Hydropower Fails to Deliver Sufficient Electricity in Shan State: MPs, Locals
‘We have to consider an alternative way of generating electricity,’ says an MP, as available power is rotated between wards in the state capital...
Southern Shan State Faces Water Shortage
Nearly 200 families are affected in Mong Nai township alone. Townships throughout southern Shan State do not have enough drinking water, locals say. Mong Nai,...
Two men took off with millions of kyat worth of cash and gold. Two unknown assailants robbed a gold shop in the southern Shan...
A house and three shops burned down in the incident, which was reportedly caused by faulty wiring. A man and woman died in a...
Youth Capacity Building Course to Launch in Lashio
The two-month course will be offered to young people aged 16-25, particularly those who can read both Shan and Burmese. The Tai Youth Network is...
Police Exchange Gunfire With Robbers
A CCTV camera captured the ordeal and the footage has spread on social media. Police exchanged gunfire with a group of armed assailants after they...
Truckers Killed By Unknown Assailants In Northern Shan State
Ko Myo, from the group Volunteers without Borders, told SHAN he has no idea who's responsible for the attacks. Gunmen shot at two vehicles...
“We haven't received any news about him. We don't know whether he's still alive,” said the man's wife. A farmer that left his home...
Girl Seeks Treatment In Thailand After Surviving House Fire
"When I went to see her at the hospital there wasn't any muscle left on her back,” said a MP for Shan State. A nine-year-old...
Travelers Report Extra Fees At Shan State Airports
Workers outside the airport are asking for previously unheard of fees, particularly regarding baggage. Travelers say that they are being asked to pay extra fees...