Govt Announces Plan to Seize and Redistribute 1,000 Acres in Kesi
The Kesi Township land management department has announced that they will seize more than 1,000 acres of land and allocate it for use by...
Thousands of Shan IDPs Still Unable to Vote in 2020 Election
Thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Shan State living on along the Thai border say they won’t be able to vote in Burma’s...
PALETWA: The controversial ownership between the Chin and Arakan
Since about five years, both the Myanmar army or Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) have fought each other in Paletwa, which becomes a...
Hsipaw IDPs Return Home Fearing Further Clashes Between Tatmadaw and SSPP
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Shan State’s Hsipaw Township returned to their homes on Friday evening after fleeing clashes between the Burma Army...
Hsihseng Authorities’ Land Compensation Scheme Could Create Interethnic Conflict, Farmers Say
Farmers in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township say that if a plan goes ahead to distribute highland farms to locals, the authorities risk fomenting...
Don’t Compensate Us With Deforested Land, Say Hsihseng Farmers
Locals are opposing an offer put forward by the Hsihseng administration in southern Shan State to compensate them for farmland seized by the military...
Fearing More Clashes, Villagers Seek Refuge in Kyaukme Monastery
Locals from eight villages are staying in a monastery in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State saying that they fear that the Burma Army will...
Burma Army Sends More Soldiers Into Kyaukme
The Burma Army has sent more troops into northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township following recent protests against military violence in the area. Kyaukme resident Sai...
Tatmadaw Launches Investigation Into Death And Injuries Of Civilians
A Shan politician says he refused to join an army investigation into the killing of a civilian and others wounded by Burma Army soldiers...
Villagers Flee Fighting In Northern Shan State
Dozens of villagers in Burma's northern Shan State fled their homes during harvest time after hearing all too familiar sounds of gunfire nearby. Over 40...