Locals Object to Confiscation of Their Land to Build Hydropower Plant Housing
Locals have opposed a move by a construction company to seize more than 250 acres of land in southern Shan State’s Mongnai Township to...
Villagers Demand Justice For Army’s Killing of Civilian
Residents of Kyaukme Township are demanding justice for the killing of a civilian shot dead by the Burma Army at the end of June...
More Than 200 Women Running for Election in Shan State
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Some 205 women have registered to run in the 2020 general election in Shan State, according to the Shan State Election Commission. The figures put...
Govt Criticized For Asking RCSS Leader to Speak in Burmese at Peace Conference
The NLD government has come under fire on social media after allegedly making General Yawd Serk, chairperson of the Restoration Council of Shan...
Burma Army Prosecutes More Than 20 Hsihseng Farmers For Trespassing On Their Own Land
The Burma Army has brought trespassing charges against 22 farmers in Hsihseng Township in the Pa-O Self-Administered Area of southern Shan State. Light Infantry Battalions...
Govt Announces Plan to Seize and Redistribute 1,000 Acres in Kesi
The Kesi Township land management department has announced that they will seize more than 1,000 acres of land and allocate it for use by...
Thousands of Shan IDPs Still Unable to Vote in 2020 Election
Thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Shan State living on along the Thai border say they won’t be able to vote in Burma’s...
PALETWA: The controversial ownership between the Chin and Arakan
Since about five years, both the Myanmar army or Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) have fought each other in Paletwa, which becomes a...
Hsipaw IDPs Return Home Fearing Further Clashes Between Tatmadaw and SSPP
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Shan State’s Hsipaw Township returned to their homes on Friday evening after fleeing clashes between the Burma Army...
Hsihseng Authorities’ Land Compensation Scheme Could Create Interethnic Conflict, Farmers Say
Farmers in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township say that if a plan goes ahead to distribute highland farms to locals, the authorities risk fomenting...
