Villager shot dead at Burma army checkpoint in Mong Hsu
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A villager was shot dead by a Burmese soldier in central Shan State’s Mong Hsu Township on Wednesday morning, according to a member of...
SSPP/SSA denies landmine accusation by Burmese military
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The Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) says it sent a letter to the Burmese military’s Eastern Central Command on Monday denying allegations...
Kyaukme children fear going back to school in war zone
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Some 300 students do not want to go back to school in their village of Tawsarng, Kyaukme Township, as they fear being caught in...
Uncertainty of NCA leaves 10,000 in limbo: SNLD member
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At least 10,000 people cannot go back to their homes due to the uncertain climate caused by the so-called Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), according...
Taunggyi farmers face criminal charges over land issue
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Some 130 farmers in Shan State capital Taunggyi, who claimed their lands were seized by the Burmese armed forces, are now in turn being...
Shallow graves uncovered in Namtu Township
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The bodies of three local men have been discovered in shallow graves in Namtu Township. The cause of death is as yet unknown. According to...
Burmese soldiers admit in court to killing Mong Yaw men
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Seven Burmese soldiers were brought to a military court in Lashio on Tuesday in a landmark case, which has received national and international attention....
Laid-off Shan workers finally get compensated
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Some seven months after being laid off by the Perfetto Limited Partnership Company in northern Thailand, 100 Burmese migrant workers have finally received some compensation, although...
Mining operation exacerbates civilian abuse in Nam Ma, says SHRF
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The Burmese army and its allies arbitrarily arrest, torture and kill civilians as they bid to secure coal-mining concessions in the Nam Ma area...
Villager and daughter injured by landmine in Hsipaw
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A man and his eight-year-old daughter were seriously injured by a landmine explosion on Monday when they went into a forest to cut firewood...