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Ethnic Youth Federation Against World Bank Project

By Hseng Leng/SHAN A Shan youth organization wants the government to reject a $225M loan offered from the World Bank for its ‘Peaceful and Prosperity...

Farmers Threatened to Accept Deal for Confiscated Land

By- Hseng Hleng The government seized land from farmers in eastern Shan State and threatened them to accept substitute land, according to a Shan political...

Fighting Intensifies in Northern Shan State

Fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State broke out at 6 pm...

Military Standoff Prevent Civilians From Returning Home

Civilians are caught between a military standoff between warring ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in Kyaukme Township, northern Shan State. According to a civil society organization...

Displaced Farmers Want to Return Home

Farmers who were forced to flee fighting in northern Shan State in the middle of the harvest period are eager to return to their...

Four Villagers Wounded During Fighting

Four villagers were wounded during fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State. The...

CSOs Condemn Armed Groups for Kidnapping & Extortion

The Association for Human Rights and Justice Initiative (HRJI) and several civil society organizations (CSOs) condemned an ethnic armed organization (EAO) after it allegedly...

Woman Raped in Taunggyi Quarantine Center

A 33-year-old woman was raped in a COVID-19 quarantine center at Taunggyi University in southern Shan State on Sunday evening, according to local authorities. The...

Shan Voters in Mandalay Report Being Unable to Vote for Shan Ethnic Affairs Minister

Multiple Shan residents of Mandalay reported that they were unable to vote for the Shan ethnic affairs minister in Mandalay Region on Sunday during...

UWSA Tells Mong Hsat Township Residents to Vote for USDP

Residents of Mong Hsat Township, located in eastern Shan State, were told to vote for Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), backed by the...

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