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English language news service from Myanmar's largest independent media network: The Democratic Voice of Burma. Newscast goes behind the headlines on What's happening in Myanmar. Newsroom shines a spotlight on under-reported stories through interviews with decision makers. Watch DVB English News on YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. https://www.youtube.com/@dvbenglish/podcasts

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English language news service from Myanmar's largest independent media network: The Democratic Voice of Burma. Newscast goes behind the headlines on What's happening in Myanmar. Newsroom shines a spotlight on under-reported stories through interviews with decision makers. Watch DVB English News on YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. https://www.youtube.com/@dvbenglish/podcasts

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English

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Episodes
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'Bamama' Cooks: Culinary diplomacy from Myanmar to Thailand

7/4/2025
Trish is a Michelin-trained chef and the founder of Bamama Cooks, a food initiative which creates community for Myanmar exiles and the diaspora in Thailand. Check out our previous report for DW called The Burmese Chef Using Food to Create Community. Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts.

Duration:00:25:56

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Myanmar earthquake emergency transitions into early recovery phase

6/27/2025
On March 28, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed at least 4,520 people and injured over 11,000, according to DVB data. Three months later, and over 6 million people remain in urgent need of assistance, as the existing crises of conflict and displacement worsens. Watch and subscribe on DVB English News YouTube. Find us on X, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads & TikTok, Follow us on YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Amazon Music, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠wherever you get podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Duration:00:05:03

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Calls to free Aung San Suu Kyi on her 80th birthday

6/19/2025
Members of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party, which was ousted from government in the 2021 military coup, have demanded the release of Aung San Suu Kyi on her 80th birthday. The NLD has been disbanded by the regime in Naypyidaw with its members either jailed, underground, or in exile. Watch Calls to free Aung San Suu Kyi on DVB English News YouTube. Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads & TikTok, Follow us on YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Amazon Music, or ⁠⁠⁠wherever you get podcasts⁠⁠⁠.

Duration:00:07:57

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Myanmar family flees home into exile and finds new home in Thailand

6/12/2025
Youth Line podcast host Pyartho brings us a story about a family who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) after the 2021 military coup and now live in exile in neighbouring Thailand. Stay tuned to Youth Line podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads & TikTok, Subscribe on YouTube. Follow us on YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Amazon Music, or ⁠⁠wherever you get podcasts⁠⁠.

Duration:00:10:46

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DVB founder Aye Chan Naing on the Straight Talk Southeast Asia podcast

6/5/2025
This episode of Straight Talk Southeast Asia Podcast is appearing in the DVB English News feed this week since it features an interview with DVB Chief Editor Aye Chan Naing. It has been edited for brevity. Straight Talk Southeast Asia host Bridget Welsh interviews Aye Chan Naing about the situation in Myanmar since the earthquake on March 28, and the difficulties exile media is facing after funding cuts by the U.S. government.

Duration:00:16:44

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Two months since a post-earthquake ceasefire began in Myanmar

5/30/2025
It has been two months since a post-quake ceasefire was announced by the Brotherhood Alliance and the National Unity Government (NUG) in order to allow humanitarian assistance to reach those in need following a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Only the Brotherhood Alliance extended the truce until May 31. A ceasefire was also announced by the military regime April 2-30, which it then renewed from May 6-31. But DVB has documented 669 attacks carried out by regime forces since then with a total 544 killed and 1,148 injured from March 28 to May 28. Stay tuned to DVB English News for more ⁠⁠⁠Newscasts⁠⁠⁠. We're available wherever you get ⁠⁠⁠podcasts⁠⁠⁠. Follow or ⁠⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠⁠.

Duration:00:08:05

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UN Human Rights Myanmar Chief James Rodehaver

5/23/2025
James Rodehaver is the chief of Myanmar team at the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). He sits down with the DVB Newsroom to discuss how the U.N. documents human rights violations and crimes committed by the military in Myanmar. Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, ⁠or wherever you get podcasts⁠.

Duration:00:25:52

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Frontline Poets: The literary rebels taking on Myanmar's military

5/16/2025
Aung Naing Soe, a journalist and documentary filmmaker from Myanmar, joins the DVB Newsroom to discuss the new book he co-authored with Joe Freeman called Frontline Poets: The literary rebels taking on Myanmar's military. Watch DVB Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts.

Duration:00:23:22

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Debbie Stothard on supporting democracy and human rights in Myanmar

5/9/2025
Debbie Stothard is a human rights activist from Malaysia and the founder-coordinator of ALTSEAN-Burma, a network of groups based in the regional bloc Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) supporting democracy and human rights in Myanmar for the last 30 years. Watch DVB Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, ⁠⁠⁠or wherever you get podcasts⁠⁠⁠.

