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Watch James Bawi Thang Bik, the chairperson of the Alliance for Chin Refugees, joined us in the Newsroom to discuss the situation faced by #refugees and migrants from #Myanmar living in #Malaysia during the "year of enforcement" on DVB English News youtu.be/5ZDEdjoHs5c
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Myanmar’s military regime granted an amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain.

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Over 6,100 prisoners released in Myanmar Independence Day amnesty - DVB
Myanmar’s military regime granted an amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain. It was no...
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January 4, 2026 at 7:24 AM
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Op-ed: "The junta has not merely ruled through surveillance, and fear. It has ruled by dismantling moral perception itself. Villages are burned in “clearance operations.” Political opponents are imprisoned as 'terrorists'." english.dvb.no/myanmars-cri...
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Myanmar’s 'crisis of conscience' has nothing to do with politics - DVB
Guest contributor Alan Clements Myanmar’s catastrophe is routinely described as a political conflict, a struggle for power, or a security dilemma. These framings are convenient. They allow violence to...
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January 4, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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The regime in Naypyidaw announced that it will release 6,186 prisoners under an amnesty marking Myanmar’s Independence Day, regime media reported on Saturday.

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Myanmar to free 6,186 prisoners in Independence Day amnesty during election - DVB
The regime in Naypyidaw announced that it will release 6,186 prisoners under an amnesty marking Myanmar’s Independence Day, regime media reported on Saturday, a week after an election deemed a “sham” ...
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January 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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Myanmar refugees in Malaysia face growing uncertainty as a UN refugee agency documentation process is challenged by a new Malaysian initiative during ongoing refugee deportations.

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January 4, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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The regime's Union Election Commission (UEC) has begun announcing the winners of the first phase of its three-part general election, saying that the military-backed USDP has won the majority of seats.

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Military-proxy USDP leads in early election results in Myanmar - DVB
Myanmar’s military-appointed election body has begun announcing the winners of the first phase of its three-part general election, saying that the military-backed party has won the majority of seats, ...
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January 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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Branded one of the deadliest regimes in the world and cast off as an international pariah, Myanmar’s military is trying desperately to rehabilitate its image.

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The parts of Myanmar the military junta doesn't want you to see - DVB
As voters snaked around Mandalay’s golden Eain Daw Yar Pagoda to cast their ballots, a low-flying fighter jet whizzed above them, heading towards the city’s south-west. On the ground, security personn...
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January 3, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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Myanmar’s military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is leading after the first phase of an election, regime media reported.

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Military-backed party in Myanmar takes lead in first phase of polls - DVB
Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, regime media reported, in the first vote since a 2021 milita...
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January 3, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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"The countries that officially sent observers read like a roll call of authoritarian enablers: Russia, China, Belarus, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Nicaragua. These are not impartial arbiters; they are partners in repression." english.dvb.no/the-ballot-o...
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'The ballot or the bullet': Myanmar's military 'sham' elections - DVB
Guest contributor James Shwe On December 28, the Myanmar military junta concluded the first phase of an electoral performance that was as tragic as it was farcical. In a fractured nation where the mil...
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January 3, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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Landmines and unexploded ordnance continue to cause casualties in areas of Myanmar affected by conflict. UNICEF states that 357 individuals have been injured in Myanmar in the first half of 2025.

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Survivors of landmines and unexploded ordnance in Myanmar - DVB
Landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), which are munitions that have failed to detonate, continue to cause injuries that permanently alter lives in conflict-affected areas of Myanmar. “A landmine ex...
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January 2, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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Watch James Bawi Thang Bik, the chairperson of the Alliance for Chin Refugees, joined us in the Newsroom to discuss the situation faced by #refugees and migrants from #Myanmar living in #Malaysia during the "year of enforcement" on DVB English News youtu.be/5ZDEdjoHs5c
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January 2, 2026 at 5:39 AM
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Military analysts told DVB that regime forces may escalate their counteroffensive against the PDF in Sagaing’s Khin-U, Shwebo and Wetlet townships once the bridge repairs are completed.

