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Thailand's new "Education for All" policy allows migrant and undocumented children from Myanmar to attend government schools. UNICEF Thailand has reported that migrant and stateless children are guaranteed 15 years of free education. Yet many remain out of school. The gap, education groups say, is not in the policy. It is in enrolment. They say better coordination between migrant learning centers and Thai government schools could help children continue their education.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

At first glance, Myanmar’s 2026 matriculation exam results seem like a rare piece of good news. The nationwide pass rate climbed to 52.37%, with over 130,000 students successfully graduating. But behind the passing grades lies a devastating reality of the ongoing conflict. In this story, we look beyond the percentages to uncover the true cost of Myanmar’s post-coup conflict on education. Prior to the 2021 military takeover, nearly a million students sat for these exams annually; this year, only 255,228 students took the test.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Myanmar artist and activist Sai Redacted joins us in the DVB Newsroom after receiving the Vaclav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway. Read his bio.Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The U.N. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Julie Bishop, addressed the General Assembly on June 19. The speech coincided with the 81st birthday of jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who’s been held in detention since the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021. Bishop raised Aung San Suu Kyi’s isolation with regime leader Min Aung Hlaing during her last visit to Myanmar in May. The ousted leader has been held in the capital Naypyidaw by the regime. A global movement demanding Myanmar provide "Proof of Life" for Aung San Suu Kyi culminated on June 19.Read more on DVB English News.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Myanmar migrants and pro-democracy exile groups across Thailand launched a coordinated mass mobilization today to mark the 81st birthday of jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. Read more on DVB English NewsStay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

A high-level delegation representing Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance concluded a major cross-country diplomatic tour in Canada, seeking to solidify international support and officially introduce a newly forged political and military alliance.Led by National Unity Government (NUG) Foreign Minister Zin Mar Aung, the delegation arrived in the capital, Ottawa, on June 6 following earlier stops in Toronto and Vancouver that began on May 30. Read more on DVB English News.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Award-winning investigative journalist Thin Lei Win spoke at the Oslo Freedom Forum on June 1. This is her talk, shared with the permission of organizers.Thin Lei Win is urging the international community not to look away from Myanmar, warning that the country’s deepening humanitarian crisis and the war against independent media since the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, serves as a dark harbinger for global democratic backsliding.Read more on DVB English News. Watch our Newsroom interview with Thin Lei Win on DVB English News YouTube.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Award-winning investigative journalist Thin Lei Win is urging the international community not to look away from Myanmar, warning that the country’s deepening humanitarian crisis and the war against independent media since the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, serves as a dark harbinger for global democratic backsliding. Read more on DVB English News.Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. ⁠Read more⁠.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠. Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Prominent Myanmar pro-democracy leader Min Ko Naing was named the recipient of the 17th Citizen of Burma Award during a ceremony held at the Chiang Mai University Convention Center in Thailand on May 24. Read more on DVB English News.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

This week, we share episodes 5-6 from season 2 of the Transnational Institute (TNI) series of interviews with author and journalist Martin Smith, who's work includes the book Burma: Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnicity and the documentary Dying for Democracy. Smith is the co-founder of the Prospect Burma educational trust, a former independent expert member of the Three Diseases Fund board, and a senior advisor to TNI.Follow TNI's Info for Ethnic Groups in Myanmar for episodes in English and Burmese. Watch our interview with Martin Smith Myanmar's 'Conflict Trap' and Politics of Ethnicity.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠⁠. Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Sean Turnell, an Australian economist, former political prisoner, and economic policy advisor to Myanmar's ousted democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, joins us in the DVB Newsroom.Turnell discusses the recent secretive transfer of 80-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi from Naypyidaw Prison to an undisclosed house arrest location. As one of the only people outside the prison to have seen her alive, he shares her final message to the world and explains why the global "Proof of Life" campaign is critical at this moment.Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or wherever you get podcasts. Read more.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠⁠. Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

The Philippines called on Myanmar to allow the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) special envoy ​to meet with detained leader Aung San Suu ‌Kyi, pressing for greater transparency after the regime in Naypyidaw signalled it would let her to serve the remainder of her 18-year sentence under house arrest. Speakers: Fergus Harlow, activist UseYourFreedom.org. Sean Turnell, former economic policy advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party administration (2016-21). Kim Aris, Aung San Suu Kyi's youngest son.Read more on DVB English News.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by subscribing to the ⁠Daily Briefing newsletter⁠.⁠⁠⁠ Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.

Jared Bissinger, a development economist and visiting fellow with the Myanmar Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, joins us in the DVB Newsroom to discuss how the global energy crisis is impacting Myanmar. Read more on DVB English News.Watch Newsroom on DVB English News YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, Amazon Music, or ⁠⁠wherever you get podcasts⁠⁠.Stay up-to-date with the latest on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar by ⁠subscribing to the Daily Briefing⁠. ⁠⁠Find DVB English News on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and YouTube.