Hundreds of Kyaukme IDPs Remain Displaced as Tatmadaw Soldiers Occupy Their Village
While clashes between the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) appear to have stopped in Kyaukme Township, more than 300...
SNLD Opposes Election Cancellation in Shan State Constituencies
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The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) has come out in opposition to a Union Election Commission (UEC) decision to cancel voting in Burma’s...
Shan State Govt Provides Food Aid to Less Than Half of Kyaukme IDPs
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By HSENG LENG The Shan State government has provided food to around 1,700 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township, after...
More Than 2,000 IDPs Return Home in Kyaukme
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled recent fighting between the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) in Kyaukme Township, northern...
Gunmen Release Abductee in Namkham
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A woman abducted by an unknown armed group in Burma's unruly northern Shan State was released yesterday, October 19. The woman, who owns a construction...
UEC Cancels Election in Southern Shan State’s Mong Kung Township
Burma's Union Election Commission announced polling in Mong Kung Township is canceled despite there hasn't been any fighting in the southern Shan State township. Sai...
Villagers’ Homes Looted in Kyaukme Township
Civilians, who fled fighting between the Tatmadaw and Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA), returned to their village in northern Shan State...
IDPs Find Explosives After Returning to Their Homes in Kyaukme
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township said that they found artillery shells left behind by Burma Army soldiers after returning...
Burma Army and RCSS/SSA Standing Off in Northern Shan State
Armed groups in northern Shan state are standing off, with tensions high, although no new clashes have been reported. "It's been silent for the last...
Woman Injured by Shrapnel in Northern Shan State
A woman was injured by shrapnel after the Burma Army indiscriminately fired heavy and small arms in Burma’s northern Shan State. Nang Ei Mon Aung,...