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Military repairs Irrawaddy Bridge to secure route between Mandalay and Sagaing regions - DVB
The People’s Defence Force (PDF) told DVB that the regime in Naypyidaw is attempting to repair the Yadana Sinkha Bridge, also known as Irrawaddy Bridge, linking Mandalay Region’s Singu Township with S...
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January 2, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai welcomed the New Year on Dec. 31. From Tha Phae Gate in the Old City to the glitzy Nimman Road, a high-energy countdown was the city's way to ring in the new year english.dvb.no/chiang-mai-c...
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Chiang Mai Countdown welcomes the New Year 2026 - DVB
Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai welcomed the New Year on Dec. 31. From Tha Phae Gate in the Old City to the glitzy Nimman Road, Chiang Mai blended its Lanna cultural heritage with a high-energy...
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January 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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The Myanmar Women Journalists Society (MWJS) told DVB that it will release a new report called the “Myanmar National Report” on how women are portrayed in the media industry in Myanmar later this month.
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An undated photo of Mu Dra, the Border News Agency reporter who was detained by the Arakan Army on September 20. (Credit: Border News Agency)
January 1, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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Three civilians were injured and seven homes were destroyed by fire resulting from an airstrike carried out by the Myanmar Air Force on Ward 1 in Thandwe Township on Wednesday.
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A colonial building in Thandwe Township, Arakan State, on fire after regime airstrikes on Dec. 31. (Credit: CJ)
January 1, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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The Myanmar Women Journalists Society (MWJS) told DVB that it will release a new report called the “Myanmar National Report” on how women are portrayed in the media industry in Myanmar later this month.

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'Myanmar National Report' on women's participation in, and exclusion from, media - DVB
The Myanmar Women Journalists Society (MWJS) told DVB that it will release a new report called the “Myanmar National Report” on how women are portrayed in the media industry in Myanmar later this mont...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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The Myanmar Women Journalists Society (MWJS) told DVB that it will release a new report called the “Myanmar National Report” on how women are portrayed in the media industry in Myanmar later this month.

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'Myanmar National Report' on women's participation in, and exclusion from, media - DVB
The Myanmar Women Journalists Society (MWJS) told DVB that it will release a new report called the “Myanmar National Report” on how women are portrayed in the media industry in Myanmar later this mont...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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Fifteen regime troops and six People’s Defence Force members were killed during fighting over control of four regime outposts in Butalin Township, Sagaing Region, on Dec. 28.

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Six People’s Defence Force members and 15 regime troops killed during fighting in Sagaing Region - DVB
Fifteen regime troops and six People’s Defence Force (PDF) members were killed during fighting over control of four regime outposts in Butalin Township, Sagaing Region, on Dec. 28, the first voting da...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for five months, fulfilling the terms of a ceasefire agreement the two countries signed to end bitter fighting along their border.

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Thailand releases 18 Cambodian prisoners of war as part of ceasefire agreement - DVB
Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for five months, fulfilling the terms of a ceasefire agreement the two countries signed to end bitter fighting along their border. The...
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December 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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The Naga National Party beat the military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party in almost all seats available for three townships in the Naga Self-Administered Zone.
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Ethnic political parties make gains in Sagaing Region, Mon and Rakhine states - DVB
The Naga National Party (NNP) beat its only rival, the military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), in almost all parliamentary seats available for Leshi, Lahe and Nanyun townships in...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Sources told Myanmar media that the People’s Party and the People’s Pioneer Party lost to the military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party in most constituencies.

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Military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party leads election phase one, sources say - DVB
Sources told Myanmar media that the People’s Party and the People’s Pioneer Party (PPP) lost to the military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in most constituencies, after ballots w...
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December 31, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Myanmar’s military regime said slightly more than half of eligible voters cast their ballot in the first phase of a three-stage national election at the weekend, a figure that was markedly lower than the previous two elections.

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Myanmar regime says voter turnout at 52 percent in first phase of election - DVB
Myanmar’s military regime said slightly more than half of eligible voters cast their ballot in the first phase of a three-stage national election at the weekend, a figure that was markedly lower than ...
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December 31, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Monday, one day after voting began in the first phase of the regime’s 2025-26 elections, that stability has returned to Myanmar.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian at a press conference in Beijing, China, on April 10. (Credit: Reuters)
December 31, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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A resident of Hmawbi Township in Yangon Region told DVB that he had to cast his ballot in the first phase of the regime’s 2025-26 elections on Dec. 28 as he feared the consequence if he didn’t.
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Fear and misinformation at the polls in Yangon, Rakhine, Mon, Shan and Karen states - DVB
A resident of Hmawbi Township in Yangon Region told DVB that he had to cast his ballot in the first phase of the regime’s 2025-26 elections on Dec. 28 as he feared the consequence if he didn’t.  “I li...
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December 31, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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One civilian was killed in Katha Township, Sagaing Region, by a drone attack carried out by an unknown armed group during fighting between the Kachin Independence Army and regime forces on Tuesday.
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Kachin Independence Army attacks military position in Sagaing Region - DVB
One civilian was killed in Katha Township, Sagaing Region, by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), or drone, attack carried out by an unknown armed group during fighting between the Kachin Independence A...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Monday, one day after voting began in the first phase of the regime’s 2025-26 elections, that stability has returned to Myanmar.

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China says regime’s 2025-26 elections brings 'peace and stability' to Myanmar - DVB
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Monday, one day after voting began in the first phase of the regime’s 2025-26 elections, that stability has returned to Myanmar. “We hope that the subsequ...
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December 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM