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A doctor on Myanmar's frontline in the Civil Disobedience Movement
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Why a doctor joined Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement after the 2021 military coup. Linn Nizho, a doctor who works on the frontline in Karenni State, joined us in the DVB Newsroom to share her story. #whatshappeninginmyanmar #burma #myanmar #CDM youtu.be/AihxmJjBVc8
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to delay its termination of the “Temporary Protected Status,” or TPS, for Myanmar while a lawsuit challenging the termination continued.
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US judge extends deportation protections for migrants from Myanmar - DVB
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to delay its termination of the “Temporary Protected Status,” or TPS, for Myanmar while a lawsuit challenging the termination ...
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January 24, 2026 at 4:51 AM
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to delay its termination of the “Temporary Protected Status,” or TPS, for Myanmar while a lawsuit challenging the termination continued.
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A military airstrike this week on a village in Myanmar sheltering displaced people from the northern township of Bhamo, where a final round of the country’s three-phase election is to be held this weekend, killed 21 people english.dvb.no/airstrike-on...
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Airstrike kills 21 in Kachin State village sheltering displaced people, sources say - DVB
A military airstrike this week on a village in Myanmar sheltering displaced people from the northern township of Bhamo, where a final round of the country’s three-phase election is to be held this wee...
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January 24, 2026 at 4:40 AM
A military airstrike this week on a village in Myanmar sheltering displaced people from the northern township of Bhamo, where a final round of the country’s three-phase election is to be held this weekend, killed 21 people english.dvb.no/airstrike-on...
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Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia were returned to South Korea on Friday to face investigations in what was the largest group repatriation of Korean criminal suspects from abroad.
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73 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia to face investigations over online scams - DVB
Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia were returned to South Korea on Friday to face investigations in what was the largest group repatriation of Korean criminal suspe...
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January 24, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia were returned to South Korea on Friday to face investigations in what was the largest group repatriation of Korean criminal suspects from abroad.
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A total of 6,186 prisoners were granted an amnesty on Jan. 4 to mark Myanmar’s 78th Independence Day. The most high profile prisoner freed was Ye Htut, a retired military officer jailed for criticizing the military on social media in October 2023 youtu.be/B_F5vvUCHfA #burma #whatshappeninginmyanmar
Not one political prisoner released in Myanmar Independence Day amnesty
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January 23, 2026 at 11:41 PM
A total of 6,186 prisoners were granted an amnesty on Jan. 4 to mark Myanmar’s 78th Independence Day. The most high profile prisoner freed was Ye Htut, a retired military officer jailed for criticizing the military on social media in October 2023 youtu.be/B_F5vvUCHfA #burma #whatshappeninginmyanmar
A massive fire this week destroyed hundreds of makeshift homes and displaced more than 2,000 people in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, prompting calls Thursday for more aid english.dvb.no/fire-at-coxs...
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Fire at Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh destroyed homes and displaced thousands of Rohingya - DVB
A massive fire this week destroyed hundreds of makeshift homes and displaced more than 2,000 people in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, prompting calls Thursday from relief agencies...
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January 22, 2026 at 11:55 PM
A massive fire this week destroyed hundreds of makeshift homes and displaced more than 2,000 people in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, prompting calls Thursday for more aid english.dvb.no/fire-at-coxs...
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#Bangladesh
#Refugees
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#Bangladesh
#Refugees
Op-ed: "For thousands of Burmese in the U.S., TPS became a life‑saving bridge—enabling them to support their families...and participate openly in advocacy for Myanmar’s democracy," english.dvb.no/the-impact-o...
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#TPS
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The impact of Temporary Protected Status termination on Myanmar - DVB
Guest contributor James Shwe Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people from Myanmar in the United States is scheduled to end on January 26, even though Myanmar remains engulfed in civil war and huma...
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January 22, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Op-ed: "For thousands of Burmese in the U.S., TPS became a life‑saving bridge—enabling them to support their families...and participate openly in advocacy for Myanmar’s democracy," english.dvb.no/the-impact-o...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#TPS
#US
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#TPS
#US
Why a doctor joined Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement after the 2021 military coup. Linn Nizho, a doctor who works on the frontline in Karenni State, joined us in the DVB Newsroom to share her story. #whatshappeninginmyanmar #burma #myanmar #CDM youtu.be/AihxmJjBVc8
A doctor on Myanmar's frontline in the Civil Disobedience Movement
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January 22, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Why a doctor joined Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement after the 2021 military coup. Linn Nizho, a doctor who works on the frontline in Karenni State, joined us in the DVB Newsroom to share her story. #whatshappeninginmyanmar #burma #myanmar #CDM youtu.be/AihxmJjBVc8
At least 12 People's Defence Force members were killed in regime airstrikes in Indaw and Kawlin townships of Sagaing Region on Jan. 20-21.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:37 AM
At least 12 People's Defence Force members were killed in regime airstrikes in Indaw and Kawlin townships of Sagaing Region on Jan. 20-21.
