environment health media politics lifestyle culture sport travel & tourism society opinion & analysis interview video photos features advertise visit us on facebookfollow us on twitter lead story news vox pop what is your reaction to the death of thailand s king dvb speaks to several burmese residents of thailand about what the passing of king bhumibol adulyadej means to them . karenni lead story natural resources news australian firm expects karenni mining permit approved soon eumeralla and its local partner myanmar energy resources group are seeking to explore a 400km square area in karenni state . arakan lead story news rohingya army says it has evidence of rso role in attacks burma s army displays evidence that the rohingya solidarity organisation a group widely seen as defunct was involved in recent attacks in arakan state . kachin lead story natural resources news 210 ton slab of jade unearthed in hpakant its weight was calculated at 210 tons upon discovery ; however the top broke off during the excavation that was about 40 tons worth . conflict lead story news shan idps call for tatmadaw withdrawal from shan state the group also reportedly called for the tatmadaw to release two villagers who were detained during a raid on a ssa s facility in the village of panpwe . lead story news thailand wakes to uncertainty grief without king bhumibol thailand s people woke up on friday to the first day in 70 years without king bhumibol adulyadej a king worshipped as a father figure who guided the nation through decades of change and turmoil . bullet points lead story news dvb bulletin 13 october 2016 watch dvb s top stories with kimberley phillips crime human trafficking labour issues lead story news court holds hearing in ava tailor abuse case the western rangoon district court holds a hearing in the high profile case of a family accused of severely abusing two young girls who worked at their tailor shop in downtown rangoon . vox pop what is your reaction to the death of thailand s king australian firm expects karenni mining permit approved soon army says it has evidence of rso role in attacks 210 ton slab of jade unearthed in hpakant idps call for tatmadaw withdrawal from shan state thailand wakes to uncertainty grief without king bhumibol dvb bulletin 13 october 2016 court holds hearing in ava tailor abuse case video dvb bulletin 13 october 2016 on tonight s bulletin 26 killed in response to arakan state clashes innwa tailor trial commences course to combat hiv in mandalay you can watch dvb bulletin every weeknight on dvb tv after the eight o clock news recent stories previous stories next stories video uncategorized dvb bulletin 14 october 2016 watch dvb s top stories with kimberley phillips arakan lead story news rohingya civil servants evacuated from arakan town by helicopter emergency measures in taungpyo township follow this week s violence between armed mobs and security forces which has taken at least two dozen lives . lead story military news was military culture of violence to blame for 18 yr old s death khin zaw win said he also requested a copy of the autopsy report but was refused . i don t want anyone else to suffer like my son did he said . crime lead story natural resources news police officer drowns in bid to stop loggers the body of a police officer who drowned after his boat capsized while chasing illegal loggers on a river in sagaing division earlier this week was recovered on wednesday . arakan lead story news rohingya at least 26 killed as arakan crackdown continues burma s security forces have killed at least 26 people in response to last sunday s attacks on police in northern arakan state s maungdaw township according to state media . lead story natural disasters news tackle poverty to curb disaster toll urges un chief ending extreme poverty is essential to save lives and limit damage from disasters says un chief ban ki moon . analysis contributor lead story news opinion groupism and sectarian violence in arakan by not seeing ethnic groups like the rohingya or the rakhine as unitary collective actors we are better able to avoid the trap of attributing collective responsibility . business lead story natural resources news gems industry welcomes lifting of us sanctions a delegation representing the american gems industry is visiting burma to explore opportunities in the country following the lifting of us sanctions . arakan lead story news rohingya un calls for restraint more gunfire reported in maungdaw un special adviser calls on the civilian population of the area to exercise maximum restraint and not be provoked into any kind of response by targeting other communities or religious groups . lead story news refugees govt prepares for repatriation of 90 refugees burmese government officials visited the nu po camp on the thai burmese border recently to make arrangements for the repatriation of 90 refugees . arakan lead story news rohingya govt says four soldiers killed in arakan clash four burmese soldiers were killed and one was injured on tuesday when troops were attacked by suspected muslim insurgents near the country s border with bangladesh an official said . arakan lead story news rohingya soldiers kill four in wake of arakan attacks burmese soldiers have killed at least four men during a sweep of muslim villages following sunday s deadly attacks on border police posts in arakan state . kokang lead story media news questions raised over reported kokang kidnapping burmese military media have reported that kokang rebels abducted five workers from a hydropower plant in laogai . culture lead story news testing the new era of artistic freedom burma s artists explore the possibilities of creative life in the post censorship age lead story news peace process shan shan army accuses govt of violating nca the shan state army south accuses the burmese army of arbitrarily detaining civilians during clashes in central shan state s mong kung township . lead story military news burma army leaves wounded veterans to languish in poverty an untold number of disabled veterans live in army built communities struggling to support their families on government allowances . crime lead story news dna links burmese suspect to homeless killings say thai police forensic police who examined blood stains found on a burmese man said they matched the dna of two homeless people found murdered in thailand earlier this month . arakan lead story news rohingya northern arakan tense a day after attacks tensions are high in maungdaw township as security forces move into the area near burma s border with bangladesh a day after a series of attacks on police . previous story next story video video dvb debate how balanced are the civil and military powers video the last undammed river saving the salween the road to rural healthcare reform video life on the divide video migrant children left out of new democracy video on the edge of genocide video no faith in new vp say jailed students video mekong nations square off with narco traffickers video to the end of the world pt 1 burma s child labourers politics nld to investigate win htein incident the nld has finally broken its silence over the controversial dismissal of its executive members in shan state by the party s secretary win htein . interview nld s win htein counters heavy handed allegations nld spokesman win htein defends after the fallout from his decision to dismiss five executive members of the party in shan state . dismissal of nld executives in shan state stirs controversy win htein an nld central executive committee member said he had a mandate from the party s leader aung san suu kyi to deal with a planned reshuffle of party executives in shan state . usdp blasts nld for rampant crime a newspaper published by burma s former ruling party claims that crime has sharply risen in the less than five months that the nld has been in power . 14 ministries face budget cuts burma s parliament on tuesday passed a bill amending the 2016 union budget law to cut spending in 14 government ministries . interview interview the burmese python prepares for friday s big bout interview we need to work together effectively interview it is a chance for the government to show their dedication interview we are still very concerned about naga measles outbreak interview women are dominated by this conservative culture interview they don t know it s not ok to beat a woman interview a group of women recognising each other as equals interview burma has an extraordinary future in agriculture business gems industry welcomes lifting of us sanctions thai money transfer service targets burmese workers investors keen on thilawa but concerns remain interview we need to work together effectively govt seizes 2.25 million worth of fake drugs microsoft unveils country office in rangoon environment karen clashes linked to controversial dam project say activists salween documentary warns of mass flooding interview there are other options besides mega dams chinese newspaper calls burma hydro dam opposition extreme arakan petition calls for local control of resources burma to shun coal boost hydro in quest for energy salween dam assessment continues despite opposition shan groups warn salween dam could fuel conflict opinion & analysis groupism and sectarian violence in arakan by carlos sardi a galache burma still has work to do to end doubts about wmd ambitions by robert kelley sez managers must be versed in rights by sean bain featured storyburma s broken system silent on violence against women in photos gallery life with hard labour gallery inked in human rights homedvb multimedia group news business environment health media politics analysis photos video about contact privacy policy donate support our work advertise visit us on facebookfollow us on twitter copyright 2013 dvb multimedia group