DVB Debate satirical cartoons

This week’s cartoon:

24/6/2018: ‘Sex Industry’

17/6/2018: ‘Politicians’

10/6/2018: ‘Student Unions’

3/6/2018: ‘International Pressure’

27/5/2018: ‘Child Labor’

20/5/2018: ‘Electricity’

13/5/2018: ‘Health Service’

6/5/2018: ‘2008 Constitution’

29/4/2018: ‘Coal’

22/4/2018: ‘Women in Peace’

15/4/2018: ‘Thingyan’

8/4/2018: ‘Drugs’

31/3/2018: ‘Rakhine Development’

25/3/2018: ‘New President’

17/3/2018: ‘Myanma Yoke Shin’

11/3/2018: ‘Citizen Rights’

4/3/2018: ‘Civil Military’

25/2/2018: ‘Sexual Harassment’

11/2/2018: ‘Ethnic Rights’

4/2/2018: ‘CSO’

28/1/2018: ‘Democracy’

21/1/2018: ‘YGN Government’

14/1/2018: ‘Peace Process’

24/12/2017: ‘Transition’

17/12/2017: ‘Ministry’

10/12/2017: ‘Political Violence’

3/12/2017: ‘China and Peace’

26/11/2017: ‘New States’

19/11/2017: ‘Abortion’

12/11/2017: ‘Political Parties’

5/11/2017: ‘Radical Religious’

29/10/2017: ‘Education’

22/10/2017: ‘Myanmar Army’

15/10/2017: ‘Land Mine’

8/10/2017: ‘Women Rights’

2/10/2017: ‘Social Media’

24/9/2017: ‘Future Leader’

17/9/2017: ‘Kachin War’

10/9/2017: ‘Real News’

3/9/2017 :’NDSC’

27/8/2017: ‘Rakhine Crisis’

20/8/2017: ‘Environmental’

13/8/2017: ‘Drugs’

6/8/2017: ‘8888’

30/7/2017: ‘Future of Children’

23/7/2017: ‘Federal Constitution’

16/7/2017: ‘Press Freedom’

25/6/2017: ‘Sexual Education’

18/6/2017: ’66D’

11/6/2017: ’21st Pinlon’

4/6/2017: ‘Farmers’

28/5/2017: ‘Peace and Business’

21/5/2017: ‘Examples of Peace in ASEAN’

14/5/2017: ‘Police Reform’

7/5/2017: ‘Environmental’

30/4/2017: ‘Labor Law’

23/4/2017: ‘Illegal Gambling’

16/4/2017: ‘Zat Thabin’

9/4/2017: ‘By-Election’

2/4/2017: ‘1 Year Government’

26/3/2017: ‘Helping Orphans’

19/3/2017: ‘Federal Army’

12/3/2017 ‘Minorities’

5/3/2017: ‘Mobile’

26/2/2017: ‘Rakhine’

19/2/2017: ‘Curriculum Reform’

12/2/2017: ‘Red Tape’

5/2/2017: ‘YBS’

30/1/2017: ‘Future of Books’

23/1/2017: ‘Media Reform’

15/1/2016: ‘Youth Leadership’

17/12/2016: ‘Poverty’

10/12/2016: ‘Constitution’

3/12/2016: ‘Reconciliation’

26/11/2016: ‘Harassment’

19/11/2016: ‘Returning migrants’

12/11/2016: ‘Religion and Politics’

5/11/2016: ‘1 Year after the Elections’

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29/10/2016: ‘Is my Sex my Choice?’

22/10/2016: ‘When can IDP’s go home?’

From top to bottom:
Q-when can IDPs go home?
A-after the civil war ends
Q-when will the war end?
A-after all of the bullets gone
Q-when will those bullets gone?
A-after the armed force’s money is gone
Q-when will it be?
A-after all of their business abolish
Q-when will their business be eliminated?

15/10/2016: ‘How to stop hate speech?’

08/10/2016: ‘How can ICT benefit Burma?’

01/10/2016: ‘What do State and Regional Hluttaws?’

24/09/2016: ‘How do the Elderly survive?’

17/09/2016: ‘How to restore Bagan’s heritage?’

Cartoonist ideology is that hoteliers already take heritage areas to build their hotels, while experts are planning on how to preserve history.

10/09/2016: ‘What are our Consumer Rights?’

Translation: Rich big man is having good, expensive and healthy food, while grassroots level people are having chemical treated food, unsaturated oil, Chinese fast food, because they have no choice. Cartoonist: Bo Than

3/09/2016: ‘How to speed up public transport?’

The mother is crying, while father is reading their daughter’s letter: “Dear dad, I have been spent almost all the time on the bus whenever I go to the office or school, so I have decided to marry the busconductor, forgive me please”.

