Myanmar’s electricity supply has deteriorated since the 2021 coup and ensuing civil war, exposing millions to chronic blackouts, with a cash-strapped government hit by Western sanctions unable to maintain power infrastructure english.dvb.no/war-torn-mya... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

The Mon State Federal Council (MSFC) announced on Monday that it rejects the regime’s 2025–2026 elections, set to begin on Dec. 28 and continue into January 2026. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Monstate #election Read more: english.dvb.no/us-strike-fo...

The U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control has also imposed financial sanctions on a pro-regime ethnic armed group on Wednesday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #DKBA #Karen Read more: english.dvb.no/us-strike-fo...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the establishment of a Scam Center Strike Force on Wednesday to crack down on cryptocurrency-related scams based in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos that target Americans. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read more: english.dvb.no/us-strike-fo...

Thai authorities extradited alleged transnational crime boss She Zhijiang to China on Wednesday, according to police in Bangkok, Thailand. Read more english.dvb.no/chinese-gamb... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #thailand #China

Persons with disabilities in Myanmar are facing execution, torture, and sexual assault at the hands of pro-military forces, according to a new report released by the U.N. Read more english.dvb.no/myanmar-junt... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #personswithdisabilities #MilitaryCoupInMyanmar

The U.N. Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has described the notion of Myanmar’s military regime holding free and fair elections from December 2025 to January 2026 as “unfathomable.” Read more english.dvb.no/un-human-rig... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #election #UN

Residents and frontline sources in Tedim Township of northern Chinland told DVB that regime forces recaptured Taingen village on Sunday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Chinland Read more: english.dvb.no/eight-killed...

A Thai court of appeal has upheld an extradition order against She Zhijiang, 43, a Chinese national after more than three years of legal battles, Thailand’s state prosecutor stated on Monday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Thailand #China Read more: english.dvb.no/eight-killed...

At least eight civilians were killed and more than 50 others were injured by a paramotor attack on a hospital in Winmana village, Kanni Township of Sagaing Region, residents told DVB on Tuesday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Sagaing Read more: english.dvb.no/eight-killed...

The 56 nuns at Thutetha Buddhist Nun School in Sagaing Region are hoping to receive assistance to rebuild their school, which was damaged during the March 28 earthquake. Read more and check out our photos english.dvb.no/buddhist-nun... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Sagaing #earthquake

The United States on Wednesday imposed financial sanctions on the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) for supporting a cyber scam operation that targeted Americans from territory it controls. Read more english.dvb.no/us-issues-sa... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Sanctions #US

The death toll from a capsized boat carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar rose to 27 on Tuesday, after rescuers in Thailand and Malaysia recovered more bodies at sea. Read more english.dvb.no/death-toll-f... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rohingya #malaysia

Residents and frontline sources in Tedim Township of northern Chinland told DVB that regime forces recaptured Taingen village on Sunday. Read more english.dvb.no/military-tak... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #counteroffensive #MilitaryCoupInMyanmar

A seminar called “Sham Election in Myanmar: A Transition or A Way Backward” was organized by the Regional Center for Sustainable Development and Burma Concern @ CMU in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Nov. 11. english.dvb.no/public-semin... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #thailand #elections

Six homes in Mae Sot, Thailand were damaged during the demolition of buildings along the Burma side of the border at KK Park, a Chinese-backed cyber scam hub located in southern Myawaddy Township in Nov. 9. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Thailand Read more: english.dvb.no/thousands-ne...

Radio NUG, an online radio station established by the National Unity Government after the 2021 military coup, announced that it has halted production of all programs, due to a lack of funding on Friday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #NUG Read more: english.dvb.no/thousands-ne...

Sources close to Karenni resistance forces told DVB that regime forces have launched a counteroffensive to retake control of the surrounding areas of Moebye, Pekon and Pinlaung towns, since Nov. 1. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Karenni Read more: english.dvb.no/thousands-ne...

The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority climbed to 27 on Tuesday, as a survivor recalled a harrowing journey in the Andaman Sea. english.dvb.no/rohingya-sur... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rohingya #malaysia

Regime media reported on Monday that at least 25 more citizens have been charged under the new “Election Protection Law.” This brings the total number of cases of alleged “election disruption” brought before regime-controlled courts to 120. english.dvb.no/at-least-25-... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

At least 15 civilians were injured in Satpyakyin village of Depayin Township, Sagaing Region, after five rounds of airstrikes were carried out by the Myanmar Air Force on Monday. Read more english.dvb.no/at-least-15-... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Airstrikes #Sagaing

At least 21 bodies were recovered by Malaysian and Thai authorities as they resumed their search for dozens of people missing at sea, including $Rohingya, after a boat sank near the border between the two countries english.dvb.no/malaysia-tha... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #malaysia

The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), a body of lawmakers elected in Burma’s 2020 general elections, called on the international community, to reject the regime’s 2025-26 elections in a statement on Nov. 8. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read more: english.dvb.no/mogok-to-com...

Malaysian patrols searched coastal waters in the Andaman Sea on Monday for dozens of Rohingya, after a boat believed to be carrying them sank last week and another went missing. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rohingya Read more: english.dvb.no/mogok-to-com...

Mogok Township in Mandalay Region may be administered by the National Unity Government with the People’s Defence Force providing security after the Ta’ang National Liberation Army completes its reported withdrawal on Nov. 25. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read more: english.dvb.no/mogok-to-com...

