Burma Army Arrests Civilian With Walkie-talkie
Soldiers apprehended a civilian in southern Shan State for carrying a portable radio transceiver. Long Jingda, 52, was arrested after a column of Burma Army...
PMF Attempts to Start Coal Mining Project in Laikha
The Wanpang People’s Militia Force (PMF) is trying to start a coal mining project in Laikha Township in southern Shan State, locals told SHAN. Khu...
Civilian Murdered In Northern Shan State
The body of a civilian was found dead in his field after being shot in northern Shan State. Neighbours of Sai Kaw suspect the 30-year-old...
Militia Group Seizes Paddy Fields In Lashio Township
An armed group aligned with the Burma Army has seized hundreds of acres of land from farmers in northeastern Shan State. The Mangpan People's Militia...
Landmine Kills Villager In Myanmar’s Northern Shan State
A landmine has claimed the life of a villager and seriously injured another in Myanmar's northern Shan State. The villagers were collecting firewood at dusk...
Teenager Shot Dead in Hsipaw Township
An 18-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds outside Nam-ma village in northern Shan State’s Hsipaw Township on Sunday. Sai Awng Lu had been...
Mother and Daughter Killed in Kyaukme Fighting
A 42-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter were killed on Tuesday in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township during a clash between the Burma Army...
TNLA Soldier Shoots, Kills Ex-Girlfriend in Northern Shan State
A soldier belonging to the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State’s Kutkai Township shot and killed a schoolteacher—who was reportedly his...
Migrant Workers in Thailand Demand Govt Enforce Labor Rights Protection Laws
Migrant workers from Burma in Thailand are demanding that the Thai government implement its existing laws guaranteeing a minimum wage and paid leave. Thong Kham,...
Shan Orgs Support Legal Action Against Burma at ICJ
Seventeen Shan civil society and community-based organizations spoke out this week in support of charges brought by Gambia against the Burmese state at the...
