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The regime dropped four bombs on a heavily populated village, killing locals and IDPs, in its campaign to penetrate southern Chin State

The detention of three senior MEHL officials has exposed wider import dealings at the conglomerate, and raised questions over whether the probe will reach generals close to the junta leader

Bo Kyi, co-founder and joint secretary of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), was selected as one of three recipients of the 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation announced on Monday. Award recognition and AAPP history Institutional Metric Operational Scope & Evidence Gathering Current Political Detainees 14,756 citizens verified as currently […] The post AAPP co-founder Bo Kyi named 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Award laureate appeared first on DVB .

Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Flood warning notices were sent to people’s phones early Sunday as rescue crews worked to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu to one of the areas […] The post Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation appeared first on DVB .

Rescuers were trying to find trapped workers in hydroelectric plant tunnels Monday after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing. Multiple foreign teams were assisting local rescuers to find workers in multiple tunnels at Nepal’s power plants on the rivers that flooded last Wednesday. Officials […] The post Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900 appeared first on DVB .

Seventeen journalists remain imprisoned in Myanmar following the Feb. 1, 2021 military coup, human rights group Amnesty International stated on Saturday, citing monitoring data from the expression advocacy organization Athan. Since the 2021 coup, at least 11 journalists have been killed and 216 arrested across the country. 2026 Press Freedom metrics and releases According to […] The post Myanmar regime holds 17 journalists in detention as media crackdown continues appeared first on DVB .

Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley bordering Nepal and China, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters. At the May 27 meeting in Nepal’s capital, 10 officials from Nepal and about a dozen from China, […] The post Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted appeared first on DVB .

The junta approached the group for talks through a third party in India, according to the council’s foreign minister

Myanmar diplomatic missions in Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand have introduced stricter processing rules and mandatory clearance requirements for passport category conversions, creating significant delays for overseas citizens. A Myanmar national with a Passport for Visit (PV) living in Singapore told DVB on the condition of anonymity that the process takes around two […] The post Myanmar embassies tighten passport renewals and category conversions across overseas missions appeared first on DVB .

Guest contributor James H. Shwe A ten-day pattern of foreign trips and a quarrel with the U.N. says less about the military regime’s strategy than about what it is trying not to show. What actually happened this month In the last 10 days, Min Aung Hlaing has done two unusual things. He went to Russia […] The post The junta’s bravado: Reading Min Aung Hlaing’s August blitz appeared first on DVB .

Guest contributor Nandar I wrote “Where Are You From?” after the 2021 military coup, when I had to leave my hometown in Myanmar. That was also when I started experiencing strange feelings and symptoms I didn’t understand. After struggling with them for a year, I finally built the courage to see a doctor in Thailand […] The post Where Are You From? A poem from Nandar appeared first on DVB .

Airstrikes kill 88 across flood-ravaged regions, NUG reports The National Unity Government (NUG) reported on Wednesday that at least 88 civilians have been killed and 157 others have been injured by 239 airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force across Sagaing, Magway, Mandalay, Tanintharyi and Bago regions, as well as Arakan, Shan, Karen, Chin, […] The post Airstrikes kill 88 across flood-ravaged regions; Malaysia to repatriate 1,476 Myanmar refugees on September 29 appeared first on DVB .