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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 broadcasts aimed at providing uncensored news and ...
International news sites, including Voice of America, BBC, and Radio Free Asia, long blocked by Burmese censors, had become accessible overnight. A number of previously censored independent Burma-focused news sites which had been highly critical of Burma's ruling regime, such as the Democratic Voice of Burma and Irrawaddy, were suddenly accessible.
On 9 March 2021, five independent media outlets Mizzima, Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), Khit Thit Media, Myanmar Now and 7Day News were shut down after their licences were revoked by the military; the previous day, Myanmar Now was raided by police, with computers, parts of their data server, and equipment seized. [189]
Censorship in Myanmar (also called Burma) results from government policies in controlling and regulating certain information, particularly on religious, ethnic, political, and moral grounds. Freedom of speech and the press are not guaranteed by law. Many colonial-era laws regulating the press and information continue to be used.
International news sites, including Voice of America, BBC, and Radio Free Asia, long blocked by Burmese censors, became accessible. A number of previously censored independent Burma-focused news sites which had been highly critical of the ruling regime, such as the Democratic Voice of Burma and Irrawaddy, were also made accessible.
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]
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]
On 9 February 2010, the Democratic Voice of Burma reported that Khun Htun Oo was "losing hair and weight," dropping from around 160 lbs. to around 120 lbs., [8] and on 10 February 2011, that his health was "deteriorating".