27/08/2016: ‘What is the impact of Global Warming?’

20/08/2016: ‘How to fight the flood?’

13/08/2016: ‘100 Days: what will change?’

06/08/2016: ‘How to reduce Child Mortality?’

The official Medical Nurse can’t influence, blocked by the local unofficial persons, like the spiritually worshipper (Nat Sayar), unofficial midwife (neither nurse or health person) and unauthorised doctors (Yan Ku).

30/07/2016: ‘How to reach a real Peace deal?’

Cartoon by Yaw Sayar Gyi.

24/07/2016: ‘How does Youth change Burma?’

16/07/2016: ‘How to save Myanmar’s Movie Industry?’

Myanmar’s movie quality is decreasing slowly. Even though the previous government gave 200 acres land to build a movie studio, there are only trees standing there. No need to plan 100 cinemas if the military government didn’t occupy cinemas before. Now producers and some business men have the plan to build 100 cinemas in two years.

Cartoonist: Saw Naing Htoo

09/07/2016: ‘Is Burma setting ASEAN’s new standard?’

02/07/2016: ‘What are the best ideas for Rural Education?’

The farmer says “even I can’t study and learn and read at school, and I let my children allow to learn”.
His son is thinking in his mind “thay sar, shin sar” (which means: one can only read and understand just to communicate). Cartoonist: Agga

25/06/2016: ‘What chances Minorities get?’

Fat man represents Burmese former governments: He says “All of our
Burmese government generations have had enough to eat so we’re starting
to think about ethnic minorities chances from now on, don’t worry”.

Cartoonist: Bo Than

18/06/2016: ‘Is Civil-Military Power balanced?’

On the curtain: ‘History’. The Burmese man standing on the left says “People should avoid watching this movie, it’s an inappropriate movie that’s why we banned”.

Cartoonist said his idea is based on this on the film ‘Twilight over Burma’ that has been banned on screen because it can affect the ‘Government’s Reconciliation and Military’s Dignity’.

11/06/2016: ‘Who helps the homeless?’

King’s adviser-(Wunn Min in burmese) is talking to the king “Oh my king , don’t be worry too much about the squatters. Even your Nay Pyi Taw city had been build on the land,which has been grabbedy by force,of farmers,basic poor people”

DVB Debate season 6

This week’s cartoon:

21/05/2016: ‘How to fix Jurisdiction?’

14/05/2016: ‘How to fairly share lands?’

07/05/2016: ‘How to deal with the Old Laws?’

30/04/2016: ‘What’s the new Foreign Policy?’

Cartoonist: Kar Lu (Pyay)

23/04/2016: ‘How to grow agriculture?’

16/04/2016: ‘How to clean the country?’

09/04/2016: ‘How to celebrate the Water Festival wisely?’

Local man explains to a foreigner: “If you would like to see old traditional burmese watering-style you should secretly peep when your old aunty has her bathing time.”

Cartoonist mocking point is: ‘in the past the Burmese used to splash water only politely with a bowl, but now they use only powerful pumps.’

02/04/2016: ‘What should the new Cabinet fix first?’

26/03/2016: ‘How to fight Corruption?’

19/03/2016: ‘What is the ideal Broadcast Law?’

12/03/2016: ‘How to reform healthcare?’

: 05/03/2016: ‘How to teach better tuition?’

: 27/02/2016: ‘How to build a Federal State?’

: 13/02/2016: ‘How to treat child rapists?’

: 13/02/2016: ‘How to start your SME business?’

: 6/02/2016: ‘Who are the new MP’s?’

: 30/01/2016: ‘How transparent is the Ministry of Home Affairs?’

: How to hand over Peace? DVBD6.3

: How will the new government reduce poverty? DVBD6.2

: How to balance economy and environment? DVBD6.1

DVB Debate season 5

: 26/12/2015: ‘What is the impact of Land Grabbing?’

: 19/12/2015: ‘How to protect the Youth against drugs?’

: 12/12/2015: ‘How to reach a real NCA?’

: 05/12/2015: ‘Should protection of Sex workers legalised?’

: 28/11/2015: ‘How are Tourists being welcomed?’

: 21/11/2015: ‘What are possible new Coalitions?’

: 14/11/2015: ‘How to analyse the results?’

: 03/11/2015: ‘The National Elections Debate’

: 31/10/2015: ‘Why vote?’

: 24/10/2015:’What is the influence of Societal Voices on the Campaign?’

: 17/10/2015:’How will Burma’s Youth Vote?’

: 10/10/2015: What are the challenges for Ethnic Parties?

