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    Category: Interview

    Interview Lead Story Media News

    People need to know why our journalists were arrested: Reuters

    A senior Reuters executive speaks about his colleagues detained and facing trial in Burma, and why it was so important for Reuters to publish the story they had been working on.

    International Relations Interview Lead Story News

    Ties forged in ‘brotherhood’: Min Aung Hlaing talks Burma-Thai relations

    During a visit to Thailand, Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing talked to Bangkok Post reporters on the occasion of his receiving a royal decoration from Thailand, the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant.

    Interview Lead Story News Rakhine

    Thai head of Rakhine advisory body: ‘Suu Kyi still represents hope’

    Former Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai, head of the Advisory Board to the Committee for Implementation of the Recommendations on Rakhine State, discusses the challenges of his new role.

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    Interview Kachin Lead Story News

    Interviewing Khon Ja, the voice of Kachin

    DVB sat down with Khon Ja to reflect on the year gone by and what the outlook for 2018 looks like in Kachin State.

    Human Rights Interview Lead Story News

    ‘No changes’ under NLD, says human rights commissioner

    Myanmar Now speaks to Yu Lwin Aung of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission.

    Business Interview Lead Story News

    INTERVIEW: Branding organic coffee in Burma

    Genuis Shan Highlands Coffee founder Ngwe Tun discusses organic coffee growing, marketing, and the challenges for Burma’s coffee industry.

    Health Interview Lead Story News

    Talking nutrition in Chin State

    Dr Khin Mar Cho is a nutrition specialist and director at Cornell University’s College for Agriculture and Life Sciences in the USA.

    Interview Lead Story News Peace Process

    Interview: ‘It is time to work harder and have more unity’

    DVB speaks to Mi Sue Pwint, a member of the Central Leading Committee of the All Burma Students’ Democratic Front on the occasion of the group’s 28th anniversary.

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    Interview Lead Story Migrants Issues News Photos

    Interview: Migrants ‘need to tell their story’

    A new exhibition at Rangoon’s Deitta Gallery explores the lives of Burmese migrants in Thailand.

    Ethnic issues Interview Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Interview: ‘Women are not complaining or sitting idly’

    Chin human rights activist Cheery Zahau speaks to DVB about what is needed to empower women in the workforce.

    Interview Lead Story News Sport

    Interview: The Burmese Python prepares for Friday’s big bout

    “My goal is to be world champion and to bring that world championship title back to Myanmar.”

    Business Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘We need to work together effectively’

    DVB speaks with Zaw Min Win, the new chairman of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, about the federation’s plans for the future.

    Culture Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘It is a chance for the government to show their dedication’

    DVB speaks to UNESCO’s Duong Bich Hanh about last month’s earthquake in central Burma and the prospects for Bagan becoming a World Heritage Site.

    Ethnic issues Health Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘We are still very concerned’ about Naga measles outbreak

    Naga leader Naw Aung Sann speaks to DVB about the health crisis in the Naga Self-Administered Zone, which he says is continuing despite government assurances that it is under control.

    Interview Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Interview: ‘Women are dominated by this conservative culture’

    Naw Aye Aye Hlaing of the Rangoon-based NGO Women Can Do It Myanmar discusses the need for changes in women’s roles in Burmese society.

    Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘They don’t know it’s not OK to beat a woman’

    Representatives of the United Nations Population Fund speak to DVB about efforts to address gender-based violence in Burma.

    Interview Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Interview: ‘A group of women recognising each other as equals’

    DVB speaks to Liz Hilton of Empower, a group that works to ensure equal rights for sex workers in Thailand.

    Economy Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘Burma has an extraordinary future in agriculture’

    Economist Sean Turnell speaks to DVB about the NLD’s recent economic policy statement and other issues related to Burma’s prospects for development.

    Ethnic issues Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘We believe the govt is doing its best’

    Khun Maung Thaung, the vice-president of the Pa-O National Organisation and chairman of a parliamentary committee on ethnic affairs, expresses confidence in the NLD’s peacemaking efforts.

    Chin Conflict Ethnic issues Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘We should not accuse others of seeking supremacy’

    CNF Vice President Salai Lian Hmung Sakhong, a key player in preparations for the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference, discusses challenges facing the peace process.

    Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: Hate speech law ‘can be done pretty soon’

    DVB speaks to prominent lawyer Ko Ni about the prospects for the introduction of new legislation to address the problem of religious discrimination and hate speech in Burma.

    Drugs Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘Imprisonment of users is not effective’

    Aye Aye Mu, the NLD MP for Kale Township, talks about the growing drug crisis in Sagaing Division.

    Interview Lead Story News Rohingya Women's Issues

    Interview: ‘Things have gone backwards, definitely’

    DVB speaks to Chris Lewa of the Arakan Project about the situation of Rohingya women, as Burma’s compliance with a convention on the treatment of women comes under review.

    Health Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘Everyone needs to be involved in dengue control’

    Dr. Zaw Lin, head of the Health Ministry’s dengue-control programme, speaks to DVB about efforts to reduce the risk of contracting this sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease.

    Education Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘I’m not going to run out of schools to build’

    Canadian Zen monk John D. Stevens speaks to DVB about a chance encounter in Burma 20 years ago that grew into a project to build schools around the country.

    Culture Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘Too much emphasis on freedom, not enough on creativity’

    Aye Kyu Lay, vice-president of the Myanmar Motion Picture Organisation, discusses how Burma’s film industry is coping with the country’s greater openness in the wake of recent reforms.

    Ethnic issues Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘Many Kokang people are afraid of politics’

    Yan Kyin Kan, a Lower House MP for the Kokang Democracy and Unity Party, discusses the challenges facing his war-torn region in Shan State.

    Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘We are very keen to stop fighting’

    Arakan Army’s commander-in-chief Brigadier-General Tun Myat Naing speaks to DVB about the conflict in Arakan State.

    Interview Lead Story Media News

    Interview: ‘Army needs to be less suspicious of the media’

    Tint San, the former CEO of the now defunct Unity Journal, speaks to DVB about media relations with Burma’s current government and the military.

    Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘Crop substitution plans must be considered for poppy farmers’

    Dr. Nang Pann Ei Kham heads a network of civil society groups and researchers who advocate reforming Burma’s ineffective drug control laws.

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