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Rallies call on Thailand to stop support for Myanmar regime Over 20 Burma nationals and their supporters protested outside the Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, demanding Bangkok stop engaging with the regime in Naypyidaw. “We have launched a global campaign to ask Thailand not to legitimize [regime leader Min Aung Hlaing],” Myo […] The post Global rallies call on Thailand to stop support for Myanmar regime; Min Aung Hlaing to visit Vietnam appeared first on DVB .

Regime leader Min Aung Hlaing will conduct an official visit to Vietnam from Sept. 4-6, marking his third trip to an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member state since being inaugurated Myanmar president by a pro-military parliament on April 10. Bilateral agenda and economic objectives Since taking the oath of president on April 10, […] The post Min Aung Hlaing to visit Vietnam in diplomatic push to bypass ASEAN restrictions appeared first on DVB .

When a wall of water, rocks and mud tore through her remote village in Nepal last week, Pema Tamang and her neighbors fled uphill to a Buddhist shrine that had been rebuilt the previous year after a 2015 earthquake. The steep mountain folds of the Himalayas, already prone to earthquakes, have seen more frequent flash […] The post As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequent appeared first on DVB .

At least five civilians were killed and seven others were injured in airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force in Karenni State’s Hpasawng Township, located 73 miles (33-117 km) south of the state capital Loikaw, on Tuesday. “Airstrikes targeted a lead mining site where residents were living,” Banyar Aung, the Karenni State Interim Executive […] The post Five killed, seven wounded, as airstrikes pound Karenni State mining town appeared first on DVB .

No role in repatriation of Myanmar refugees, UNHCR states The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the U.N.’s refugee agency, stated on Tuesday that it was not involved in the Malaysian government’s planned repatriation of refugees from Burma, ​and warned that it remains unsafe for them to return to ‌their country since a 2021 […] The post No role in repatriation of Myanmar refugees, UNHCR states; 3 children among 8 killed in Chin State appeared first on DVB .

At least eight civilians, including three children, were killed and 15 others were injured during a Myanmar Air Force airstrike on Mindat Township in southern Chin State on Sunday. The aerial attack destroyed an unknown number of homes in the township, located 120 miles (193 km) south of the state capital Hakha. Civilian casualties and […] The post Eight civilians, including three children, killed in airstrike on Chin State’s Mindat Township appeared first on DVB .

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

Myanmar nationals and international supporters staged coordinated demonstrations outside Royal Thai Embassies across six countries on Wednesday. The global campaign demands that the Thai government halt diplomatic engagement with Myanmar’s regime leader Min Aung Hlaing and cease forced deportations of refugees. Global campaign overview & diplomatic demands Demonstrators delivered open letters to Thai diplomatic missions […] The post Global diaspora protests target Thai embassies over normalization with Myanmar regime appeared first on DVB .

The announcement by the regime in Naypyidaw of a military crackdown on cyber scam operations inside Shwe Kokko, located in Karen State’s Myawaddy Township, an Aug. 10 report by Myanmar Witness claims it was a deception meant to give the regime a reprieve from global scrutiny. After the military boasted of dismantling the “notorious” crime […] The post A crackdown under scrutiny: Myanmar Witness examines a demolition campaign at Shwe Kokko appeared first on DVB .

GPS tracking, automated alerts, and an expanding monitoring network are allowing the military to follow fuel tankers in real time, as resistance-held areas face soaring prices and shortages

A leadership dispute inside the military-backed USDP has forced it to postpone a key party congress as Min Aung Hlaing seeks to tighten his grip on the regime’s political proxy

Thousands of American service members are about to descend on eastern Thailand, as the USS Abraham Lincoln makes a port call near the city of Pattaya, famous for its beaches and nightlife. The aircraft carrier sailed past Singapore over the weekend on its way back to the U.S. after a lengthy deployment in the Middle […] The post Thailand’s Pattaya anticipates USS Abraham Lincoln visit following its Middle East deployment appeared first on DVB .

The Chinese nationals were arrested during raids on at least six towns in Shan State controlled by the regime and its allied militias