In the most remote areas of Myanmar, among refugees forced to leave cities and villages due to the civil war, one voice continues to support faith and hope: Radio Veritas Asia (RVA). The station broadcasts in several local languages and is a point of reference for Catholic communities in the country’s many dioceses and among the ethnic groups. 
The Bishop of Banmaw, Raymond Sumlut Gam, recalled that RVA’s primary mission is “to preach the Gospel.” While citing the passage from Matthew, “What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light,” he explained that “this is precisely the work carried out by RVA.” He then invited the faithful to support the station with prayers and donations.
The bishop also highlighted the service offered in the Kachin language, launched in 1982 and to be “a source of spiritual encouragement” for many faithful living amid hardship and uncertainty.
Radio Veritas Asia, headquartered in Manila, Philippines, was founded in 1969 by the Federation of the Asian Bishops’ Conference (FABC). The Burmese-language service began in 1978 followed by transmissions in the main languages of Myanmar’s ethnic minorities.