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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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for March 15, 2024. In this week’s headlines: UK protesters call for targeted sanctions against Myanmar; Religious groups free 2,000 civilians in Kachin State; Military accused of forcefully conscripting Rohingya; And seven Rohingya were killed in Arakan State following military training.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for March 8, 2024. In this week’s headlines: Resistance forces launch new offensive in Kachin State; ‘Myanmar People’s Summit’ held in Australia; Thailand hosts seminar on impact of Myanmar’s 2021 military coup; And International Women’s Day marks one year of ‘Manels‘ exhibition.

DVB Bureau Chief Mon Mon Myat sits down with Aung San Suu Kyi's son, Kim Aris, to discuss his mother's situation in prison, where she's been held since the Feb. 1, 2021 military coup. He also talks about humanitarian aid to those in need in Myanmar.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for March 1, 2024. In this week’s headlines: Calls for the UN to step in to protect Rohingya in Arakan State; Free Burma Rangers visit site of airstrike in Karenni State; India’s Mizoram State condemns end of Free Movement Regime; And Aung San Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris sends humanitarian aid into Myanmar.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Feb. 23, 2024. In this week’s headlines: UN expert says conscription law displays military desperation; National Unity Government engaging with China; New Mon State Party attempting to reunite with its splinter faction; And pro-democracy activist says regime must be forced into ‘dustbin’ of history.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Feb. 16, 2024. In this week’s headlines: Kawlin in Sagaing Region falls to regime troops; Military conscription to begin in mid-April; Thailand’s plan for aid corridor ‘flawed’ says analyst; And Kim Aris receives letter from Aung San Suu Kyi.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Feb. 9, 2024. In this week’s headlines: UNICEF condemns attacks on Karenni schools; UN Security Council members call for end to airstrikes; Independent experts call UNSC ‘toothless’; And Thailand wants cross border aid to lead to dialogue.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Feb. 2, 2024. In this week’s headlines: State of emergency extended for another six months; Crisis Group says military’s power uncertain on third anniversary of coup; David Mathieson on the gains made by the resistance; And activists in Germany call on the EU to shift its approach to Myanmar.

DVB Bureau Chief Mon Mon Myat sits down with independent analyst on Myanmar's conflict, David Mathieson, to discuss the progress of the resistance to the military over the last three years since the 2021 coup.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Jan. 26, 2024. In this week’s headlines: Military repatriates soldiers after plane crash in India; Tayzar San says resistance forces cannot be defeated; Martin Smith highlights the scale of Myanmar’s crisis as unprecedented; Fortify Rights pursues case at the International Criminal Court with the help of Timor-Leste.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Jan. 19, 2024. In this week's headlines: The Brotherhood Alliance claims the military broke China-backed ceasefire; The National Unity Government called airstrike on Sagaing village indiscriminate attack on civilians; U.S. sanctions impact Naypyidaw but no progress on the BURMA Act.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Jan. 12, 2024. In this week's headlines: Nearly 50 civilians killed in first week of January; Lao Special Envoy meets Min Aung Hlaing; Power supply remains 30 percent below pre-coup levels; Economic activity 10 percent lower than in 2019.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Jan. 5, 2024. In this week's headlines: Independence Day amnesty in Myanmar; Laos assumes ASEAN chairmanship; Number of Internally Displaced People surpasses 2.6 million; Landmine casualties reported in every state and region.

Nyein, a journalist, joins DVB Bureau Chief Mon Mon Myat in the newsroom to discuss threats to journalists and the media in post-coup Myanmar.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Dec. 15, 2023. The Brotherhood Alliance reaffirms its commitment to end dictatorship during China-brokered talks with military; More than 200,000 Arakan State residents are in need of immediate assistance; Another 400 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Dec. 8, 2023. In this week's headlines: More than 500,000 Internally Displaced Persons since late October; Over 140 civilians killed in Shan and Arakan states; The MNDAA is accused of forced recruitment; And the Central Bank of Myanmar rescinds its fixed forex rate.

