Neo is a Myanmar rapper and member of the People's Defence Forces. Following the violent crackdown on non-violent protesters, Neo fled to the Thai-Myanmar border to receive military training. He's fighting to oust the military junta that has tried to consolidate power since the 2021 coup.

Myanmar's revolution and the People's Defense Force

Myanmar's Ma Nandar hosts the feminist podcast G-Taw Zagar Wyne, meaning nosy women's discussions. In this episode, she encourages young people in Myanmar to start their own podcasts to give them a voice, and shares some tips on how to start a podcast.

Myanmar's Ma Nandar On Why You Should Start A Podcast - CLIP

This interview was recorded by Adam Bemma at Phyo Zeyar Thaw's office in Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma) in June, 2017.

Myanmar's Phyo Zeyar Thaw: On Inspiring Youth In Burma

This story aired on CBC The World This Weekend on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.

Myanmar military loses ground to ethnic rebels - CBC The World This Weekend

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Myanmar refugees return as military conscripts flee - CBC World Report

This story aired Sunday, May 26, 2024 on CBC World Report.

Justice For Myanmar reveals regional cyber scam network - CBC World Report

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for June 14, 2024. In this week’s briefing: The United Nations states that the number of Internally Displaced Persons in Myanmar has surpassed three million; The Burma Affairs and Conflict Study group on the regime’s attempts to ban Virtual Private Networks; 17 Burmese were handed over to regime soldiers from Laos; And Free Burma Rangers’ director David Eubank on the military’s setbacks since the 2021 coup.

Weekly Briefing for June 14 - DVB English News

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for June 21, 2024. In this week’s briefing: At least 20 arrested for participating in Flower Strike on Aung San Suu Kyi’s 79th birthday; World Refugee Day in Myanmar’s Arakan State; Bangladesh police detain 32 Rohingya refugees; And will India continue with plans to build its border fence? Plus, how the resistance is defending itself from the military’s new drone capabilities.

Weekly Briefing for June 21 - DVB English News

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for June 28, 2024. In this week’s briefing: UN Special Rapporteur releases report stating that foreign banks are facilitating the military’s access to weapons; Meet Myanmar’s newest war crimes investigators; The National Unity Government (NUG) suspends official following sexual assault allegations; And a Public Service Announcement on Virtual Private Networks.

Weekly Briefing for June 28 - DVB English News

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for July 5, 2024. In this week’s briefing: A year on since the disappearance of Thuzar Maung and her family from their home in Malaysia; 66 Myanmar refugees end 18-day hunger strike at prison in India’s Manipur State; The Interim Executive Council marks one year of provisional government in Karenni State. 

If you have any information about the disappearance of Thuzar Maung and her family from their home in Malaysia, please contact dvbiteam@proton.me

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Weekly Briefing for July 5 - DVB English News

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for July 12, 2024. In this week’s briefing: Thailand parliamentary committee hears from UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar; Nearly 2,000 foreigners escape cyber scam centers in Karen State; And a podcast featuring voices from the Burmese-Canadian diaspora.

Weekly Briefing for July 12 - DVB English News

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for July 19, 2024. In this week's briefing: The first new batch of Myanmar refugees are resettled to the US; Rohingya women assist refugees in Malaysia and Indonesia; Women in Karenni State report up to 80 cases of gender-based violence in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps; And, a history of the People’s Defense Force; Plus, a retrospective of jailed documentarian Shin Daewe’s films.

Weekly Briefing for July 19 - DVB English News

DVB English News Weekly Briefing for July 26, 2024. In this week’s briefing: Regional Military Command in Lashio reportedly seized by resistance forces; Regime leader Min Aung Hlaing assumes duties of presidency after Acting President Myint Swe’s medical leave; A member of the Rohingya Consultative Council on plans to make a formal announcement about its establishment; Plus, a five-day event exchanging ideas about democracy in Myanmar.

Weekly Briefing for July 26 - DVB English News

This story aired Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 on CBC World Report.

Record flooding in Chiang Mai, Thailand - CBC World Report

Dispatches is a digital storytelling media mentorship project featuring reports and documentaries curated by Adam Bemma, mobile journalism trainer, media consultant and founder of Developing World Media. It uses professional sound design to create short-form podcast episodes in audio and video. Developing World Media is a consultancy based in Thailand.

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