No Plans to Fix Dam In Eastern Shan State
Residents left hanging while the government decides if it will repair a dam that provides their drinking water. A Shan parliamentarian raised concerns about repairing...
Displaced Civilians Shelter in Monasteries
Fighting in Shan State displaces hundreds of villagers. Over 300 villagers were forced to flee their homes after fighting between Shan armed groups broke out...
Farmers Meet With Government Officials
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Farmers meet with government officials to hammer out issues over land tenure. In the first meeting of its kind, farmers from southern Shan State discussed...
Pa’O Civilians Killed by Shan Soldiers
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The killing of ethnic Pa'O civilians by Shan soldiers spurs a community to seek justice. Thousands of Pa'O, an ethnic group in Myanmar, protested in...
The implementation of the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands (VFV) Management Law of 2012 as Amended by The Law Amending the Vacant, Fallow and...
Three Civilians Killed as Armed Groups Clash in Hsipaw
‘I don’t understand why they are fighting each other,’ a villager said of the ethnic armed
organizations. Three civilians—including one 10-year-old boy—were killed in Hsipaw Township,...
China Gate Closes Following Changes to Burma’s Border Pass System
New cards issued by Burma are reportedly incompatible with the software used by China. Chinese authorities closed the border gate crossing from northern Shan State’s...
More Than 1,000 Displaced in Hsipaw
People from multiple villages fled to a monastery following clashes between the RCSS/SSA and members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups. The...
Lashio IDPs Return Home as Fighting Continues in Nearby Hsipaw
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Around 1,000 displaced people staying in a monastery went back after being told clashes had ceased in their area. A total of around 1,000 internally...
Northern Alliance, RCSS Clashes Displace Hundreds in Hsipaw
Villagers continue to arrive at a local monastery, seeking refuge from the fighting. Battles between members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups...





