Malaysia’s Myanmar refugee pushback plan

In a blistering rebuke of regional diplomacy and domestic immigration enforcement, former Malaysian lawmaker and co-chair of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) Charles Santiago expressed “total disgust” over Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s decision to roll out the red carpet for Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing. Read more on DVB English NewsWatch 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.

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In the Rakhine State capital Sittwe, military commanders have ordered the arrest of men in Rohingya communities and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps if local leaders fail to hand over a designated quota of new recruits. Elsewhere, the Arakan Army is forcibly recruiting Rohingya to fight in the battle for Sittwe. 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.

As the U.N. General Assembly began its 81st session, Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun has affirmed his commitment to retain the country’s seat at the headquarters in New York, dismissing ongoing efforts by the regime in Naypyidaw to unseat him and charge him with treason and financial impropriety.Read more on DVB English NewsWatch 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.

Thai Member of Parliament Anusorn Tamajai made global headlines after shouting down Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing during his official visit to Thailand’s parliament in Bangkok on Aug. 7.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.

Malaysia welcomed Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 7-8 to discuss the repatriation of 5,000 refugees – a move that has been widely criticised by the United Nations and rights groups concerned about the risks from an ongoing civil war. 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.

This week we're sharing a 3-part podcast series produced by Waso's Idea as this week's feature story on Myanmar. War and Love: Stories of Love in Times of Conflict shares the stories of people who have experienced love in Myanmar during the conflict since the 2021 military coup. Waso's Idea was selected as one of the 25 winners of the 2026 Gwen Robinson Fellowship for Myanmar journalists in Thailand. Follow Waso's Idea on Spotify.

Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun told a rally outside the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 19 that conditions remain “favourable” for him to continue serving as Myanmar’s permanent representative to the U.N. for a sixth year.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.

In an exclusive interview with DVB, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Kelley E. Currie has outlined her primary operational priorities following extensive engagement with civil society groups since officially assuming the mandate on May 1. Read more on DVB English NewsWatch 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.

Alan Clements reads his letter to the United Nations ahead of the 81st General Assembly.Read the op-ed 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.