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...
Consequences of Eastern Shan State Gold Mining ‘Getting Worse Everyday’
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Villagers in Tachileik District, eastern Shan State have had to relocate their homes as a result of negative environmental impact of gold mining on...
STATE-SPONSORED GENOCIDE LAWSUIT: EAOs and the Gambia lawsuit in ICJ
The Gambia's November 11 state-sponsored genocide lawsuit allegation in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has caused havoc and cacophony in Myanmar political landscape. It...