Op-ed: "Will the Philippines follow ASEAN’s long pattern of delay? Or will it stand—at last—with the people of Myanmar and help lead the region away from complicity and toward accountability?" asks Khin Ohmar english.dvb.no/will-the-phi... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Philippines #ASEAN

A Thai court of appeal has upheld an extradition order against a Chinese gambling kingpin after more than three years of legal battles, Thailand’s state prosecutor said in a statement on Monday. Read more english.dvb.no/thailand-to-... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #thailand #shwekokko

At least 21 bodies have been found since the vessel went down on Thursday – 12 in Malaysia and nine in neighbouring Thailand – the regional head of Malaysia’s maritime agency, Romli Mustafa, told reporters. Read more english.dvb.no/death-toll-c... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rohingya #malaysia

Radio NUG, an online radio station established by the National Unity Government after the 2021 military coup, announced that it has halted production of all programs, which were broadcast into Myanmar via shortwave, on Friday english.dvb.no/national-uni... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #media #radio

Malaysian maritime patrols scoured coastal waters in the Andaman Sea on Monday in search of dozens of missing Rohingya from Myanmar who police believe were on a boat that capsized and sank, killing at least 11 people english.dvb.no/malaysia-ste... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rohingya

The People’s Defense Force (PDF) in Mandalay Region told DVB that regime forces recaptured the Ingyinmyaing Air Defence Base and the Sedawgyi Dam outpost in Madaya Township on Thursday. Read more english.dvb.no/peoples-defe... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #MilitaryCoupInMyanmar #Mandalay

The number of people confirmed dead after a boat carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya community sank near the Thailand-Malaysia border rose to 11 on Monday Read more english.dvb.no/eleven-found... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rohingya #migration

Civil society organizations affiliated with the Karen National Union (KNU) are preparing to launch what experts have said could be the world’s first indigenous-led climate commitment before the end of the year. Read more english.dvb.no/indigenous-l... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #COP30 #ClimateAction

The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw called on the international community to reject the regime’s 2025-26 elections in a statement on Nov. 8 – the fifth anniversary of the 2020 elections. english.dvb.no/myanmars-ele... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #MilitaryCoupInMyanmar #election

A boat carrying members of the Rohingya community from Myanmar has sunk near the Thailand-Malaysia border, with hundreds still missing. Read more english.dvb.no/boat-with-ro... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rohingya #malaysia

Hundreds were missing on Sunday after a boat sank near the Thailand-Malaysia border, as 10 survivors and one body were recovered, the Malaysian maritime authority said. Read more english.dvb.no/migrant-vess... #malaysia #rohingya #Thailand

Over 70,000 residents from 50 villages in Kalay Township, Sagaing Region, have fled their homes due to a regime counteroffensive into neighboring Chinland since October, residents told DVB. Read more english.dvb.no/counteroffen... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #ChinState #MilitaryCoupInMyanmar

"Since the book was first written, the situation it describes has not improved. Camps in Bangladesh have grown. Aid has diminished. Movement remains restricted," writes Seán Barry. Read more english.dvb.no/eradication-... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rohingya #book

Four civilians were killed by airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force on Shwepyi village of Singu Township, Mandalay Region, residents told DVB on Friday. Read more english.dvb.no/four-civilia... #whatshappeninginmyamar #Mandalay #AirStrike

A fundraising concert for northern Shan State’s Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) - impacted by war - was held at Nang Shole Shan Restaurant (Trid Ring) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Nov. 6 Read more and check our photos english.dvb.no/a-fundraisin... #WhatshappeninginThailand #Shanstate #fundraiser

"A critical weakness in the Spring Revolution is the failure to create a unified and effective 'Bamar Army' in the Bamar-majority regions of Central Myanmar," writes Moe Gyo for DVB English News Opinion Read more english.dvb.no/is-the-natio... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #MilitaryCoupInMyanmar #Myanmar

Five civilians were killed and nine were injured by air and artillery strikes in Yoetayoke, Kuntaung and Aungphyupyin villages of Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, on Friday. Read more english.dvb.no/five-killed-... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Rakhine #AirStrike

Let us be clear: Aung San Suu Kyi was never silent. Not on the Rohingya crisis. Not on her people’s suffering. Not on the imperatives of peace and reconciliation, writes Alan Clements english.dvb.no/the-worlds-s... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #AungSanSuuKyi #Myanmar

New Zealand’s parliament rejected Myanmar’s 2025-26 regime elections, set to begin on Dec. 28 and continue into January 2026, saying that they cannot be considered “free, fair, or credible.” english.dvb.no/new-zealand-... #whatshappeninginmyamar #NewZealand #election

India repatriated the first batch of hundreds of its nationals on Thursday who fled to Thailand from Myanmar last month, where most had been working at a notorious centre for online scams. Read more english.dvb.no/indians-who-... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #India #Thailand

Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Tuesday that the regime’s 2025-26 elections set to begin on Dec. 28, and continue on Jan. 11 and at a later undecided date, cannot be considered legitimate unless there’s “constructive dialogue.” Read more: english.dvb.no/myanmar-and-...

Residents of Mogok Township in Mandalay Region told DVB that three miners have been trapped under a collapsed ruby mine since Tuesday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Mandalay #Mogok Read more: english.dvb.no/myanmar-and-...

Thais and foreign tourists celebrated the Yi Peng and Loy Krathong festivals, the annual “Festival of Lights,” along the banks of the Ping River in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Nov. 4-6. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Thailand Read more: english.dvb.no/myanmar-and-...

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The Grand Krathong Parade, featuring traditional dancers and elaborately designed floats, concluded the Yi Peng and Loy Krathong festivals in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Nov. 6. Read more and check out our photos english.dvb.no/thailands-fe... #WhatsHappeningInThailand #loikrathong #festivaloflights