatmadaw against a satirical columnist.
Women’s voices at latest Panglong ‘just tokenism,’ say critics
Women’s advocates said the second round of 21st Century Panglong Conference talks was much like the first – their voices were sidelined and undervalued.
Karen Lead Story News Refugees
Karen IDPs voice fears of returning home
IDPs at E Htu Hta camp are calling for the withdrawal of Burmese military forces from the area, as well as a campaign to clear landmines.
Military files defamation suit against The Voice chief editor, satirist
The Voice Daily’s editor-in-chief and the newspaper’s regular satire columnist are being sued by the military under article 66(d) of Burma’s Telecommunications Law, a defamation clause, over an article published in March.
NCA signatories call for Arakan, Shan voices at peace talks
Ceasefire groups urged Naypyidaw to facilitate “national-level political discussions” in Shan and Arakan states.
Suu Kyi’s office rebuffs Malaysia for hosting OIC summit
Foreign ministry says it was “regrettable” that Malaysia called together Muslim governments to put pressure on Burma over the plight of Rohingyas.
Arakan ASEAN Human Rights International Relations Lead Story News Rohingya
Ahead of OIC meeting on Rohingya, envoy urges Arakan intervention
The United Nations should intervene in Arakan State to stop further escalation of violence against Rohingya Muslims and avoid another genocide like in Cambodia and Rwanda, said the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s special envoy to Burma.
Conflict Lead Story News Peace Process
Advocates push for more women’s voices in peace process
Women’s rights groups are hopeful that the Ministry of Defence’s words of goodwill to include more women in peace talks at a conference on Friday will result in more female representation at future dialogues.
Lead Story News Peace Process Women's Issues
Women’s voices not heard at peace talks
The 21st Century Panglong Conference was intended to be inclusive of all sectors of society. But one voice has been conspicuous by its absence from the peace talks – that of women.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
Crowds gather to voice support for Burma’s Peace Talks
From Moulmein to Melbourne, Burmese turn out to add their support to the 21CPC, which Aung San Suu Kyi will host, beginning on Wednesday.
Environment Health Lead Story News
Amnesty adds voice to calls for relocation of acid factory
Amnesty International says a heavily polluting acid factory located in a village in Sagaing Division should be moved to an area where it will do less harm.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Video
Stoical miners face death in Hpakant
On this episode of DVB’s Doh Pyay Doh Myay Roadshow, the team visits Hpakant in southern Kachin State, where the hunt for Jade is intensifying as political change in Burma looms.
Conflict Lead Story Military News
International voices call for more action on child soldiers
Burma today discharged 53 underage recruits from its armed forces, but several observers urged a more concrete approach and an end to the practise.
Development Karen Lead Story News Video
DOCUMENTARY: ‘With only our voices, what can we do?’
Watch as KHRG takes you into rural southeastern Burma, where forced land confiscation and environmental destruction is taking place under the backdrop of an increasing Burmese military presence.
Achievement of federal union relies on ‘united ethnic voice’, leaders warned
The vice chairman of the Arakan Liberation Party has called for ethnic unity, the day after three key rebel militias threatened to quit the NCCT.
Burma Lead Story News Politics Protest
International voices decry police crackdown on students
International rights groups condemn the violent attacks on protestors, and denounce the police for drafting in pro-government thugs to assist them.
Education Lead Story News Protest
Students: ‘Our voice has been heard’
After Naypyidaw talks on Wednesday, news of further four way negotiations on National Education Law is welcomed.
Education Lead Story News Protest
Professors voice support for student protests
The Rangoon University Teachers’ Association (RUTA) has announced its support for students protesting the National Education Bill.
Aid Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Arakan officials snub OIC offers of help
Arakanese authorities complain that they were not properly informed of the OIC’s visit and again turned down the Islamic bloc’s request to establish a presence in the state.
Analysis Contributor Elections Lead Story News Politics
First past the post: the responsible choice for Burma
The PR system will entrench special interests in the parliament and create a political impasse, at the very moment when the nation needs general consensus to keep reforms moving quickly and smoothly.
OIC appoints former Malaysian FM as new envoy
The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, has appointed Tan Sri Dato Seri Syed Hamid Albar, the former foreign minister of Malaysia, as his special[…]
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process Politics
Karen monks, pastors voice support for peace process
Ethnic Karen religious leaders, both Buddhist and Christian, meet in Hpa-an to discuss their involvement in the current peace-building process between Karen armed groups and the Burmese government.
DVB Debate Lead Story News Video
DVB Debate: Youth Voice special
DVB Debate teams up with DVB’s Youth Voice to discuss what changes the youth of Burma would like to see from their country’s development.
