Shan Community to Demand Return of Kengtung Palace Site
The haw was demolished by the military in 1991, and a hotel was built in its place. Members of the Shan community in Kengtung have...
Myanmar bowing to China’s BRI out of necessity?
A recent political talk-show on Radio Free Asia (RFA) on the topic of China's political influence in Myanmar mentioned the Arakan Army’s (AA) endorsement...
Ex-president pioneer of free press in Burma
From 1962 up to 2011, Burma or Myanmar was a pariah state in every sense of the word. But this perception has drastically changed...
Kyaukme Woman Found Dead at Namkham River Port
Locals said she had gone to seek work in China and was on her way home. Locals found the body of a woman at...
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DVB reporter Khun Zaw Oo was engaged in a labor rights investigation when he was taken into custody in Lashio for driving an unlicensed...
Tatmadaw Arrest of Villager for Alleged RCSS Links is an NCA Violation, Rights Group Says
RCSS calls military charges against Shan civilians ‘absurd.’ Burma Army soldiers arrested a 52-year-old man from eastern Shan State’s Mong Pyin Township late last...
Energy Forum Participants Demand a Say in Shan State Energy Policy
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‘Burma has an energy policy. There is no energy policy in our Shan State,’ a forum organizer said. “What I want to suggest is that...
Tangyan Monastery Burns Down After Solar Panel Failure
With poor electricity access in the area, it is the fifth monastery to burn down this way. A monastery in the village of Lon...
Hundreds in Lashio Protest for ‘Justice For Victoria’
The event was spurred by the alleged rape of a toddler in a nursery school in Napyidaw. Around 600 people in the northern Shan State...
65-Year-Old Man Found Beheaded in Mongton
The man’s wife has been taken into custody and police continue to search for a man who was living in the victim’s home. A 65-year-old...