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Jue Jue Min Thu is the founder of Jue Jue's Safe Space, which offers mental health services for Myanmar communities. She joined us in the DVB Newsroom to discuss her work #WhatshappeninginMyanmar youtu.be/QBs1VmK7qoM
Jue Jue's Safe Space: A Myanmar mental health service
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations 11-member regional bloc will find it difficult to re-engage with Burma even after its upcoming election, the Thai foreign minister said on Tuesday.
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Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow spoke at a press conference on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 26. (Credit: Reuters)
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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The Karen National Union announced on Tuesday that embassies must retrieve 741 foreign nationals, detained from a raid on a cyber scam center allegedly operated by the pro-regime Democratic Karen Benevolent Army in Karen State, on Nov. 21.
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A cyber scam center allegedly run by the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army in Minletpan village of Myawaddy Township, Karen State, was raided by the Karen National Liberation Army on Nov. 21. (Credit: KNU)
November 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Myanmar’s military regime has granted amnesty to more than 3,000 political prisoners locked up for opposing army rule and dropped charges against over 5,500 others ahead of next month’s election, regime media reported on Wednesday english.dvb.no/myanmars-mil...
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Myanmar’s military regime begin a mass amnesty ahead of elections - DVB
Myanmar’s military regime has granted amnesty to more than 3,000 political prisoners locked up for opposing army rule and dropped charges against over 5,500 others ahead of next month’s election, regi...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Nearly 170 regime troops have entered Mogok escorted by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army since Nov. 20, ahead of the handover to the military by the end of November, the People’s Defence Force english.dvb.no/the-handover...
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The handover of Mandalay’s Mogok town to Naypyidaw control begins - DVB
Nearly 170 regime troops have entered Mogok Township escorted by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) since Nov. 20, ahead of the scheduled handover to the military by the end of November, the P...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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The pro-regime Democratic Karen Benevolent Army announced that any individual caught transporting foreign nationals, specifically Chinese, within areas under its control in Karen State will be arrested and prosecuted.
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Democratic Karen Benevolent Army members held by the Karen National Liberation Army after a raid on a scam center in Minletpan village of Myawaddy Township, Karen State, on Nov. 21. (Credit: The Reporters)
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated that it is ending Temporary Protected Status for citizens of Burma, arguing they can safely return home with the regime’s 2025-26 elections as evidence of an improving situation.
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A U.S. Department of Homeland Security sign in New York City, U.S., on July 21. (Credit: Reuters)
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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The National Unity Government (NUG) stated on Monday that it has temporarily suspended its Prime Minister Office’s Permanent Secretary Kyi Pyar and is investigating her and her husband for alleged corruption and financial fraud.
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The National Unity Government launched an investigation into alleged corruption and financial fraud by Kyi Pyar, the Prime Minister Office’s Permanent Secretary, on Nov. 24. (Credit: NUG)
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Rights groups on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration’s decision to end protected status for Myanmar citizens due to the country’s “notable progress in governance and stability”

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Rights groups slam Trump administration for ending Myanmar deportation protection - DVB
Rights groups on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration’s decision to end protected status for Myanmar citizens due to the country’s “notable progress in governance and stability,” even though it re...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will find it difficult to re-engage with Myanmar even after its upcoming election, the Thai foreign minister said on Tuesday.

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November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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The U.N.'s WGAD has delivered a landmark ruling, declaring the nearly three-year detention of prominent Rohingya community spokesperson Dil Mohammed in Bangladesh to be arbitrary and unlawful under international law.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Six civilians were killed and a hospital was damaged by airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force on Kanhtooma village in Taze Township of Sagaing Region. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/airstrikes-k...
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Airstrikes kill six civilians in Sagaing Region; Karen National Union offers help to US cyber scam 'strike force' - DVB
Airstrikes kill six civilians in Sagaing Region Six civilians were killed and a hospital was damaged by airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force on Kanhtooma village in Taze Township of Sagaing R...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Myanmar’s military has begun broadcasting extensive video on regime media of its crackdown on online scam centers, showing buildings being bulldozed and over 1,000 foreigners detained.

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Myanmar regime media broadcasts military crackdown on scam centers - DVB
Myanmar’s military has begun broadcasting extensive video on regime media of its crackdown on online scam centers, showing buildings being bulldozed and over 1,000 foreigners detained. Myanmar is noto...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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The Trump administration said on Monday it is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Myanmar in the United States, arguing they can safely return home.