Duration:00:23:32

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One month since the Myanmar earthquake and survivors still await aid

5/4/2025
It has been one month since the March 28 earthquake struck central Myanmar. But for many survivors, little to no help has arrived. At least 4,461 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of collapsed buildings and 11,366 have been injured, according to DVB data. Watch our TV report "One month since the devastating Myanmar earthquake" on DVB English News YouTube. Listen to it as audio on Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts.

Duration:00:03:37

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Nyein Chan May interviews German asylum lawyer Christopher Wohnig

5/1/2025
This week, we are handing our feed over to Burma Podcast Network and an interview done by Nyein Chan May with Christopher Wohnig, a lawyer in Germany working on political asylum law. Nyein Chan May is an intersectional feminist, a pro-democracy activist, a podcaster, and the co-founder of German Solidarity with Myanmar. Watch the DVB Newsroom interview with Nyein Chan May on building solidarity for Myanmar democracy in Europe. DVB English News is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts.

Duration:00:38:48

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Nyein Chan May on building solidarity for Myanmar democracy in Europe

4/24/2025
Nyein Chan May is an intersectional feminist, a pro-democracy activist, a podcaster, and the co-founder of German Solidarity with Myanmar, based in Germany. She joins DVB Newsroom to discuss her work in Europe building solidarity for Myanmar's democracy movement since the 2021 military coup. Watch DVB Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, ⁠⁠or wherever you get podcasts⁠⁠.

Duration:00:24:13

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Introducing DVB Newscasts

4/22/2025
This is a DVB English News trailer for Newscasts and Newsroom, two DVB podcasts that shine a light on under-reported stories in Myanmar. Tune in every Friday. Newsroom is where we dive deep into conversations with decision makers. Newscast is where we go behind the headlines to provide you context and analysis on what's happening in Myanmar. Find DVB English News wherever you get podcasts. Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen to Newsroom and Newscast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible or Amazon Music. *The voice used in this trailer was generated by Wondercraft AI

Duration:00:00:44

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Khin Ohmar on why the Myanmar military 'weaponizes' earthquake aid

4/17/2025
Myanmar human rights activist and civil society leader Khin Ohmar sits down with DVB English News to discuss how and why the Myanmar military is blocking, obstructing, and "weaponizing" earthquake relief from reaching those in need. Our request for an interview with a representative from the U.N. in Myanmar working on the earthquake response went unanswered. Watch DVB Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, ⁠or wherever you get podcasts⁠.

Duration:00:35:18

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Newscast: Myanmar earthquake creates public health emergency

4/11/2025
The death toll from the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake, which struck central Myanmar on March 28, is over 3,600. But DVB documents at least 4,346 bodies have been recovered with 7,890 injured, and over 210 still missing. The earthquake has impacted more than nine million people living in 58 townships. Now survivors face a public health emergency. Stay tuned to DVB English News for more ⁠⁠Newscasts⁠⁠. We're available wherever you get ⁠⁠podcasts⁠⁠. Follow or ⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠.

Duration:00:07:19

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Myanmar earthquake emergency report 2

4/7/2025
DVB English News with the latest facts and figures from on-the-ground in central Myanmar, where a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck on March 28. Ten days later, and the relief and recovery efforts are underway despite violations of a ceasefire announced by the regime from April 2-22. For the latest updates on the Myanmar earthquake, ⁠follow our live coverage⁠. Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads & TikTok, Subscribe on YouTube. Follow us on YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Amazon Music, or ⁠wherever you get podcasts⁠.

Duration:00:02:20

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How Myanmar became the world's deadliest country for landmines

4/3/2025
The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is April 4. To discuss how Myanmar became the world's deadliest country for landmines, Yeshua Moser- Puangsuwan, the author of the Landmine Monitor report on Myanmar, joined us in the DVB Newsroom. Watch DVB Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube, Spotify, or Patreon. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts.

Duration:00:13:35

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Myanmar earthquake emergency report

4/3/2025
DVB English News reporter Nora shares the latest facts and figures from on-the-ground in central Myanmar, where a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck on March 28. Almost one week later, and the search and rescue operations switch to relief and recovery efforts.

Duration:00:04:03

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Newscast: Myanmar's drone warfare between regime and resistance forces

3/27/2025
Resistance forces have reported that the regime in Naypyidaw is increasing its use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, on the battlefield. The Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have confirmed that regime forces are using "suicide" drones, which detonate upon impact. Stay tuned to DVB English News for more ⁠Newscasts⁠. We're available wherever you get ⁠podcasts⁠. Follow or ⁠subscribe⁠.

Duration:00:06:59

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Maung Zarni on human rights and social justice in Myanmar and beyond

3/20/2025
Maung Zarni, a genocide scholar from Myanmar and the co-founder of Free Rohingya Coalition, joined us in the DVB Newsroom to discuss human rights, social justice, and genocide in Myanmar, Syria, and Israel/Palestine. Watch DVB Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts.

Duration:00:26:26