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Lucky Karim, the founder of Refugee Women for Peace and Justice (RWPJ), delivered an impassioned address before the United Nations Security Council during its annual open debate on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) on Oct. 27, warning that regional normalization with Myanmar’s military directly undermines global accountability and abandons women living under systematic terror. Recalling [...] The post Rohingya activist urges UN Security Council to hold Myanmar military accountable appeared first on DVB .

After seven years of deliberations, the ICJ will finally deliver its verdict on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya

Myanmar’s ousted National League for Democracy (NLD) party, which governed the country from 2016 up to the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) not to undermine democracy or disregard the democratic aspirations of Myanmar’s people. “Any engagement with the military coup leaders should be assessed by its [...] The post NLD and 15 interim administrations urge ASEAN not to undermine Myanmar democracy appeared first on DVB .

Thai Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow is scheduled to visit Myanmar on Nov. 12 ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila, Philippines, from Nov. 16-18. Sihasak told Thai media that he had also spoken by phone with his “counterpart” Myanmar regime Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe on [...] The post Thai Foreign Minister to visit Myanmar ahead of ASEAN Summit in Philippines appeared first on DVB .

Myanmar’s national Teqball team was awarded a bronze medal and a $1,100 USD cash prize after its women’s teqball duo lost to Thailand in the Women’s Doubles competition at the International Teqball Federation (FITEQ) Teqball World Series 2026 in Ayutthaya on Sunday. “This achievement not only allowed us to compete with the top teqball countries [...] The post Myanmar wins bronze in women’s doubles at Teqball World Series in Thailand appeared first on DVB .

The two soldiers, reportedly from a group that joined Magway Federal Unit forces in May, defected to junta troops engaged in clashes for control of the Myaing oilfields

The Myanmar military blamed the Karen National Union (KNU), the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), the National Unity Government (NUG), the People’s Defence Force (PDF), and independent media, for attempting to “sabotage” the Myanmar-Thailand bilateral relationship. “Terrorist groups have been carrying out terrorist attacks in border areas that harm people on both sides, engaging in [...] The post Myanmar military blames KNU, NUG and exile media for ‘sabotaging’ ties with Thailand appeared first on DVB .

One home was completely destroyed in Ayeyarwady Region’s Wakema Township with six families evacuated from their homes in Yekyaw village after part of the Shwelaung Riverbank collapsed on Monday. No casualties were reported. “The riverbank collapsed all of a sudden,” a rescue worker in Shwelaung town told DVB on the condition of anonymity. Wakema is [...] The post Delta villages on high alert for riverbank erosion as Cyclone Murasu brings heavy rain appeared first on DVB .

Guest contributor James Shwe Many young Myanmar workers in Thailand are running from two things at once: a collapsing economy and a military that wants to put a rifle in their hands. After the junta activated its conscription law in February 2024, young people fled the country in large numbers, and the regime barred conscription-age [...] The post The FATF has spoken and Myanmar’s workers abroad need protection appeared first on DVB .

The perpetrator of the attack, which killed all four passengers on the family’s return from spending the Thadingyut holiday with their father, remains unknown

Junta fighter jets bombed villages in four townships across Rakhine State in a single day, including destroying a medical clinic’s maternity ward and killing an infant inside

With the bombing of the two schools last week—protected from attack under international law—people are left believing that “there are no safe places left”