With Daw Khin Soe Win, previously chief of the Voice of America Burmese service, and Salai Dokhar, founder of India for Myanmar. This week on What’s Happening in Myanmar, the leader of ARSA is arrested, the Arakan Army continues its military victories, we talk about the United States gutting the Voice of America, and also the new political umbrella organisation of Chin resistance groups.
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Timecodes—
1m10s :: News from Rakhine State and the region
7m28s :: United States’ cuts threatening Myanmar
11m14s :: With Khin Soe Win
26m39s :: With Salai Dokhar
43m03s :: Close
Our guests—
Daw Khin Soe Win, previously chief of the Voice of America Burmese service:
She interviewed Dau Aung San Suu Kyi after release from house arrest in 2011, and this is one of her most cherished memories.
And Salai Dokhar, the founder of India for Myanmar, a group based in India advocating for human rights and democracy in Myanmar:
From neighbors to negotiators: India’s role in resolving the Myanmar crisis
And for a press freedom insider’s take on what’s happened to Voice of America, try this piece by Liam Scott
And don’t forget to check out Frontier’s reflection on Naing Myanmar
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