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The Democratic Voice of Burma ( Burmese: ဒီမိုကရေတစ်မြန်မာ့အသံ, abbreviated DVB) is one of Myanmar's largest independent media organisations. DVB was founded as a non-profit media organization based in Oslo, Norway and Chiang Mai, Thailand. Run by Burmese expatriates, it made radio and television ...
The youngest daughter of Aung San, Father of the Nation of modern-day Myanmar, and Khin Kyi, Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon, British Burma. After graduating from the University of Delhi in 1964 and St Hugh's College, Oxford in 1968, she worked at the United Nations for three years. She married Michael Aris in 1972, with whom she had two children.
Politics of Myanmar. Myanmar ( formerly Burma) ( Burmese: မြန်မာ) operates de jure as a unitary assembly-independent presidential republic under its 2008 constitution. [1] On 1 February 2021, Myanmar's military took over the government in a coup, [2] causing ongoing anti-coup protests. [3]
A presidential adviser has indicated that press censorship will be abolished in 2012 under new media legislation. [11] In September 2011, several banned websites including YouTube, Democratic Voice of Burma and Voice of America have been unblocked. [12]
Myanmar President Thein Sein meets US President Barack Obama in Yangon, 2012. ... including YouTube, Democratic Voice of Burma and Voice of America, were unblocked.
Since the coup on 1 February 2021, authorities have blocked popular news channels, including free-to-air channels like the Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima TV, as well as foreign news channels, including CNN from the United States, NHK from Japan, and the BBC from the United Kingdom.
1974–1988: President of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma 1988–1997: Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council of the Union of Myanmar 1997–2011: Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar 2011–present: President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
During a speech to the Indian parliament, US President Barack Obama said of the election that "When peaceful democratic movements are suppressed – as in Burma – then the democracies of the world cannot remain silent ... It is unacceptable to steal an election as the regime in Burma has done again for the world to see."