Hsenwi Farmer Beaten by Burma Army Soldiers
A 41-year-old farmer from northern Shan State’s Hsenwi Township has been hospitalized following being physically assaulted by Burma Army soldiers on Monday. The abuse occurred...
Woman Shot Dead by Unidentified Gunman in Lawksawk Township
A 43-year-old woman was fatally shot at her home in southern Shan State’s Lawksawk Township by an as-yet unidentified gunman this week, with the...
Tatmadaw Opens New Case Against Farmers In Northern Shan State
Land disputes between farmers and the Burma Army in northern Shan State has been going on for decades. Villagers in Kyaukme Gyi have...
Shan Woman Hit By Truck in Chiang Mai Left Unable to Pay Medical Bills
A woman from Shan State living in Chiang Mai woke in a hospital to find herself strapped with healthcare costs after being struck by...
Young Couple Injured by Artillery Shell Fire in Hsenwi
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A 20-year-old pregnant woman and her 25-year-old husband were injured when an artillery shell hit Hsenwi town in northern Shan State on Friday morning. The...
Nam Ma Locals Take a Stand Against Dam Company Officials
Locals refused to meet officials on Thursday from a company set to build a hydropower dam on the Nam Ma River in Hsipaw, northern...
Woman Killed in Another Kyaukme Tea Farm Landmine Accident
A landmine explosion on a tea farm killed a woman and injured her husband this week in Kyaukme Township. The couple—Nang Nguen and Sai Thein—accidentally...
CHILD SOLDIERS: Will government ratification of UN treaty end child soldiering?
As the civil war raged on in northern Shan and Rakhine or Arakan States, with no end in sight and ongoing bilateral ceasefire between...
Mega project impacts on life of local people (news feature)
There are full of gun-smoke on other side of Hsipaw town, where is the root of famous "Twilight Over Burma" movie. People have automatically felt...
Shan protested against IFC meeting on its hydro-power dam project on Namtu River
On September 12, some 200 Shan Civil Society Organizations' (CSOs) members staged a protest rally in Taunggyi, capital of the Shan State, while the...