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US ends temporary status for Myanmar nationals, cites upcoming elections as 'progress' - DVB
The Trump administration said on Monday it is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Myanmar in the United States, arguing they can safely return to the war-torn Southeast Asian country and cit...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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The People’s Defence Force and residents of Mogok Township in Mandalay Region told DVB on Monday that the Ta’ang National Liberation Army has surrounded areas captured by the PDF with its forces english.dvb.no/tensions-bet...
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Tensions between Ta’ang National Liberation Army and People’s Defence Force over Mandalay’s Mogok town - DVB
The People’s Defence Force (PDF) and residents of Mogok Township in Mandalay Region told DVB on Monday that the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has surrounded areas captured by the PDF with TNL...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Across Southeast Asia, more than 2,400 mines – many of them illegal and unregulated – could be releasing deadly chemicals such as cyanide and mercury into river water, according to research from Stimson Center english.dvb.no/toxic-mines-...
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Toxic mines put Southeast Asia's rivers, people at risk, study says - DVB
For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the Kok River, which flows down from neighbouring Myanmar before joining with the M...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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A day after regime leader Min Aung Hlaing visited the Karen State capital of Hpa-An last week, two sources said army officers met members of the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) with a directive: they had to suppress burgeoning cyber scam centres at its headquarters of Shwe Kokko.
A casino, entertainment and tourism complex in Burma’s Karen State called Shwe Kokko, seen from Mae Sot District, Tak Province of Thailand, after electricity, internet and fuel supplies were cut by the government in Bangkok to Shwe Kokko, and four other towns along the border, on Feb. 19. (Credit: Reuters)
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Regime courts delivered heavy sentences to three people in Hlaingthaya Township of Yangon Region and one in Chaungzon Township of Mon State under the Election Protection Law on Wednesday.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Organizers of protests in front of The White House and the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. told DVB that over 400 members of the diaspora and others denounced the regime’s “sham” 2025-26 elections in Burma, on Saturday.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Op-ed: From Colombo to Dhaka and Kathmandu, Bangkok to Yangon and Jakarta, the region’s youth have stood against corruption, economic decay, military repression, authoritarianism and fascism, writes Shalini Perumal english.dvb.no/lessons-for-...
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Lessons for Myanmar’s Spring Revolution from South Asia [Part 1] - DVB
Guest contributor Shalini Perumal The past few years have etched a familiar, powerful image across South and Southeast Asia: Generation Z on the streets. From Colombo to Dhaka and Kathmandu, and Bangk...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has declared the three-year detention of prominent Rohingya community spokesperson Dil Mohammed in Bangladesh to be arbitrary and unlawful under international law english.dvb.no/landmark-un-...
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Landmark UN ruling demands Bangladesh free detained Rohingya leader Dil Mohammed - DVB
Shafiur Rahman The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has delivered a landmark ruling, declaring the nearly three-year detention of prominent Rohingya community spokesperson Dil Mohammed...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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On Monday, the National Unity Government Foreign Minister Zin Mar Aung met with Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong at Parliament House in the capital Canberra, Australia. Read more about what they discussed english.dvb.no/national-uni...

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National Unity Government Foreign Minister meets with Australian government in Canberra - DVB
In its biggest diplomatic visit in over one year, the National Unity Government (NUG) Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that its Minister Zin Mar Aung met with Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Min Aung Hlaing visited tHpa-An last week. Two sources told Reuters that army officers met members of the Karen BGF with a directive: they had to suppress burgeoning scam centres on the Thai-Myanmar border english.dvb.no/global-press...
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Global pressure forces Myanmar regime to crack down on scam centres, sources say - DVB
A day after regime leader Min Aung Hlaing visited the Karen State capital of Hpa-An last week, two sources said army officers met members of the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) with a directive: they h...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Myanmar’s military regime extended its crackdown on online scams to a second major location, detaining hundreds of foreigners and seizing thousands of phones used in fraud, regime media reported Wednesday english.dvb.no/myanmars-mil...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Residents in Mandalay Region’s Mogok told DVB that the military will be escorted back into town by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), the ethnic armed group which seized control of the lucrative ruby mining hub last year. #WhatshappeninginMyanmar youtu.be/UqBFx_Uzy7I
Myanmar's Brotherhood Alliance hand over more towns to military
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November 21, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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The Chin National Front called for stronger support from the Chin diaspora after holding its 4th Global Regional Committees Conference which brought together 67 people from 13 countries to Malaysia Nov. 13-15
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Chin National Front requests diaspora support at global conference in Malaysia - DVB
The Chin National Front (CNF) called for stronger support from Chin communities worldwide this week after holding its 4th Global Regional Committees Conference which brought together 67 representative...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:47 AM