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The death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has reached 30, officials said Tuesday, as the investigation into the blaze proceeded while relatives of the victims took on the grim task of identifying their loved ones and retrieving their bodies english.dvb.no/death-toll-fro…

The United Nations refugee agency is investigating reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal. Read more english.dvb.no/un-agency-inve… Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar held talks with ethnic armed groups and ​a regime-backed negotiation committee in an effort to tackle a civil war, with both ‌sides expressing openness to dialogue, the Philippines said on Tuesday english.dvb.no/asean-envoy-me… #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

The Philippines’ Special Envoy on Myanmar, Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, has held undisclosed talks with several of Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) and the regime’s peacemaking body. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar english.dvb.no/asean-special-…

In a rare public acknowledgement of an escalating nationwide campaign, the military regime has confirmed it is removing statues of General Aung San. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/over-19000-arm…

Members of the diaspora from Burma across the U.S. are preparing for a series of nationwide public rallies this September. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/over-19000-arm…

Approximately 19,343 armed clashes between regime and resistance forces, including ethnic armed groups, were recorded across Burma between February 2021 and June, according to DVB data analysis based on ACLED project. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/over-19000-arm…

Bangladesh has established an 11-member national committee headed by newly-elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to formulate a comprehensive strategy for Rohingya repatriation, the Cabinet Division announced on Sunday. Read more english.dvb.no/bangladesh-for… #bangladesh #rohingya

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded immediate action following deadly landslides in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee camps that claimed at least 17 Rohingya lives and forced more than 3,000 from their homes in July. Read more english.dvb.no/hrw-demands-ur… #bangladesh #Rohingya #burma

Officials described the meeting as an opportunity for Myanmar to brief ASEAN on conditions inside the country, but analysts state that the risk was that the meeting was a step in normalizing relations ​with the regime in Naypyidaw english.dvb.no/asean-outreach… #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

A huge fire tore through a beer hall in Bangkok overnight into Monday, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens before firefighters brought the blaze under control. Read more english.dvb.no/at-least-27-pe…

The campaign aims to ensure that Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun—a staunch critic of the regime—retains his seat as Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. at the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly in September. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar english.dvb.no/myanmar-diaspo…

A total of 332 women have been killed and over 300 others have been injured during air and artillery attacks, as well as other “violent acts” nationwide, since January, according to women’s rights group BMU. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/asean-foreign-…

Foreign ministers from the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met with regime Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe at an “informal” gathering in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/asean-foreign-…

Regime spokesperson Khaing Khaing Soe stated on July 10 that the removals are not a wholesale erasure of the General’s legacy, but rather a review to address statues that are “substandard.” #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar english.dvb.no/regime-admits-…

OP-ED | This was not an act of diplomacy. It was an act of information warfare — and it is the front on which the generals now expect to win. Read more english.dvb.no/the-real-battl… Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Foreign ministers from ASEAN were told on Sunday by their Myanmar regime “counterpart” that jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu ​Kyi is in good health and would be looked after, ASEAN’s special envoy told the press in Bangkok. english.dvb.no/myanmar-tells-… #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Thailand's Foreign Minister met with the Myanmar regime's foreign minister on July 11 to discuss border security, trade and environmental concerns ahead of a rare gathering between ASEAN foreign ministers in Bangkok on Sunday. english.dvb.no/myanmar-airstr… #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is facing severe backlash from international human rights experts ahead of an informal summit in Bangkok on Sunday. Read more english.dvb.no/rights-groups-… Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang late on Saturday night and was expected to gradually weaken, according to China’s national weather center. Read more english.dvb.no/typhoon-bavi-m…