Air pollution from Hsipaw coalmine affecting health
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Residents in the northern Shan State township of Hsipaw have been struck by respiratory ailments and other health issues, including 10 cases of tuberculosis...
Landmine blast injures Namtu civilian
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A man was seriously injured after stepping on a landmine in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township on Monday. Sai Ba Nyan, the vice-chairman of the...
Civilians flee as clashes between RCSS/SSA and TNLA continue
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Hundreds of villagers in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township have reportedly fled their homes due to ongoing armed clashes between the Restoration Council of...
2 villagers killed as hundreds flee clashes between Burma Army and TNLA
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At least two villagers were killed by shelling and another 300 fled their homes amid fighting between Burmese armed forces and the Ta’ang National...
Coalmine has no impact, says natural resources minister
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Burma’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Ohn Win told parliament on Wednesday that a controversial coalmining project in Mong Kung Township, southern...
Namtu villagers live in fear of TNLA, RCSS conflict
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Residents in northern Shan State’s Namtu Township are currently living in fear of intensified armed conflict between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and...
Manpang People’s Militia accused of forced recruitment
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Manpang People’s Militia, a military-back armed group, has been accused of forced recruitment in several villages in northern Shan State, according to an MP...
300 villagers displaced as Burmese army, TNLA clash in Namtu
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A series of clashes between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) have compelled some 300 villagers in Namtu Township, northern...
Coalmine companies refuse to withdraw from Mong Kung
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The Pyae Aung Hein and Hein Mitter companies are continuing their coal-mining operations in Mong Kung, despite an agreement to move out of the...
Burmese army accused of land seizure in Mong Nong
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Residents in southern Shan State’s Mong Nong sub-township are claiming that their lands have been seized by the Burmese military. A local source who wished...