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2026 chair the Philippines has welcomed various political and ethnic nationality leaders from Burma to a “stakeholders’ meeting”, Manila’s foreign minister said on Thursday english.dvb.no/philippines-...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:36 AM
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2026 chair the Philippines has welcomed various political and ethnic nationality leaders from Burma to a “stakeholders’ meeting”, Manila’s foreign minister said on Thursday english.dvb.no/philippines-...
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#Myanmar
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Dozens of South Koreans detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in online scam compounds will be sent home this week to face investigations, officials said Thursday, in what would be the largest group reparation of Korean suspects english.dvb.no/cambodia-wil...
#Cambodia
#southkorea
#cyberscam
#Cambodia
#southkorea
#cyberscam
Cambodia will send 73 online scam suspects to South Korea - DVB
Dozens of South Koreans detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in online scam compounds will be sent home this week to face investigations, officials said Thursday, in what would be the largest ...
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January 22, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Dozens of South Koreans detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in online scam compounds will be sent home this week to face investigations, officials said Thursday, in what would be the largest group reparation of Korean suspects english.dvb.no/cambodia-wil...
#Cambodia
#southkorea
#cyberscam
#Cambodia
#southkorea
#cyberscam
“There’s this strong, acrid smell, and when you walk around Kandawgyi Lake, you can’t even breathe properly,” a resident of Myanmar’s largest city told DVB.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #pollution
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #pollution
Yangon air quality reaches ‘unhealthy level,’ say experts - DVB
The air quality monitoring organization IQAir recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) level of 104 for Yangon, indicating conditions that “may be harmful to health,” on Wednesday. “There’s this strong, ac...
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January 22, 2026 at 7:16 AM
“There’s this strong, acrid smell, and when you walk around Kandawgyi Lake, you can’t even breathe properly,” a resident of Myanmar’s largest city told DVB.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #pollution
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #pollution
At least 21 people were reportedly killed and 30 others were injured by airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force in Chaungtu village in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, on Tuesday.
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Regime troops in Arakan Army detention killed by airstrikes in Rakhine State - DVB
At least 21 people were reported killed and 30 others were injured by airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force in Chaungtu village in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, on Tuesday. The Arakan Ar...
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January 22, 2026 at 6:29 AM
At least 21 people were reportedly killed and 30 others were injured by airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force in Chaungtu village in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, on Tuesday.
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Kachin State’s Mansi and Momauk townships were excluded from the final round of regime's 2025-26 elections on Jan. 25, due to “a lack of conditions to hold free-and-fair elections.”
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #election
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #election
Two more towns in Kachin State excluded from polls in final phase of military's 2025-26 elections - DVB
The regime’s Union Election Commission (UEC) stated on Tuesday that it is unable to hold the third and final round of voting in Kachin State’s Mansi and Momauk townships on Jan. 25, due to “a lack of ...
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January 21, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Kachin State’s Mansi and Momauk townships were excluded from the final round of regime's 2025-26 elections on Jan. 25, due to “a lack of conditions to hold free-and-fair elections.”
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not endorse elections in military-ruled Myanmar, Malaysia’s foreign minister said Tuesday, citing concerns over the lack of inclusive and free participation english.dvb.no/asean-wont-e...
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ASEAN won’t endorse election in military-ruled Myanmar, Malaysia says - DVB
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will not endorse elections in military-ruled Myanmar, Malaysia’s foreign minister said Tuesday, citing concerns over the lack of inclusive and free p...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not endorse elections in military-ruled Myanmar, Malaysia’s foreign minister said Tuesday, citing concerns over the lack of inclusive and free participation english.dvb.no/asean-wont-e...
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The Arakan Army Department of Education has been accepting applications for its first-ever medical training school in Arakan State since Dec. 24.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rakhine
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First-ever medical school to open in Arakan Army controlled territory of Rakhine State - DVB
Sources close to the United League of Arakan (ULA), the political wing of the Arakan Army (AA), Department of Education told DVB that it has been accepting applications for its first-ever medical trai...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:06 AM
The Arakan Army Department of Education has been accepting applications for its first-ever medical training school in Arakan State since Dec. 24.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rakhine
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rakhine
A migrant worker who returned to Myanmar on leave told DVB that he was supposed to return to his job on Jan. 12 but was stopped at the Yangon International Airport by immigration officials...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #migration
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #migration
Naypyidaw advises passport conversion after tightening exit rules for overseas Myanmar workers - DVB
The regime’s Department of Labor advised holders of Overseas Worker Identification Cards (OWIC), through its social media channel on the Telegram app called “Safe Migration,” on Saturday to convert th...
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January 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM
A migrant worker who returned to Myanmar on leave told DVB that he was supposed to return to his job on Jan. 12 but was stopped at the Yangon International Airport by immigration officials...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #migration
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #migration
The anti-regime Burma National Revolutionary Army reportedly detained a member of the National Unity Government People during a “raid” on a checkpoint in Sagaing's Pale Township on Saturday.
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National Unity Government checkpoint in Sagaing Region ‘raided’ by rival group - DVB
An anti-military armed group called the Burma National Revolutionary Army reportedly detained a member of the National Unity Government (NUG) People’s Administration Team (PAT) in Sagaing Region durin...
