Ethnic Armed Groups Deny Accusations of Extortion on Northern Shan State Road
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Drivers in northern Shan State have said that an armed group has been demanding payment from vehicles using a road between Muse and Kutkai...
Woman and Girl Injured by Landmine in Eastern Shan State
A woman and a girl endured injuries after stepping on a landmine in the forest in Mong Peng Township, eastern Shan State, while gathering...
Artillery Fire in Kyaukme Sparks Fears of Intensified Fighting in Northern Shan State
‘We didn’t dare go outside at night,’ a parliamentarian said, following the sound of gunfire. Locals are concerned following the firing of heavy artillery in...
Highway to Northern Shan State Closed Following Northern Alliance Strike
Locals are unsure when the road, which leads to the China border, will re-open. The national highway to northern Shan State has been cut off...
19-Year-Old Civilian Killed in Tatmadaw, TNLA Clash in Kutkai
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Fighting has not let up for days in the Tarmohnye area of northern Shan State. A
19-year-old man was killed in fighting between the Tatmadaw...
One Dead, Two Wounded in Shooting of Cattle Truck Convoy in Kyaukme
Attacks on cattle trucks are not uncommon in northern Shan State. “When we arrived, we saw that the driver had been killed. We sent...
Shan Rights Group Calls for Justice for Villagers Abused By Tatmadaw
A villager was beaten after being accused of working for a Shan armed group, SHRF says. The authorities should take action against government soldiers...
Malaysian PM speaks for the oppressed Rohingya
Recently on July 26, in an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency in the capital Ankara during his tightly packed four-day official visit to Turkey...
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...
Migrant Worker Hospitalized in Muse After Police ‘Beat and Kicked’ Him
The Hsenwi local says he is having hearing and vision problems following the assault at the Burma-China border gate. A 30-year-old man has been...