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In an exclusive interview with DVB Women’s Voice program, human rights attorney and Supreme Court advocate Zar Li Aye reflected on the personal journey, pivotal moments, and post-coup turning points that carried her from a remote mountain village in Chin State to receiving the International Bar Association’s (IBA) 2026 Award for Outstanding Contribution by a [...] The post Myanmar lawyer reflects on journey from Chin State to global human rights award appeared first on DVB .

U.N. Special Envoy on Myanmar Julie Bishop paid a courtesy call to Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed at the Secretariat in the capital Dhaka to discuss Rohingya refugee repatriation on Monday. The bilateral discussions focused on Myanmar’s deteriorating political and security landscape, the escalating Rohingya humanitarian crisis, and security challenges along the 168 mile (271 [...] The post UN Special Envoy on Myanmar in Bangladesh to discuss Rohingya repatriation appeared first on DVB .

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation issued an open letter on Oct. 14 demanding that Malaysian authorities immediately drop all charges against Rohingya human rights defender Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani. Detained on Sept. 29 and charged the following day under Sections 42 and 48 of Malaysia’s Societies Act 1966 for managing and representing an unregistered [...] The post Global coalition calls on Malaysia to stop criminalizing Rohingya refugee groups appeared first on DVB .

Myanmar migrants in Thailand launch campaign after raids A campaign launched by the Myanmar Migrant Workers’ Representative Coordinating Committee in Thailand (MMWRCCT) began collecting signatures in support of a petition calling on the Thai authorities to allow migrant workers from Burma to maintain their legal status without requiring the regime-issued Certificate of Identity (CI). Nay [...] The post Myanmar migrants in Thailand launch campaign after raids; Pressure on China mounts to free Min Zin appeared first on DVB .

The regime employed an arsenal of gyrocopters, kamikaze drones and jet fighters in three separate attacks on civilian targets in Magway and Mandalay regions, and Chin State

Residents in Yangon’s Pazundaung Township told DVB that the popular annual Yegyaw festival and night bazaar, which is a part of the Buddhist Thadingyut festival every October to mark the end of Lent, is back this year and will be held from Oct. 21-27. “Yangon’s nightlife has not returned to pre-coup vibrancy, even though the [...] The post Popular Yegyaw Street festival opens in Yangon amid security warnings appeared first on DVB .

The regime in Naypyidaw released rare photographs on Monday of jailed Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, confirming that regime officials delivered books and personal correspondence sent directly by Britain’s King Charles III. According to a social media post from regime spokesperson Khaing Khaing Soe, regime officials handed over two books—“The Land Gardeners: Soil [...] The post Myanmar regime releases rare images of jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared first on DVB .

Over 20 civilians have been killed and an undisclosed number of people have been injured during two separate airstrikes carried out over the course of two days by the Myanmar Air Force on a jetty and cargo terminal in Chin State’s Paletwa Township on Oct. 18-19. A Paletwa resident told DVB on the condition of [...] The post Myanmar Air Force bombs Laymro River jetty, severing India supply line to Rakhine State appeared first on DVB .

Originally published in SHAN A new exhibition showcasing ethnic Shan history, culture and traditions has opened at Wat Ku Tao in Chiang Mai, Thailand, offering residents, students, researchers and visitors an opportunity to learn about Shan heritage. Organized by the Shan Literature and Cultural Association in Chiang Mai, which is based at the temple, the [...] The post Shan cultural association opens history exhibition in Chiang Mai appeared first on DVB .

Britain’s King Charles sent imprisoned Aung San Suu Kyi two books on soil, as well as two sealed envelopes, according to the junta

Labour remittances sent back to families from Myanmar migrant workers abroad exceeded US$5.6 billion in 2025, according to regime data