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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.