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January 18, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The anti-regime Burma National Revolutionary Army reportedly detained a member of the National Unity Government People during a “raid” on a checkpoint in Sagaing's Pale Township on Saturday.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Sagaing
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Sagaing
Op-ed: "To the casual observer, the message was unambiguous: India, the world’s largest democracy, was present to witness, and perhaps tacitly validate, a sham exercise" english.dvb.no/shadow-obser...
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#election
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'Shadow observers': India’s calculated ambiguity in Myanmar’s elections - DVB
Guest contributor Shalini Perumal On December 28, as the cameras flashed in Naypyidaw, the images captured a tableau that would send ripples through the chancelleries of Southeast Asia and the West. ...
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January 17, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Op-ed: "To the casual observer, the message was unambiguous: India, the world’s largest democracy, was present to witness, and perhaps tacitly validate, a sham exercise" english.dvb.no/shadow-obser...
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#election
#india
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The military-proxy USDP extended its lead after the second round of voting, official figures from the country’s election body showed Friday.
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Myanmar military-backed party extends lead ahead of final election round - DVB
Myanmar’s military-backed political party extended its lead after the second round of voting, official figures from the country’s election body showed Friday, leaving it on track for a parliamentary m...
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January 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The military-proxy USDP extended its lead after the second round of voting, official figures from the country’s election body showed Friday.
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Myanmar's 2025-26 elections, staged by the military, completed the first two rounds of voting in 202 townships on Dec. 28 and Jan. 11. Another 63 will vote in a final phase on Jan 25 #WhatshappeninginMyanmar #election youtu.be/_8QVoR_JC58
Voting in first two phases of Myanmar 'sham' elections complete
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January 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Myanmar's 2025-26 elections, staged by the military, completed the first two rounds of voting in 202 townships on Dec. 28 and Jan. 11. Another 63 will vote in a final phase on Jan 25 #WhatshappeninginMyanmar #election youtu.be/_8QVoR_JC58
Op-ed: "Although prisons [in Myanmar] are designed to break the spirit of prisoners and strip away what makes us human, prison only strengthened my commitment rather than weakening my values and beliefs," english.dvb.no/life-as-a-po...
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Life as a political prisoner: A personal reflection after the 2021 military coup - DVB
Guest contributor Tun Naung I was woken in the early morning of February 1, 2021, and told that a military coup had taken place. My mind froze, shocking to realize that something I had only read in te...
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January 17, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Op-ed: "Although prisons [in Myanmar] are designed to break the spirit of prisoners and strip away what makes us human, prison only strengthened my commitment rather than weakening my values and beliefs," english.dvb.no/life-as-a-po...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#PoliticalPrisoners
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#PoliticalPrisoners
Myanmar told the United Nations’ top court on Friday that Gambia had not proven its accusation that the military had committed genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya, part of a hearing on the landmark case.
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Myanmar tells International Court of Justice Gambia has not proven Rohingya genocide case - DVB
Myanmar told the United Nations’ top court on Friday that Gambia had not proven its accusation that the military had committed genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya, part of a hearing on the l...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Myanmar told the United Nations’ top court on Friday that Gambia had not proven its accusation that the military had committed genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya, part of a hearing on the landmark case.
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Thailand’s Transport Ministry said on Friday that it ordered a 15-day halt on 14 contracts involving Italian-Thai Development PCL as well as other large-scale projects overseen by the ministry, as it conducts safety inspections after two fatal accidents english.dvb.no/thailand-ord...
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Thailand orders construction halt for firm Italian-Thai after fatal accidents - DVB
Thailand’s Transport Ministry said on Friday that it had ordered a 15-day construction halt on 14 contracts involving Italian-Thai Development PCL as well as other large-scale projects overseen by the...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Thailand’s Transport Ministry said on Friday that it ordered a 15-day halt on 14 contracts involving Italian-Thai Development PCL as well as other large-scale projects overseen by the ministry, as it conducts safety inspections after two fatal accidents english.dvb.no/thailand-ord...
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The military, long noted as one of the world’s biggest producers of heroin and methamphetamine, has announced what it describes as the country’s largest-ever seizures of illicit drugs and equipment used to produce them english.dvb.no/myanmar-mili...
#whatshappeninginmyamar #Shanstate
#whatshappeninginmyamar #Shanstate
Myanmar military claims a record seizure of illicit drugs at production sites - DVB
The military in Myanmar, long noted as one of the world’s biggest producers of heroin and methamphetamine, has announced what it describes as the country’s largest-ever seizures of illicit drugs and e...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
The military, long noted as one of the world’s biggest producers of heroin and methamphetamine, has announced what it describes as the country’s largest-ever seizures of illicit drugs and equipment used to produce them english.dvb.no/myanmar-mili...
#whatshappeninginmyamar #Shanstate
#whatshappeninginmyamar #Shanstate
The National Unity Consultative Council, an advisory body to the National Unity Government, has temporarily suspended it from meetings since November, due to what the group describes as “minor internal disputes.”
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January 16, 2026 at 5:19 AM
The National Unity Consultative Council, an advisory body to the National Unity Government, has temporarily suspended it from meetings since November, due to what the group describes as “minor internal disputes.”
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #NUG
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