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Consequences of Eastern Shan State Gold Mining ‘Getting Worse Everyday’ 

Villagers in Tachileik District, eastern Shan State have had to relocate their homes as a result of negative environmental impact of gold mining on...

STATE-SPONSORED GENOCIDE LAWSUIT: EAOs and the Gambia lawsuit in ICJ

The Gambia's November 11 state-sponsored genocide lawsuit allegation in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has caused havoc and cacophony in Myanmar political landscape. It...

Amnesty International report revealed civilian sufferings caused by ethnic conflict 

While Myanmar is faced with it biggest woe of having to appear before the International Court of Justice on charges of state-sponsored genocide scheduled...

MP: Police Discouraged Parents From Filing Sexual Assault Charges Against Daughter’s Alleged Abuser 

The husband of a school headmaster in southern Shan State’s Mong Kung Township stands accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl who stayed in...

Hsenwi Farmer Beaten by Burma Army Soldiers 

A 41-year-old farmer from northern Shan State’s Hsenwi Township has been hospitalized following being physically assaulted by Burma Army soldiers on Monday.  The abuse occurred...

Woman Shot Dead by Unidentified Gunman in Lawksawk Township 

A 43-year-old woman was fatally shot at her home in southern Shan State’s Lawksawk Township by an as-yet unidentified gunman this week, with the...

Tatmadaw Opens New Case Against Farmers In Northern Shan State

Land disputes between farmers and the Burma Army in northern Shan State has been going on for decades. Villagers in Kyaukme Gyi have...

Shan Woman Hit By Truck in Chiang Mai Left Unable to Pay Medical Bills

A woman from Shan State living in Chiang Mai woke in a hospital to find herself strapped with healthcare costs after being struck by...

Young Couple Injured by Artillery Shell Fire in Hsenwi

A 20-year-old pregnant woman and her 25-year-old husband were injured when an artillery shell hit Hsenwi town in northern Shan State on Friday morning.  The...

Nam Ma Locals Take a Stand Against Dam Company Officials

Locals refused to meet officials on Thursday from a company set to build a hydropower dam on the Nam Ma River in Hsipaw, northern...

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