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Myanmar’s rivers are at risk of damming and mining activities, which has caused contamination and a threat to the livelihoods of riverine communities. Environmental activist Paul Sein Twa joins us in-studio youtu.be/EcQlmpJneFQ #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

The U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) has proposed Kelley Currie as the next Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, after the term of current mandate holder Tom Andrews comes to an end this month. Read more english.dvb.no/kelley-currie-… #UN #myanmar #humanrights

The Myanmar Muslims Association in Thailand announced that March 20 was confirmed as the 30th day and the end of the holy month of Ramadan, with March 21 being declared as the first day of the holy month of Shawwal, which marks #EidFitr english.dvb.no/eid-mubarak-to…

A U.S. federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration must allow 1,042 sidelined Voice of America (VOA) employees to return to work by March 23. Read more: english.dvb.no/us-court-order…

Resistance forces said a regime media report claiming that 506 individuals who surrendered in the “first-ever mass defection” from the People’s Defense Force (PDF) and were released from detention on Thursday is “propaganda.” Read more: english.dvb.no/regime-reports…

Thailand’s Anutin Charnvirakul sailed through a parliamentary vote on Thursday to become the first re-elected prime minister in two decades english.dvb.no/thai-pm-anutin… #thailand Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar: english.dvb.no/newsletter/

Myanmar’s parliament will start the process to elect a new president on March 30, regime officials in the capital Naypyidaw said on Friday. english.dvb.no/myanmar-parlia… Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to our newsletter english.dvb.no/newsletter/

Pro-regime media reported that 506 members of armed groups, including the People’s Defense Force, were released from custody at the Central Regional Military Command in Mandalay on Thursday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Read more: english.dvb.no/military-count…

The regime’s Ministry of Electric Power introduced nationwide “planned load shedding,” or rolling power cuts, starting Wednesday. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/fuel-rationing…

Six Ukrainians and one American were arrested in India at airports in Kolkata, Delhi and Lucknow on March 13, according to India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA). Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/fuel-rationing…

Vehicle owners said the regime’s Ministry of Energy quick response (QR) code for drivers to purchase petrol, which took effect on March 12, has turned many to the black market to make fuel purchases. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/fuel-rationing…

A screening of The Execution, a fundraising film produced by a group called Karenni’s Arts Creation (KAC), was held at Red Bookcase Library & Thirsty Bug Coffee in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on March 18. Check out our photos: english.dvb.no/karennis-arts-… #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

A report called “Student Migration from Myanmar to Thailand after the 2021 coup” by Nyi Nyi Kyaw was released on March 10. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/rising-fuel-pr…

ISP-Myanmar released a report on March 12 documenting that a total of 20 prisoner amnesties have been granted by the regime in Naypyidaw since the coup. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/rising-fuel-pr…

Bus passengers and companies told DVB that ticket prices have doubled on the Yangon-Naypyidaw and the Yangon-Mandalay route due to a rise in fuel prices triggered by war in the Middle East. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/rising-fuel-pr…

Drivers told DVB that one liter of 92-octane gasoline is sold at around 2,800 MMK ($0.70 USD) at petrol stations but can cost as high as 10,000 MMK ($2.50 USD) on the black market as of March 18. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar english.dvb.no/new-fuel-ratio…

Yangon residents told DVB that fares have doubled on the Yangon-Naypyidaw and the Yangon-Mandalay route due to a rise in fuel prices triggered by war in the Middle East since Feb. 28. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar english.dvb.no/transportation…

The KIA said that the MNDAA asked its forces to relocate from checkpoints in northern Shan State to a distance of five miles (8 km) from the Lashio–Muse road. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/price-of-fer...

The UNOCHA reported on March 9 that 73,350 civilians have been displaced from their homes due to conflict in Burma over the first two months of the year. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/price-of-ferti…

The regime’s Minister for Cooperatives and Rural Development Hla Moe told a meeting in Naypyidaw on March 13 that war in the Middle East is affecting chemical fertilizer prices. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: english.dvb.no/price-of-ferti…