Naw Sai from Athan Myanmar (Freedom of Expression Activist Organization) joins Vox Pop in-studio to discuss how freedom of expression no longer exists in post-coup Myanmar.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Dec. 1, 2023. The National Unity Government (NUG) Foreign Minister says the military regime is on the brink of collapse; The Brotherhood Alliance vows to take its offensive nationwide; The UN says climate risks have increased since the 2021 military coup; Human Rights Watch calls for cross-border assistance to IDPs and refugees.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Nov. 24, 2023. In this week's headlines: An Artillery attack in Laukkai kills 10; The Arakan Army claims it rescued 100 trapped civilians in Pauktaw; Over 70 have been killed in the Karenni State capital of Loikaw; The National Unity Government says surrendered troops being treated humanely.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Nov. 17, 2023. In this week's headlines: The number of Internally Displaced Persons exceeds two million; A new front opens in Arakan State; The Brotherhood Alliance claims 126 troops surrender; And at least 100 civilians killed in Sagaing Region.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Nov. 10, 2023. In this week's headlines: Two Sagaing towns come under National Unity Government control; Beijing acknowledges Chinese killed in fighting along its border; The military claims recent fighting may fracture Myanmar; And the U.N. Special Rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar calls for broader sanctions against the military.

Ashley South is in the newsroom to talk with DVB Bureau Chief Myat about his new book Conflict, Complexity & Climate Change: Emergent Federal Systems And Resilience in Post-Coup Myanmar.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Nov. 3, 2023. In this week's headlines: The Brotherhood Alliance calls on all military forces to surrender; Humanitarian costs mount in northern Shan State fighting; Rohingya repatriation discussions resume in Bangladesh; Military commanders accused of violations.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Oct. 27, 2023. In this week's headlines: Rebel commander Maui from the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force sits down for an exclusive interview with DVB. Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint are still being denied visitors in prison. The National Unity Government states a military base seized by Ethnic Resistance Organizations is a major victory for the resistance. And a war crimes complaint is filed against the military in a Manila court.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Oct. 20, 2023. In this week's headlines: Myanmar citizen in Israel refuses to return home; Civil society groups call on UN to take action against military; Senior Kachin Independence Army officers killed in airstrike; HRW finds military responsible for an attack on Munglai Hkyet IDP camp on Oct. 9.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Oct. 13. In this week's headlines: Western countries and the UN condemn attack that killed 29 civilians; Sacked regime ministers sentenced to prison; ‘Indivisible’ exhibit panel discusses cross-border aid; Police officers demoralized by resistance forces’ attacks.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Oct. 6. In this week’s headlines: Myanmar citizen killed in Bangkok mall shooting; Over 281 civilians killed by airstrikes since the 2021 military coup; UN OCHA states number of people displaced nearly two million; And former UN officials call for change in approach to Myanmar.

TG shares his story about leaving Myanmar at 11-years-old to move to Thailand with his migrant worker family. He studied at migrant schools for Myanmar children in Thailand and now is in his first year at Chiang Mai University while raising awareness and funds for the resistance to military rule in his homeland.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Sept. 29. In this week's headlines: UN human rights chief condemns military attacks in Myanmar; The military regime loses control of the southeast to the Karen National Union; A 21-year-old reportedly dies of a heart attack at Insein Prison; And the NLD party commemorates its 35th anniversary.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Sept. 22. In this week’s headlines: The National Unity Government (NUG) vows to repeal the 1982 Citizenship Law. Beijing to help Naypyidaw establish its electronic identification system. Aung San Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris speaks out over his mother’s deteriorating health. And Sean Turnell speaks to DVB Interview host Yamin Myat Aye about Aung San Suu Kyi’s spirit and determination in prison.

Australian economist Sean Turnell served as Aung San Suu Kyi's policy advisor during the National League for Democracy (NLD) government. His new book "An Unlikely Prisoner" documents his 650 days held by the Myanmar military following its 2021 coup.

Australian economist Sean Turnell served as Aung San Suu Kyi's policy advisor during the National League for Democracy (NLD) government. His new book "An Unlikely Prisoner" documents his 650 days held by the Myanmar military following its 2021 coup.

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for Sept. 15. In this week's headlines: The National League for Democracy (NLD) party blames the regime for Aung San Suu Kyi’s health issues. The Thai defence minister downplays Myanmar Army incursion. Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Brunei attend ASEAN Air Force Chiefs meeting in Naypyidaw. And France to intervene in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Rohingya genocide case.