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Myanmar artist and activist Sai Redacted joins us in the DVB Newsroom after receiving the Vaclav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent @OsloFF in Norway. #WhatshappeninginMyanmar #art #censorship #dictatorship https://t.co/brTlvP7XWZ

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At least 32 people were arrested for the “crime” of possessing, selling, or digitally posting images of flowers. The sweeping arrests occurred across multiple states and regions June 18-20 during the nationwide “Flower Strike.” https://t.co/F4StXkY4qm #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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When artist and curator Sai Redacted stepped onto the stage @OsloFF to accept the 2026 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent, he did so wrapped in the coarse, stark fabric of a political prisoner’s uniform https://t.co/3qnsJUUJnl
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Thick clouds of black smoke billowed into the sky on the outskirts of Yangon on Friday as authorities burned some of the $600 million USD of confiscated illegal drugs nationwide.

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A Thai woman appeared in a court in Yangon on Tuesday in her trial on an immigration-related charge linked to allegations that she killed her ex-husband, a U.S. diplomat. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: https://t.co/p56QSK7YYy

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Hundreds of sailors from Burma are among the estimated 11,000 international seafarers trapped near the Strait of Hormuz. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: https://t.co/ktgPquQO54

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OP-ED | If pro-democracy actors [in Myanmar] refuse to adapt strategically to the emerging global order, others will shape it without them.

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Speaking before Malaysia’s Parliament on Thursday, Mohamad Hasan summarized his high-level diplomatic mission to Naypyidaw in May, where he met with the regime’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Tin Maung Swe.

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During an interview with the Chinese government-affiliated broadcaster Phoenix TV on June 19, Min Aung Hlaing said that he expected Burma’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to double through China’s investment. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: https://t.co/RJp8BFkD3z

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The Civil Society Network for Human ​Trafficking Victim Assistance (CSNHTV) reported that over 5,300 people are still trapped in cyber scam centres located in Karen State near the Burma-Thailand border. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: https://t.co/RJp8BFkD3z

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Min Aung Hlaing met with BIMSTEC Secretary-General Indra Mani Pandey in Naypyidaw on Monday to discuss Burma taking on the bloc’s leadership role next year. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: https://t.co/RJp8BFkD3z

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OP-ED | There is no new government and no civilian government. It is the same military cartel, made even more internally cohesive through generational change and the consolidation of Min Aung Hlaing’s personalist dictatorship.

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Hundreds of Myanmar sailors are among the estimated 11,000 international seafarers trapped near the Strait of Hormuz, waiting for safe passage after nearly four months of maritime paralysis triggered by the war in Iran.

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A new Myanmar-focused English language film called ‘RAY’ (120 mins) premiered in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday. Read more in today's daily briefing: https://t.co/hHrWcPqZR4

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The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) shared its latest report to the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council on Monday. Read more in today's daily briefing: https://t.co/hHrWcPqZR4

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A banner calling for the release of all political prisoners in Burma, including jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, was unfurled at Metlife Stadium in the U.S. Read more in today's daily briefing: https://t.co/hHrWcPqZR4

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A Thai woman appeared in a Myanmar court on Tuesday in her trial on an immigration-related charge linked to allegations that she killed her ex-husband, a U.S. diplomat, according to an attorney familiar with her case. https://t.co/EIiXepFBJB #WhatshappeninginMyanmar #Thailand

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In a letter to Thai ​police, the Civil Society Network for Human ​Trafficking Victim Assistance said that many human trafficking victims were foreign nationals held ⁠at four cyber scam compounds in Karen State https://t.co/bcGZgBc2Ao #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Refugees from Burma living along the border in Thailand, began receiving non-national identity cards this week from Bangkok and have begun issuing official identity cards to “non-citizens.” Read more in today's Daily Briefing: https://t.co/YFF2zFZpVX

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Jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s dog, Taichito, died at her family home located on 54 University Avenue in Yangon’s Bahan Township, on June 21. Read more in today's Daily Briefing: https://t.co/YFF2zFZpVX