: 3/10/2015: How to end Communal Violence before the Elections?

: 26/9/2015: What is the importance of free & fair Elections?

: 19/09/2015: ‘How can the Elections be monitored?’

: 12/09/2015: ‘How does the Peace Process effect the Elections?’

: 5/09/2015: ‘What role plays Diversity in the Campaign?’

: 29/08/2015: ‘Will Party Tensions change voting behaviour?’

: 22/08/2015: ‘Will Social Media have impact on the Elections?’

: 15/08/2015: ‘Will the Flood influence the Elections?’

: 08/08/2015: ‘What do Politicians to help the Flood Victims?’

: 01/08/2015: ‘Why is Female Participation so low in Politics?’

DVB Debate season 4

: 11/07/2015: ‘What are the scenarios after the Elections?’ Ex-Government (before 2015 Elections) hand over ‘Bya Mar Gyi Head’ to the New Government (after 2015 elections). In the Burmese believe-or-not-story, Bya Mar Gyi Head can cause many problems.

: 04/07/2015: ‘Election Campaign: Pragmatism or Idealism?’ ‘Oh Dear Grandfather please come back from death place. You’re in the voters list and we’re not.’

: 27/06/2015: ‘How to cut Burmese Bureaucracy?’ ‘So everybody agrees with me?’

: 20/6/2015: ‘What is the threat of Gangs?’ Wife warns her husband: “My hubby please take care of going to work. Currently there are too many criminal gangs”. Husband replies; “We can sue gangs who are living like a gipsy, but our law can’t affects the ones who officially got a license. We might loose our tent and probably need to move near a garbage place”. Next to them a man wears the ‘DUTY’ sign on his arm.

: 13/06/2015: ‘2015 Elections: what are the Key Challenges?’ Candidates, who contested in 1990 and 2010 General Elections, are waiting again for another fresh ballots in upcoming 2015 General Elections. Their thoughts are something like ‘dead people are voting for me’, ‘I’m taking time for better result’, and ‘please come to me, tricky ideas’. On the ballot box cover: The Elections must be Clean, Fair and Transparent. Voters’ thoughts: ‘Our only challenge grows now and then: skeptic, skeptic, skeptic’.

: 06/06/2015: ‘How to protect Myanmar’s Cultural Heritage?’ “Man holding a money bag and saying that– we really love our cultural heritages so much. That’s why we bought so many land ‘30 to 40 acres’ to build hotels in the hotel zones”.

: 31/05/2015: ‘How to solve the boat crisis?’ The two stepping stones say ‘ethnicity’ and ‘religion’. On the bomb is written ‘General crisis’.

: 23/05/2015: ‘What are new trends in Parenting?’

: 16/05/2015: ‘Can Resource Sharing end the Civil War?’ ‘Governmental Octopus’: “All of the natural resources in the whole country are owned by the country….he he he”

: 09/05/2015: ‘How to protect Burma’s unique biodiversity?’ A man is holding money/contracts and axe in his arm and saying “We should protect our Burma’s biodiversity as much as we could” “hel hel hel hel hel hel (laughing)”. Under him we can see wildlife’s skeletons/ so many projects’ contracts and tree stumps. Another man (people) is slightly sighs.

: 02/05/2015: ‘Why is the Traffic Policy jammed?’ A man is talking to a MP: “You should solve traffic jam problem very cleverly, if not People will think and says that you (MP) guys are too silly…ah oh sorry, too much putting Obstacles Government/ Fly over bridge’s government” (Note: in burmese pronunciation Silly sounds like “Tone”(Tone = Silly) and Block Obstacles sounds like “Tone” too). MP is thinking “Well he’s quite right ummm immm…….Sigh! I’m glad that he didn’t point out about Car Parking Policy. On sign board “Yangon Region Parliament”.

: 25/4/2015: ‘Who are the Leaders of tomorrow?’. Even a smart/bright/strong leader can’t do things and can’t forward well if policies are too complicated, like a treadmill.

: 11/4/2015: ‘When does Sound become Noise?’ (Thingyan special): One frog to the other: “My son, you can croak as loud as you can…nowadays we can’t die by noises” (there is a Burmese saying: ‘sound causes frogs to die’).

: 4/4/2015: ‘How to prepare against Natural Disasters?’

: 3/28/2015: ‘What happens after the White Cards expire?’

: 3/21/2015: ‘How lawful is this Riot Control?’ ‘Riot controller’ shouts the slogan “Good Governance! Clean Governance!”.

: 3/14/2015: ‘How real is the Reconciliation?’ On the signboard: ‘Reconciliation Journey’. The peace pigeon gets stressed because the Peace Process is taking too long, the cartoonist explains.

