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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Special Envoy on Myanmar, Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Maria Theresa Lazaro, concluded a high-stakes mission to Naypyidaw where she held direct talks with regime Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe on the ongoing civil war and expanding cross-border humanitarian access. The diplomatic mission—conducted amid deep regional divisions over re-engaging [...] The post ASEAN envoy denied access to Aung San Suu Kyi during humanitarian mission to Myanmar appeared first on DVB .

The Philippines, the regional bloc’s current chair, has repeatedly requested access to the detained leader of the country’s deposed government

ASEAN envoy Maria Theresa Lazaro’s Myanmar visit comes as military authorities seek a return to regional summits and speculation grows over a possible meeting with detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi

More than 10,000 locals from 19 villages have fled the junta column’s attacks, which have now been ongoing for almost 10 days

The regime’s airstrike in Sagaing Region injured a monk and forced the cancellation of a Paṭṭhāna scripture recitation in what locals say was a targeted attack

A first-time visitor to Myanmar’s commercial capital finds a city drained of much of its vitality, as conflict takes its invisible toll

In an exclusive interview with DVB, Chin National Front (CNF) executive committee member and veteran leader of the 1988 generation Salai Khua Uk Lian revealed that rival Chin resistance factions have agreed to draft a new joint constitution and transition toward a unified Chin State government under a single body called the Chin National Council. [...] The post Myanmar’s Chin National Front on forming a new Chin National Council appeared first on DVB .

After losing his leg to a landmine blast in Myanmar, Ko Paing undertook an arduous cross-border journey from his home in Bago Region, evading checkpoints and conflict zones to reach the Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Myanmar border. His goal was straightforward: regain the ability to walk. Fitted with an artificial limb, Ko Paing described [...] The post Mae Tao Clinic fits 300 Myanmar landmine survivors with free prosthetics amid war appeared first on DVB .

More than 400 ethnic Rakhine deported from Malaysia have begun returning home since Tuesday after being held in military custody since arriving back to Myanmar on Oct. 4, according to family members. “Everyone has been allowed to go home, but if there is no one to come and collect them, they are not permitted to [...] The post Ethnic Rakhine returnees from Malaysia released from military custody in Yangon appeared first on DVB .

Myanmar’s human rights situation is “catastrophic”, a U.N. independent expert on the country warned at a press briefing Thursday, as the war spirals with no end in sight. Myanmar has been engulfed in civil war since the military overthrew the democratically elected government in February 2021, triggering widespread armed resistance across the country. The U.N. [...] The post Myanmar’s illicit economy fuels escalating violence, with civilians bearing the brunt appeared first on DVB .

In this six-part series: Myanmar’s Nuclear Ambitions – Episode 3 outlines the nuclear fuel cycle and examines the potential for nuclear development in Myanmar in the context of an agreement with Russia. The nuclear fuel cycle begins with mining uranium and preparing it for use as reactor fuel. Once used, the fuel becomes highly radioactive [...] The post Myanmar’s Nuclear Ambitions – Episode 3 appeared first on DVB .

Guest contributor Khin Ohmar Dear young activist, As an activist from the ’88 generation, I have experienced movement activism as both the younger generation in relation to the ethnic resistance movements and now as an elder to the Spring Revolution. I deeply believe that the success of our movements, and social transformation more broadly, is [...] The post Letters to a young activist: Intergenerational Movement Building appeared first on DVB .

Malaysia will continue with the repatriation of 3,500 Myanmar refugees and asylum seekers through established diplomatic channels with the regime in Naypyidaw, Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced on Thursday. The decision follows a High Court ruling dismissing an application by the Malaysian Bar for an interim stay to halt the deportations pending judicial [...] The post Malaysia to proceed with Myanmar repatriation after court rejects stay order appeared first on DVB .