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DVB English News Democratic Voice of Burma
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English language news service from Myanmar's largest independent media network: Democratic Voice of Burma. The Weekly Briefing provides the latest on #WhatshappeninginMyanmar. Newsroom shines a spotlight on under-reported stories. Vox Pop gives a voice to Generation Z. Reads is a short-form digital storytelling project. DVB English News is available wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/dvbenglish
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Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint moved to house arrest; Thai academic says Myanmar military’s days are numbered; New Zealand unable to block regime invitation; Maung Zarni nominated for 2024 Nobel Prize
DVB English News Weekly Briefing for April 19, 2024. In this week’s headlines: Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint reportedly moved to house arrest in Naypyidaw; Thai academic says Myanmar military’s days are numbered; New Zealand unable to block invitation to regime representative; Activists say Chevron withdrawal isn’t enough and more sanctions are needed; Maung Zarni nominated for 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Thailand prepared to take up to 100,000 refugees from Myanmar; New Zealand protesters demand military regime be disinvited from ASEAN meeting in Wellington; Civil society groups on UN Special Envoy
DVB English News Weekly Briefing for April 12, 2024. In this week’s headlines: Thailand said its prepared to take up to 100,000 refugees fleeing from Myanmar; New Zealand protesters demand regime in Naypyidaw be disinvited from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Wellington; Civil society groups on selection of UN Special Envoy Julie Bishop; Military attempts to replenish troop strength with nation's youth; And some voices of the conscripted.
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Newsroom: Sean Turnell on being 'An Unlikely Prisoner' in Myanmar
DVB Bureau Chief Mon Mon Myat speaks to Sean Turnell, the economic advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) government before it was ousted in a 2021 military coup. Turnell talks about his new book "An Unlikely Prisoner: How an eternal optimist found hope in Myanmar's most notorious jail."
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Regime confirms drone strike on Naypyidaw; Backlash over New Zealand-ASEAN meeting; Many wanting to evade military conscription reach out to civil society group; Conscription to hurt Myanmar’s economy
DVB English News Weekly Briefing for April 5, 2024. In this week’s headlines: Regime confirms resistance drone strike on military-controlled capital Naypyidaw; Backlash over New Zealand-ASEAN meeting; Many still hope to evade military conscription; Civil society assisting those wanting to escape; Military conscription may hurt Myanmar’s economy.
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Regime touts new electoral system; Rohingya form committee for consultative council; Nearly 100 Rohingya military conscripts killed; Aid reaches KNU territory; Asylum for those evading conscription
DVB English News Weekly Briefing for March 29, 2024. In this week's headlines: Regime touts new electoral system; Rohingya form committee to establish consultative council; Nearly 100 Rohingya military conscripts killed; Aid reaches Karen National Union territory in Myanmar; Calls for Thailand to provide asylum for those evading conscription.
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Airstrike kills six in Mrauk-U; Regime accused of forcing Rohingya to protest against Arakan Army; A campaign to ban jet fuel to military; Myanmar’s permanent representative at the UN makes an appeal
DVB English News Weekly Briefing for March 22, 2024. In this week’s headlines: Airstrike kills six in Mrauk-U; Regime accused of forcing Rohingya to protest against Arakan Army; A campaign to ban jet fuel shipments to the military; And Myanmar’s permanent representative at the UN makes an appeal to the international community.
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