: 3/7/2015: Which promises did the government keep? The Government made so many promises, but gradually they turn out to be like soap bubbles.

: 2/28/2015: How troubled is Burma’s relation with China? Burmese member of Parliament asks to Chinese Dragon: “May I wear Western trousers instead of Chinese longyi?”

: 2/21/2015: Where do Returning Experts end up? On the bag is written: “General knowledge and other skills”

: 02/14/15: How does Mobile Access change our lives? There’s a only two kinds of people in this world. People who is creating things (girl, holding ipad) and people (boy holding rocket ) who is destroying things.

: 2/7/2015: Does Aung San’s Legacy inspire new generations?: “Our country became an independent country because of General Aung San’s effort, but there are so many people who pretend like they did”

: 01/31/15: Man 1: Pointing at the car: “That is a low cost car” Man2 : “Showing a car” Man 1: “This is low cost house” Man 2: “Showing a house” People holding sing boards: Our Land Back! Our House back! Our Authority back! Man 1: “This one is protesting like me, also a low cost man” Man 2: “This is showing the truth”

: 01/24/15: Governmental puppet says: “We write National Education Bill with the special efforts of decentralisation and independence”.

DVB Debate season 3

: 3/01/15: Two people stand on a chair and they (Authorities) give so many air (speeches & promises). Above people say: ‘We don’t need any electricity because we can produce ‘air electricity’ with big speeches’ and ‘we can use that electricity not only for local, but can also sell it to foreign countries’.

: 27/12/14: The Chinese says: ‘Don’t think about people’s suffering, our homes have full electricity’

: 20/12/14 There will be more candidates than voters in YCDC election day because of failing voter education.

: 13/12/14 The man says: ‘I have tackled a lot using my foot as it gets closer to 2015’. On the bottle it says: ‘anti-inflammatory balm’.The cartoonist wants to highlight that the government is believed to play a game by using this Marriage Law as a weapon to attack NLD and ASSK in 2015 election.

: 06/12/2014: What is the impact of New Nationalism?

: 29/11/14: What kind of Leader does Burma need?

: 22/11/14: How far has Burma reformed?

: How enabled are disabled in Burma?

: Forest and Tree…We Burmese love them. We grow them every year. We become rich and high A student is reading his lesson. In his dad mind `To green and grow our environment’

: The weight of ‘poverty’, ‘lack of wisdom’, ‘lack of morality’, pushed down even further under the hand of ‘lack of protection by law’

: The man on the left says: “When you’re sure you will win, use the FPTP system, because it’s the winner gets all system So when we will lose should we use a PR system?” The MP answers “Yes… umm… yeaaa…No…”

: Season 3 SIM Cards Debate: Testing the different SIM options in Myanmar… “This one might be good” “Or this one might be good?” “Finally NO for all”

: Season 3 Ethnic Views: The Panglong pillar, the symbol of the pre-independence agreement that was supposed to bring self governance and autonomy to ethnic areas, is tucked into the pocket of the Burman Eingyi

: Season 3 federalism – Federalism is just meaningless talk. The country still looks through the glasses of the 2008 constitution and the words are worthless.

: Season 3 Young Professionals – “There are no old or young people. Only useful and useless people. The worst are the people who don’t realise they are useless”

: Season 3 Media Literacy – Young man holding the tabloid: “Oh my grandpa, media is the eyes & ears of the public.” The Old man: “Sounds good! But, don’t manipulate public’s eyes and ears with uncertain news, Sir! “

: Season 3 Healthcare – FOREIGN AID is pouring into Burma’s health sector and yet patients still only receive a drop of water from the HEALTH SERVICE.

: Season 3 Taxes – Burma’s Tax system is still being supported by the ordinary working class people. It is those in a position of power that are exempt.

: Season 3 Education – The hand of CENTRAL CONTROL turns the tap of EDUCATIONAL LAW; only some drips.

: Season 3 Aid in Arakan -“I am your savior” “No, you have a beard and we don’t have beards so we don’t want your help” (Man on ground) “I am going to die”

: Season 3 Urban Life Quality – “Yeah, we will do it… Sure, we have to do it… But gradually…”

: Season 3 Movies – “All of you guys are making the same type of movie. So what kind of film will your next movie be?”

: Season 3 Migrant Workers – “Please give protection for migrant workers”, while being crushed under elephants legs tagged “Policy”, “Law”, “Legality” “Lack of willingness” and “Lack of technology”.

: Season 3 Protest Law – “The constitution is supposed to grant freedom of expression… but in reality they forcefully arrest people who protest”. “The voting system is not even included in the constitution.. but this system is being implemented…”